We are getting an addition built and last Friday while the plumbers were hooking up the new plumbing a dump truck bringing dirt in to regrade hit our well head. When the plumbers were done we turned the pump back on and we have been having water problems.
1) I noticed that the outdoor spigot is running constantly, it never did this before. I had to turn off the valve in the house to stop it.
2) The pump seems to be running constantly as if the pressure chamber never gets filled.
3) In the past, when I turned off the pump, we lost pressure pretty quickly. However, I turned the pump off before I went to bed and when I woke up we could still flush the toilets (and have the tanks refill) three times and the kids were able to brush their teeth.
4) Also, when the toilet tank refills it seems to have a lot of air in the pipe.
5) We have enough water pressure for a couple of minutes during showering and then it drops off rapidly.
6) Finally, in the past, I could run out the well in about a half an hour with about 5gpm in the beginning tapering off to about 3gpm before it ran dry. Now, it starts off about 1gpm and after 3 hours the water is still coming out at a trickle.
After the well was hit, the area around the well was excavated down to the first weld and pitless adapter and other than the casing being bent everything looks ok. This was confirmed by a well driller. So, I don't think this caused some sort of damage.
Could this be a pressure tank issue? Or could the water line from the well to the house be leaking?
Thanks for any help,
Shawn
1) I noticed that the outdoor spigot is running constantly, it never did this before. I had to turn off the valve in the house to stop it.
2) The pump seems to be running constantly as if the pressure chamber never gets filled.
3) In the past, when I turned off the pump, we lost pressure pretty quickly. However, I turned the pump off before I went to bed and when I woke up we could still flush the toilets (and have the tanks refill) three times and the kids were able to brush their teeth.
4) Also, when the toilet tank refills it seems to have a lot of air in the pipe.
5) We have enough water pressure for a couple of minutes during showering and then it drops off rapidly.
6) Finally, in the past, I could run out the well in about a half an hour with about 5gpm in the beginning tapering off to about 3gpm before it ran dry. Now, it starts off about 1gpm and after 3 hours the water is still coming out at a trickle.
After the well was hit, the area around the well was excavated down to the first weld and pitless adapter and other than the casing being bent everything looks ok. This was confirmed by a well driller. So, I don't think this caused some sort of damage.
Could this be a pressure tank issue? Or could the water line from the well to the house be leaking?
Thanks for any help,
Shawn
