FishinFirefighter
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Well stopped pumping 2 days ago, I found out real quick how unprofessional and lazy the well servicers are in my area after countless calls and messages left and what seems like no one wanting to get off their cheeks to come make a dollar...
Anyway I decided maybe I'll just fix it myself. I'm not savvy to the jargon or well terms but it's not pitless I have a well house and its all available to work on ground level. Home was built in 2007 along with the well, control box is 2 years old it's a 3 wire pump and everything tests like it should so I can rule that out I'm not sure if the pump was replaced with the box or not since we bought the home from the bank. The box hums when on, no breakers trip OR the two reset buttons pop. It's definitely pulling a load but I get nothing, no water. Multimeter shows its sending 240v down to the pump but I don't have a ampmeter.
Coming from the well casing is galvanized does this indicate the entire depth is also galvanized? I rounded up some friends with promises of endless beer and pizza to just man handle it out......it didn't even budge after loosening the seal and prying it up with a prybar it feels HEAVY. One of the well companies said the Wells around my area are 200-300' deep and if it's PVC vs galvanized it may weigh too much to do it myself.
I've been quoted from $1500 to $4000 ALL FOR THE SAME EXACT thing from these people. In-laws were charged $2400 for a 3hp pump/motor not including labor or other parts and I couldn't find the exact model they got listed for more than 1300 ANYWHERE on the internet which makes me cringe to think I may have to hand over my hard earned money for someone to double parts cost on top of $95/hr labor to Rob me. Im very handy and do nearly everything DIY since I don't trust "pros" anymore with anything I own.
Anyway I decided maybe I'll just fix it myself. I'm not savvy to the jargon or well terms but it's not pitless I have a well house and its all available to work on ground level. Home was built in 2007 along with the well, control box is 2 years old it's a 3 wire pump and everything tests like it should so I can rule that out I'm not sure if the pump was replaced with the box or not since we bought the home from the bank. The box hums when on, no breakers trip OR the two reset buttons pop. It's definitely pulling a load but I get nothing, no water. Multimeter shows its sending 240v down to the pump but I don't have a ampmeter.
Coming from the well casing is galvanized does this indicate the entire depth is also galvanized? I rounded up some friends with promises of endless beer and pizza to just man handle it out......it didn't even budge after loosening the seal and prying it up with a prybar it feels HEAVY. One of the well companies said the Wells around my area are 200-300' deep and if it's PVC vs galvanized it may weigh too much to do it myself.
I've been quoted from $1500 to $4000 ALL FOR THE SAME EXACT thing from these people. In-laws were charged $2400 for a 3hp pump/motor not including labor or other parts and I couldn't find the exact model they got listed for more than 1300 ANYWHERE on the internet which makes me cringe to think I may have to hand over my hard earned money for someone to double parts cost on top of $95/hr labor to Rob me. Im very handy and do nearly everything DIY since I don't trust "pros" anymore with anything I own.