Hi folks
bought a house on the bayou just 3 months ago and just our luck, took on 4 feet of water with Isaac. Sooo, the well components were flooded and not coming back on line. The system included what looks like a 40 gallon galvanized tank, powered by a 1/2hp Flint CPH05S that has a date stamp of 0705, so probably a post Katrina unit. It was submerged at least a day I think and the GFI circuit it was on trips instantly. I pulled the pump and cleaned it up, and as far as I can tell the armature spins fine, but the switch is a bit ugly with rust and I have no idea about the capacitor, but would think that it doesnt like swimming. I took it to a local motor repair guy who quickly dubbed all F & W pumps as garbage and hard to source parts for. He says replace (without even putting it on a bench). So my quick question is whether this pump is worth a second opinion and whether the statement about parts availability and quality for FW's is valid. (in other words, if I can trace it to a bad, though expensive capacitor or switch, would it be worth it? is a flooded pump doomed anyway?)
Second question, assuming I might have to bite the bullet for a new pump, is what kind of system I might think of putting in if I have to replace. The reason I ask is that the tank itself is old (though air-tight), with galvanized in/out that has been patched into pvc for the house, and I'm likely to change much of the supply lines anyway (an ugly mix of galvanized and undersized pvc throughout house). I also might put a tank filter in line while I'm at it because we have very high iron content, and now would be the time for all of that. I've seen a few threads about newer systems (tanks and valving), so thought I would ask if starting from scratch in 2012 what would be the best options for long term dependable/durable service.
Don't know much about the current well, but local systems seem to be 200-400 ft with water table high enough where shallow well/jet pumps are the norm. Usage at the house is very low for now (weekend duty only, no dishwasher, hardly any clothes washing), but would rather build in some scalability if starting from scratch. (and it may be that in the future the dwelling will be raised another 6 feet or so, since these 100 year floods have been coming too often!). I can work out the details of hp/gpm soon enough, I'm just trying to get water back on and not have to do it twice.
thanks in advance to all you guys willing to share your wealth of knowledge to the newbies and interlopers seeking help. great community from what I've read so far.
bought a house on the bayou just 3 months ago and just our luck, took on 4 feet of water with Isaac. Sooo, the well components were flooded and not coming back on line. The system included what looks like a 40 gallon galvanized tank, powered by a 1/2hp Flint CPH05S that has a date stamp of 0705, so probably a post Katrina unit. It was submerged at least a day I think and the GFI circuit it was on trips instantly. I pulled the pump and cleaned it up, and as far as I can tell the armature spins fine, but the switch is a bit ugly with rust and I have no idea about the capacitor, but would think that it doesnt like swimming. I took it to a local motor repair guy who quickly dubbed all F & W pumps as garbage and hard to source parts for. He says replace (without even putting it on a bench). So my quick question is whether this pump is worth a second opinion and whether the statement about parts availability and quality for FW's is valid. (in other words, if I can trace it to a bad, though expensive capacitor or switch, would it be worth it? is a flooded pump doomed anyway?)
Second question, assuming I might have to bite the bullet for a new pump, is what kind of system I might think of putting in if I have to replace. The reason I ask is that the tank itself is old (though air-tight), with galvanized in/out that has been patched into pvc for the house, and I'm likely to change much of the supply lines anyway (an ugly mix of galvanized and undersized pvc throughout house). I also might put a tank filter in line while I'm at it because we have very high iron content, and now would be the time for all of that. I've seen a few threads about newer systems (tanks and valving), so thought I would ask if starting from scratch in 2012 what would be the best options for long term dependable/durable service.
Don't know much about the current well, but local systems seem to be 200-400 ft with water table high enough where shallow well/jet pumps are the norm. Usage at the house is very low for now (weekend duty only, no dishwasher, hardly any clothes washing), but would rather build in some scalability if starting from scratch. (and it may be that in the future the dwelling will be raised another 6 feet or so, since these 100 year floods have been coming too often!). I can work out the details of hp/gpm soon enough, I'm just trying to get water back on and not have to do it twice.
thanks in advance to all you guys willing to share your wealth of knowledge to the newbies and interlopers seeking help. great community from what I've read so far.