Hello everybody, I am new to this forum and I am trying to troubleshoot the reason why my submerged pump went out.
Here's the scenario:
I have a submerged 3 HP pumped that is 789 feet into the ground that has been there roughly 17 yrs. About a month ago there was some construction work going on on my land near the pump and some water lines that tie into the pump. The construction was some electricity poles and lines that were being installed. While the electricity lines were being put in the workers had some large work trucks that were driving over the lines and working near an exposed spicket that tied into the well where the submerged pump was located. In the midst of their work they ended up breaking/busting two of these lines, one being the exposed spicket and the other a waterline that was in the ground. Since the water lines were broke and the water was not shut off for substantial amount of time, it forced an excessive amount of water to be ran through the submerged well pump for a substantial amount of time. After the lines were broken and water being ran for awhile it turns out the submerged pump in the well just so happened to stop working and need be replaced.
What I would REALLY like to know is???:
Did the broken water lines over working the pump contribute to the pump being burnt up due to excessive over exertion and possible over load with no water line pressure of some sort?
Or was it just that fact that the pump was roughly 17 years old and it was just coincidental that the pump just so happened to stop working at the time the water lines were broken?
I would really like some professional advice on the situation because I am trying recoup the $3300.00 well service bill I had to pay that MIGHT POSSIBLY BE DUE TO THE WATER LINES BEING BROKEN?!!
ANY ADVICE AND INSIGHT ON THIS SITUATION WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATED! I will go ahead and give a big thank you to whoever can help!!! Terry Love, I need you on this one!...
Here's the scenario:
I have a submerged 3 HP pumped that is 789 feet into the ground that has been there roughly 17 yrs. About a month ago there was some construction work going on on my land near the pump and some water lines that tie into the pump. The construction was some electricity poles and lines that were being installed. While the electricity lines were being put in the workers had some large work trucks that were driving over the lines and working near an exposed spicket that tied into the well where the submerged pump was located. In the midst of their work they ended up breaking/busting two of these lines, one being the exposed spicket and the other a waterline that was in the ground. Since the water lines were broke and the water was not shut off for substantial amount of time, it forced an excessive amount of water to be ran through the submerged well pump for a substantial amount of time. After the lines were broken and water being ran for awhile it turns out the submerged pump in the well just so happened to stop working and need be replaced.
What I would REALLY like to know is???:
Did the broken water lines over working the pump contribute to the pump being burnt up due to excessive over exertion and possible over load with no water line pressure of some sort?
Or was it just that fact that the pump was roughly 17 years old and it was just coincidental that the pump just so happened to stop working at the time the water lines were broken?
I would really like some professional advice on the situation because I am trying recoup the $3300.00 well service bill I had to pay that MIGHT POSSIBLY BE DUE TO THE WATER LINES BEING BROKEN?!!
ANY ADVICE AND INSIGHT ON THIS SITUATION WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATED! I will go ahead and give a big thank you to whoever can help!!! Terry Love, I need you on this one!...