well pump

Long time lurker, first time poster. What a mess, I'm not sure where to start. We are expecting our 2nd child and will have to pay out of pocket for the birth because of insurance BS. So I was trying to save some money by replacing the well pump myself. I'm very handy and didn't think it...

Hey Guys, Gals- The last month or so I have noticed my water pressure tank is taking 15-20 minutes to fill. I have a Mclean Iron filtration system and 20 year old pump 300 feet down in a drilled well. The business that installed the whole system and well believe that I need a new pump and to...

We are having issues with losing water pressure when we should not be losing any pressure at all. This farm and home has been in our family for the last 50 years and the well pump that was in it before was 1/2 hp flint with only a 15 or 17 gallon tank. It worked perfectly fine until grandpa got...

Hi all, New here, and I need you guys' engineering knowledge. I have done some research, but I couldn't find enough information to confirm my design, or you can call it, a wild design. This is a deep well. I think it is about 50 feet deep. At this moment, the house water pump is a 1HP pump with...

Hi pros! First of all have to say of all the DIY forums I read, I have spent huge magnitudes of time here and you pros that help us DIYers out are great! Sorry for length here but like folks to have a decent background when I ask a question nothing worse than someone asking a question without...

My deep well pump died after 24 years of use. The plaque on the well head said the well was 200 feet deep, but when I pulled it up yesterday the pump was only 100 feet deep. Why drill a 200 foot well and only sink the pump halfway? Should I place the new pump at the same depth or try to go...

The other night my girlfriend and I were sleeping in bed when at around 5am we heard some whining. We thought it was our dog, but when we checked, he was asleep. The noise continued and after some investigation, we concluded it was our water pipes. We could not, and still cannot, find the...

Hi Everyone, I have a facility with some equipment that needs a the circulation of distilled water to cool the system, but our facilities water supply is too dirty and does not have adequate pressure. Since we are a small company we are throwing around the idea of building a closed circulating...

I am planning to replace a 12-year old 1.5 HP, 5 GPM submersible pump in my 680 ft. well. I have a 50-gallon pressure tank. Water pressure has always been terrible. Not enough water pressure to run a single lawn sprinkler. Cannot take a shower and run the dish washer at the same time. I'm...

Hello! I have been searching the forums for an answer for my dilemma for a while. I haven't been able to find a thread that answers it, but please forward me to one if it does exist. Now onto the issue... I have recently moved into a new home and completely redid the front lawn, as it was a...

Hi, first posting after a lot of reading and learning from this forum. One thing I cant seem to figure out though: My situation: I have a well pump (Franklin/Grundfos) at about 60 meters (about 180 feet) that feeds a cistern and is activated through a floating switch in the cistern. It delivers...

To start off I have had a sediment problem since I bought my home 1.5 years ago. I have a filter after the pressure tank, before my water heater etc. I have to change filters frequently due to sediment filling the filter and canister. A few days ago I changed my filter but still had a poor...

I am totally off grid. I have a Sentry Pro 11kw back up generator and a Grunfos SQ-410 well pump at about 450' wired through a PumpSaver 233p. This setup has been in place for three years. Last month, I noticed when my generator is running, my well pump shuts off before the pressure switch...

I am wondering what type of well and pump I have. My well is 30 foot deep so I assume I have a deep well submersible pump since I don't have a pump above ground. I don't understand this extra PVC pipe with a gate valve on it. It comes from the top of the cap and then goes back into the...