Blown
Engineer
3yrs ago I installed a Red Jacket pump in a well that was dug at my house for a lawn irrigation system. https://terrylove.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2048&highlight=100f21125g7
Went to turn it on this year a couple week ago and it put out about 30 seconds of water, then turned off. Tried it a few more times on other zones, got some more water, then it finally tripped the breaker and never came back on.
Yesterday my brother was over so we pulled the pump out of the ground. It appears that the motor case (supposedly 304 stainless) corroded to the point of leaking and siezing up the motor.
I'm trying to get a warranty replacement (even though I don't remember where I bought it), but I'm afraid of putting another $350 pump down a hole that is going to just ruin it again!
I will try to get some water out of the well for pH testing (will be tricky since I don't have a pump). Not sure what else to do.
Advice?
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 001.jpg
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 002.jpg
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 003.jpg
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 004.jpg
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 005.jpg
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 006.jpg
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 007.jpg
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 008.jpg
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 009.jpg
Went to turn it on this year a couple week ago and it put out about 30 seconds of water, then turned off. Tried it a few more times on other zones, got some more water, then it finally tripped the breaker and never came back on.
Yesterday my brother was over so we pulled the pump out of the ground. It appears that the motor case (supposedly 304 stainless) corroded to the point of leaking and siezing up the motor.
I'm trying to get a warranty replacement (even though I don't remember where I bought it), but I'm afraid of putting another $350 pump down a hole that is going to just ruin it again!
I will try to get some water out of the well for pH testing (will be tricky since I don't have a pump). Not sure what else to do.
Advice?
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 001.jpg
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 002.jpg
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 003.jpg
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 004.jpg
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 005.jpg
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 006.jpg
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 007.jpg
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 008.jpg
http://www.wichitaracing.com/pics/wellpump/wellpump 009.jpg
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