Clogged inlet??

[joebine165]

Hi, i really need some advice, I have a dug well about 10-15 feeet deep and i use a shallow well pump inside the house. Today I came to realise that the pump was running nonstop it was super hot and not building any pressure. My first thought was that it had lose prime somehow, but after unscrewing pressure gage that I usually dump water in there to prime, a burst of water came out, very odd because the pump was primed still not building pressure. I had a spare pump laying around so i decided to test it to make sure my pump wasn't at fault, but no the pump is fine. somehow it seemed like the intake line was clogged. Our well has a lot of sediment and is old so I figured the foot valve was probably clogged. When i pulled it I was suprised to see it was super clean. Now i go check the intake line of pump and its still primed?? even with foot valve pulled out?? Isn't the whole line suppose to empty out in the well now that i pulled out the foot valve. What is going on, is there a clog in the line between the house and the well? Please any insight would be greatly appreciated and is the line between the house and well is clogged any way to clear it? thank you so much in advanced.

 

[Valveman]

I would guess more likely a suction leak than a blockage. There are two parts, a pump and a motor. The motor is fan cooled and always feels hot. But the pump end is water cooled and should not feel hot to the touch. Probably need a new gauge if it wasn't showing any pressure and water shot out.