I'm looking for some advice to improve my well water. Last week our water stopped flowing. After some troubleshooting I figured out that our submersible pump was not working. I bought a new pump from Lowe's. It's a Zoeller 1/2 hp. Probably not the wisest decision but it fit the budget and was five minutes away. When I lowered the new pump back into the casing I felt it hit bottom. I had to force it down to get it back into the pitles connection. I knew this was a problem so I pulled it back out and cut 4' off of the pipe. I think it should be 10' above the bottom but I didn't want to cut too much and have the pump run dry. The pipe was wet for about 30' but we've had a lot of rain lately and I was worried that it might get lower this summer. The bottom of the well is about 60'. We've never had good drinking water from the well and I'm wondering if the pump being on the bottom was the problem. This video was taken before I cut the pipe. Any feedback is appreciated.