SETexas
New Member
Hello All. Looks like I found the right site to some questions I have about my well pump.
I'm a homeowner and not by any mean a plumber or well guy.
Here's my situation.
I have a 4 year old well that the pump just went out. It is a Grundfos 3/4hp Pump
15SQ/SQE07B-180 3" submersible pump with a pressure tank. The well is about 320' deep and the pump is located 100' down below grade. The incoming line to the tank has a check valve with a schrader valve and a pressure switch. I did replace the schrader valve last year with a regular one you would use on a tire valve stem. The tank has, what I think is a AVC on the side with a pressure gauge.
I called in the well guy that installed the well to check it out. He said he had to pull it. Pulled the pump and the pump motor was bad. He replaced the pump and all is good, except I can't afford to do this every 4 years. I did notice he took the check valve out of the new pump before installing it. He said it was for the pump to push air back in to the tank each cycle. I don't know?
Now, I am just wondering if I did something to shorten the life of my pump? I do water the yard every now and again but normal 3 bed 2 1/2 bath house usage other than that.
The pump does cycle every few minutes when I water the lawn.
Do I have too much pump for my needs? Does it cycle too much?
When it does come on I get a hissing noise from that AVC and a slight hammer in the line to the tank and a big gurgle in tank.
I just don't know what to think.
I don't like these $ bombs dropped on me.
I'll try and include a drawing of what I got.
I'm a homeowner and not by any mean a plumber or well guy.
Here's my situation.
I have a 4 year old well that the pump just went out. It is a Grundfos 3/4hp Pump
15SQ/SQE07B-180 3" submersible pump with a pressure tank. The well is about 320' deep and the pump is located 100' down below grade. The incoming line to the tank has a check valve with a schrader valve and a pressure switch. I did replace the schrader valve last year with a regular one you would use on a tire valve stem. The tank has, what I think is a AVC on the side with a pressure gauge.
I called in the well guy that installed the well to check it out. He said he had to pull it. Pulled the pump and the pump motor was bad. He replaced the pump and all is good, except I can't afford to do this every 4 years. I did notice he took the check valve out of the new pump before installing it. He said it was for the pump to push air back in to the tank each cycle. I don't know?
Now, I am just wondering if I did something to shorten the life of my pump? I do water the yard every now and again but normal 3 bed 2 1/2 bath house usage other than that.
The pump does cycle every few minutes when I water the lawn.
Do I have too much pump for my needs? Does it cycle too much?
When it does come on I get a hissing noise from that AVC and a slight hammer in the line to the tank and a big gurgle in tank.
I just don't know what to think.
I don't like these $ bombs dropped on me.
I'll try and include a drawing of what I got.