From No Hot Water To No Water At All!!! Please Help!!

[Molly Mayhem]

Type of pump?
Submersible____yes____
Two wire (no control)___no_____
Three wire (control box)___yes___
Wire Size___18______ Wire Length_100+ ft._______
or
Jet Pump (above ground)_________
One or two pipes down the well____

Size of Pump?
Motor Horsepower?__________
Pump Model #______________
Date Pump Installed__________

Pumping from?
Cistern tank___________
Pond, lake, river________
Water Well______yes______
Depth of well____60 ft______
Depth to water______5 ft___
Pump Setting__________
Pipe Size_________"
Drop Pipe Material
PVC____yes____
Steel_______
Poly________

Well Recovery Rate___10____gpm
Well Casing Diameter_______6â€
Rock Well______yes____ Sand Well__________ Other______________
Date Well Drilled____1972________

Well Casing Material
PVC_____yes___ Steel_________ Other_________


Pressure Tank?
Bladder or diaphragm tank (one pipe to tank)____yes______
Size or model of tank__SEARS Insulated Glasslined Vertical Water Storage Pressure Tank__________
Air charge in top of tank, with pump off and water drained____________PSI
(check with car tire gauge)
or
Plain Hydro Pneumatic tank (two pipes to tank, one in and one out)_________
Size of tank________________

Pressure Switch Setting?
On 30, off 50 ________
On 40, off 60_________
Other_______________

Pump Control Method?
Cycle Stop Valve model #_________
Variable speed control #__________
Pump Start Relay (sprinkler timer, no tank)_maybe_________
Manually turned on and off____________

Pump Protection
Cycle Sensor_________
Pumptec_____________
Low pressure cutoff switch (lever on side)__________
Other_______________

Filters or Softeners_____no_________
Before or after pressure tank_______
Type of filter___________________
Bypass available________________

Water Used For?
House Use____yes___ Number of baths___2____ Number of People___3_____
High Flow Showers__no_____gpm?
Plus/Or
Irrigation with timers___no_____
Irrigation with hoses__no______
Heat Pump_no_____gpm?


Problems Experienced
No Water____yes_____________
Water only part time________
Water at all times but weak_____
Air in water____yes___________
Pressure surging___________
Water Hammer (noise)______
Too Much pressure_________
Other_______________decline in hot water_____


Pump makes clicking or buzzing sounds________
No Sounds__________no sounds____
Pressure gauge reading___50_____psi
Other____________________________________

Do you have, and know how to use
an Ampmeter and Voltmeter___yes _______________

Describe Problem__________________________..... I have a submersible pump, and vertical hot water heater. For the last two weeks their was a lot air in my water line, spitting out in all lines, (shower, kitchen faucet, bathroom faucet, etc...). For the past three days I have had a decline in hot water, until (3rd day) their was only cold. Now I have no water at all!! I don't know what the problem is. I don't hear the tank filling up. My sub. pump is fairly new. If anybody has any suggestions; dealt with similar problem PLEASE HELP!!!

 

[DonL]

Have you checked your breakers and breaker box connections ?

You should keep the water heater off, until you can fill it with water, so it don't run dry.


Good Luck.

 

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[Craigpump]

What are those loose wires for? They look like pump cable to me......

Air in the pipes, sounds like a bad check valve in the pump, or a cracked/broken pipe in the well. Possibly a rotted fitting at the pump.

 

[DonL]

What are those loose wires for? They look like pump cable to me......

Air in the pipes, sounds like a bad check valve in the pump, or a cracked/broken pipe in the well. Possibly a rotted fitting at the pump.

I was wondering the same thing, on the wiring.

Looks like a Electric Heater was replaced with Gas.

Looks unsafe to me no mater what they were/are used for.


Maybe the poster will shed some light.