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My well supply pipe just sprung very bad leak about 14 feet from my house. That’s where I saw a big puddle when my well pump was running while at the same time the pressure gauge in the basement stayed at the cut-in pressure of 40 psi. I shut the pump off and tried again for about 30 seconds and same thing. The pipe is about 3 feet below grade.
I dug down at the puddle spot and can see some kind of conduits down there under a bit of muddy water. I let the pump run again for about 30 seconds and sure enough near the bottom of the hole I can see a good strong stream coming in from one side of the hole when the pump runs.
( I was going to try and repair it myself but it’s like digging through marble down there. I don’t think I have a prayer with a shovel to remove enough material from around the area so I could see what I’m doing and work down there. I’m not sure what I’m seeing anyway. I thought I would see a 1 inch round water pipe and an electrical conduit pipe for the pump motor wiring. But it looks like conduits that aren’t round, not 1 inch, and maybe there is some kind of heavy covering over 2 of them? It’s wet and muddy and hard to see. I don’t think I’d be able to find and fix the exact spot unless I had a few weeks, something different to dig with, and lots of luck! )
But my real question is I have no idea whatsoever what kind of cost to expect if I bring in a professional plumber to take care of this. This pipe I believe runs about 25-30 feet from the basement to a well-pit. The well-head is located in the bottom of the pit. I assume you are talking about a whole lot of money for a job like this since digging is involved. I live in the Philadelphia suburbs. Are we talking about $15,000 to $20,000 to do this type of job? That makes me shiver. I might have to choose between food or water. I’ll know enough to get more than one estimate but I would like to have some very very rough idea of what to expect. I think the pipe is galvanized – at least what comes out of the basement wall. The house is 40 years old.
Any info at all on the cost for this type of job would be enormously appreciated!
I dug down at the puddle spot and can see some kind of conduits down there under a bit of muddy water. I let the pump run again for about 30 seconds and sure enough near the bottom of the hole I can see a good strong stream coming in from one side of the hole when the pump runs.
( I was going to try and repair it myself but it’s like digging through marble down there. I don’t think I have a prayer with a shovel to remove enough material from around the area so I could see what I’m doing and work down there. I’m not sure what I’m seeing anyway. I thought I would see a 1 inch round water pipe and an electrical conduit pipe for the pump motor wiring. But it looks like conduits that aren’t round, not 1 inch, and maybe there is some kind of heavy covering over 2 of them? It’s wet and muddy and hard to see. I don’t think I’d be able to find and fix the exact spot unless I had a few weeks, something different to dig with, and lots of luck! )
But my real question is I have no idea whatsoever what kind of cost to expect if I bring in a professional plumber to take care of this. This pipe I believe runs about 25-30 feet from the basement to a well-pit. The well-head is located in the bottom of the pit. I assume you are talking about a whole lot of money for a job like this since digging is involved. I live in the Philadelphia suburbs. Are we talking about $15,000 to $20,000 to do this type of job? That makes me shiver. I might have to choose between food or water. I’ll know enough to get more than one estimate but I would like to have some very very rough idea of what to expect. I think the pipe is galvanized – at least what comes out of the basement wall. The house is 40 years old.
Any info at all on the cost for this type of job would be enormously appreciated!