Joseph Skoler
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I had an unexpectedly plumbing-busy Sunday.
Sometime over night, my well pump decided to quit.
I confirmed 240 VAC at the wires just at the head of the well.
I confirmed the pump is not pumping (I have a CSV with pressure gauge on it -- it reads 0 psi).
About 7 years ago I had the pump replaced. I knew even less about plumbing then, and was in a rush, so I called a local well guy. He came, pulled the pump and didn't have a pump with the same specs as what I had previously. He said the one he installed would be fine.
I don't know how deep the well it or the diameter of the casing (but I do believe it is a steel casing). I don't know the specs on the old pump or the one that just died.
I do know that the electric wires and water pipe come out the top of the pump head through a metal plate that is bolted down.
I was thinking I (with a few other guys) would pull the pump tomorrow morning to at least be able to know the casing diameter, depth and current pump specs.
Is there anything else I should do?
As far as what pump I need, I've spent the past few hours reading articles on this and have the most basic understanding of the variables: Max anticipated draw rate (in GPM), depth of well, depth of water level, diameter and type of well pipe, additional height after water leaves the well head, additional length of pipe before fixtures.
Here's what I know:
Depth: Unknown (my guess is about 150')
Depth of water: Unknown
Diameter of casing: Unknown
Material of casing: I believe steel
Diameter of well pipe: Unknown
Type of well pipe: Pretty sure black synthetic (poly maybe?)
Addition height water needs to rise: 0
Pipe distance between well head and fixtures: 200'
Any tips for manually pulling up the pump?
Thank you,
Joseph
Sometime over night, my well pump decided to quit.
I confirmed 240 VAC at the wires just at the head of the well.
I confirmed the pump is not pumping (I have a CSV with pressure gauge on it -- it reads 0 psi).
About 7 years ago I had the pump replaced. I knew even less about plumbing then, and was in a rush, so I called a local well guy. He came, pulled the pump and didn't have a pump with the same specs as what I had previously. He said the one he installed would be fine.
I don't know how deep the well it or the diameter of the casing (but I do believe it is a steel casing). I don't know the specs on the old pump or the one that just died.
I do know that the electric wires and water pipe come out the top of the pump head through a metal plate that is bolted down.
I was thinking I (with a few other guys) would pull the pump tomorrow morning to at least be able to know the casing diameter, depth and current pump specs.
Is there anything else I should do?
As far as what pump I need, I've spent the past few hours reading articles on this and have the most basic understanding of the variables: Max anticipated draw rate (in GPM), depth of well, depth of water level, diameter and type of well pipe, additional height after water leaves the well head, additional length of pipe before fixtures.
Here's what I know:
Depth: Unknown (my guess is about 150')
Depth of water: Unknown
Diameter of casing: Unknown
Material of casing: I believe steel
Diameter of well pipe: Unknown
Type of well pipe: Pretty sure black synthetic (poly maybe?)
Addition height water needs to rise: 0
Pipe distance between well head and fixtures: 200'
Any tips for manually pulling up the pump?
Thank you,
Joseph