A few weeks ago, our well/pump started producing less than half the water it normally does. Went from 10-12 gpm to around 4 gpm.
650 ft 4" well; pump at about 220ft(just a guess from a driller); water level ???; 1 hp pump.
I've lived here for 5 yrs; pump is at least 10 years old, though probably older.
I opened the piping right at the well head to eliminate any plumbing issues downstream. The flow alternates from a slow flow to a pretty good flow; kind of a periodic surge. The amps also increase when the water surges. I checked the ohms on the wires running down to the pump and all values were in proper range.
I thought that maybe the water level has dropped to where it's sucking air now, but the local driller says that's unlikely as water levels have only dropped a foot or two in the last year. He thinks the pump is just going bad.
Any opinions on what's happening?
650 ft 4" well; pump at about 220ft(just a guess from a driller); water level ???; 1 hp pump.
I've lived here for 5 yrs; pump is at least 10 years old, though probably older.
I opened the piping right at the well head to eliminate any plumbing issues downstream. The flow alternates from a slow flow to a pretty good flow; kind of a periodic surge. The amps also increase when the water surges. I checked the ohms on the wires running down to the pump and all values were in proper range.
I thought that maybe the water level has dropped to where it's sucking air now, but the local driller says that's unlikely as water levels have only dropped a foot or two in the last year. He thinks the pump is just going bad.
Any opinions on what's happening?