Frost37
New Member
Hello, I found this forum on google, searching for well pump forums. I have a problem that I'm hoping someone can help. My well pump died, so we disconnected the pressure switch and pipes. We pulled up the cap, cables, wires, rope, everything. We disconnected the pump from everything and put it in a bucket of water. We connected it directly to power: the pump came on, but water didn't pump. The motor's good, the upper half's bad. A plumber sold us a used upper half for $20, and it worked great in the water bucket experiment. We put our well back together, and we've got fantastic water pressure. Yay!!! We checked the water pressure on our way to bed tonight, and it was dropping fast. We went out to the well. The pressure switch is closed, because there's no water pressure to pop it open. The well isn't pumping water. I played with the electrical wires, and everything checks out as well as the pressure switch. All of the inidividual components check out. Does anyone have any suggestions as to why my well pump isn't pumping water? I'm at a total loss, and Google only produces answers to questions we've already resolved.
Thanks for helping me out. If ya'll can help me fix my well, I'll stick around.
Thanks for helping me out. If ya'll can help me fix my well, I'll stick around.