OwyheeHome
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I have a shallow well that serves my home and lawn sprinklers. We are surrounded on three sides by irrigated fields and on the fourth by the Snake River, so the well will never ever go dry. The water pressure from the well cycles up and down. Sprinklers spray goes up and down and pressure from the shower head changes during the shower. Lately the water pressure is so low that it won't kick on the in-line water heater. We solve this by turning on the sink tap and then the well pump kicks on and we have enough pressure. The pump and motor are a rusted mass that was old when the previous owner bought the place in the early 1970s. It is located on the floor of a strange dry cistern in the ground next to my house. A water pressure tank appears to date from about 20 years ago. The lines running from the tank to the sprinkler and our house are flexible 1 inch plastic pipe with a ball shut-off valve that has rusted open. I know I have to replace things, but need some guidance to get started. Times are tough, otherwise I would have just called a well company. I am fairly handy, having dug a basement under our house, wired it to code and wired and plumbed the in-line electric water heater to code. So how do I get started on this??