Lincoln777
New Member
I have a well 170’ deep and and it pumps into a 2500 gal. cistern. It never ran dry and I could run it non stop for a hour or more, but the well pump went bad after 23 years. It was a 1/2 hp pump and so I replaced it with another 1/2 hp. Due to a injury I couldn’t pull the pump for 4 weeks, and relayed on the cistern. Finally got a new pump and me and my buddy pulled the pump and hooked the new one up, checked the wiring, and reinstalled into the well. Tuned on the breaker and wanted it pump into the cistern. Had better flow than the old one and was very happy. After 10 minutes it quit pumping. I waited about 30 minutes and turned it back on and quit after 7 minutes. It got to the point that it wouldn’t run 2 minutes. If I leave it off and turn on first thing in the morning it may run 3-4 minutes. I’m thinking somehow I lost my water. A church across the street drilled a 200 ft well while mine was down. Could their well have taken my water? Also I’m 2 miles from a gas well could they got my water? I’m not pointing fingers , I’m open to ideas. Sorry for the long post