Submersible pump issue

[Trent33]

my irrigation submersible pump is pulling 9 amps but not pumping. Any ideas what I'm missing

 

[Reach4]

Knowing how big the pump motor is, I would say for one.

2-wire or 3-wire? Single phase power I presume.

A 1/2 HP motor drawing 9 amps at 240 volts would mean something different than a 2 HP motor drawing 9 amps. A 1/2 HP motor might be shorted out.

 

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[Valveman]

I am guessing it is a 1HP, since 9 amps happens to be exactly what a 1HP will do when pumping full volume. And if that is the case, you have a big break or hole in the pipe somewhere.