I bought a house and with it came an abandoned well. The motor would not run and the pump was full of rust and when I freed it the impeller came loose.. ie. it was junk.. I bought a new pump 3/4 hp and I cant get it to work.. it appears to be a jet type well.. what I mean is there is a pipe within a pipe (the main pipe is only 2-2.5" in diameter and there is another pipe within it.... the "head" has two holes for water.. a big one and a little one.. thus that is the type of pump I bought.
I used gasket maker to make a gasket by smearing it on, letting it set and then smearing more on and tightening the two bolts.. When I went to prime the pump it took about 1 minute to fill the pipe.. I have a ball valve directly installed on the pump and the prime is above that... first time I ran it I got a little water out but since then.. nothing.. I have filled it a dozen times and it doesnt seem to prime. The water does seem to hold steady but when I close it up and turn it on and then reinspect it needs a quart or so of water again.. and that is with the ball valve closed.. the instruction say to fill it and then close the valve and let it build pressure.. of course mine never builds..
so... what can I do? Unfortunately a large shed was built above the well.. so since my next step might be to remove the "jet" it could be trouble...
at this point should I bring in a pro? and if so, who is a pro? I called a plumber and he had never even seen a well like mine..
thanks
I used gasket maker to make a gasket by smearing it on, letting it set and then smearing more on and tightening the two bolts.. When I went to prime the pump it took about 1 minute to fill the pipe.. I have a ball valve directly installed on the pump and the prime is above that... first time I ran it I got a little water out but since then.. nothing.. I have filled it a dozen times and it doesnt seem to prime. The water does seem to hold steady but when I close it up and turn it on and then reinspect it needs a quart or so of water again.. and that is with the ball valve closed.. the instruction say to fill it and then close the valve and let it build pressure.. of course mine never builds..
so... what can I do? Unfortunately a large shed was built above the well.. so since my next step might be to remove the "jet" it could be trouble...
at this point should I bring in a pro? and if so, who is a pro? I called a plumber and he had never even seen a well like mine..
thanks