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Shallow well problem. would love help!
Ok, today my mom bought one of those blow up pools and felt the need to
blow it up. She filled it halfway up and we all took showers an the regular things. After filling the pool, the well went low. you can usually tell this because the water turns brown (I assume from sediment from the bottom of the well) This is usually no problem, if left alone for a few hours is back and working great. We havent had much rain lately, I guess its catching up. I was wathcing TV and heard a bang and a scarping. I thought it was a accident out front but it was the house going from the well pump into the "tank" It blew off of the pump and filled half the basement with water. As I went down there I found the pump was abnormally hot. Im guessing its been "pumping" air. I havent the slightest idea what happened here. I guess it was caused by not having any water. My question is what do I need to do to fix it? I pulled the fuse on the pump because it was still running after it blew off the hose. Also, should I check the pressure in the tank, Would that cause any of this. How would I prime the pump? I dont know what to do at this point. Sorry for the bad grammer, spelling and whatever else. Its 12:08 AM, ive been up for 20 hours now, im tired, have no water. |
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Ok. Got it back together today, ran the pump and it cant pump the final
10 pounds of pressure. It shuts off at 50 and cant get there. It can get to 40 fine (about a minute from 40. But after that if im lucky itll reach 44 and thats about it. After that I pulled apart the pump to check for any blockages. There werent any but the part the water comes out of on the pump. (Im talking internally, with 5 passages for water to be "forced" out) was loose. I thightened everything back together, and im at the same point. Works great to 40 psi then cant really get any higher. |
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Pop wrote: Just a curious lurker; how high SHOULD it be able to push it? Only expect ballpark, not specifics. Pop "Harry K" wrote in message oups.com... wrote: Ok. Got it back together today, ran the pump and it cant pump the final 10 pounds of pressure. It shuts off at 50 and cant get there. It can get to 40 fine (about a minute from 40. But after that if im lucky itll reach 44 and thats about it. After that I pulled apart the pump to check for any blockages. There werent any but the part the water comes out of on the pump. (Im talking internally, with 5 passages for water to be "forced" out) was loose. I thightened everything back together, and im at the same point. Works great to 40 psi then cant really get any higher. Sounds good. Looks like replacing the seals is the next job up. Try calling a few pump companies, irrigation suppliers is a good start. Give them the pump make and model and ask for a quote on overhauling it. Might as well get a quote on a new one also. Harry K He says it shuts off at 50 but can't get there. Assuming the usual 20 psi split on/off his pressure switch probably is set for 50/70 and was apparently reaching the 70, or whatever his hight setting was, prior to the accident. Harry K |
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Standard setting for resident use a
20/40 (very rare and not very good) 30/50 Common but at the 30 some sprinklers are shaky in operation 40/60 Common. 60 psi is the recommended maximum for residence as pressures over that cause excess wear on fittings. His current problem is that the pump will never shut off - it isn't reaching, by almost 30 psi, the shut-off point. Harry K |
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No, My cutoff is the common 30/50 I cant get to 50, but I can get to
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wrote in message ups.com... No, My cutoff is the common 30/50 I cant get to 50, but I can get to 40. Could be a swollen prostate in the system. |
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I hope that you killed the power at the breaker and called the plumber.
Sorry, just saw this post - not trying to be a wise acre. wrote in message oups.com... Ok, today my mom bought one of those blow up pools and felt the need to blow it up. She filled it halfway up and we all took showers an the regular things. After filling the pool, the well went low. you can usually tell this because the water turns brown (I assume from sediment from the bottom of the well) This is usually no problem, if left alone for a few hours is back and working great. We havent had much rain lately, I guess its catching up. I was wathcing TV and heard a bang and a scarping. I thought it was a accident out front but it was the house going from the well pump into the "tank" It blew off of the pump and filled half the basement with water. As I went down there I found the pump was abnormally hot. Im guessing its been "pumping" air. I havent the slightest idea what happened here. I guess it was caused by not having any water. My question is what do I need to do to fix it? I pulled the fuse on the pump because it was still running after it blew off the hose. Also, should I check the pressure in the tank, Would that cause any of this. How would I prime the pump? I dont know what to do at this point. Sorry for the bad grammer, spelling and whatever else. Its 12:08 AM, ive been up for 20 hours now, im tired, have no water. |
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Edwin Pawlowski wrote: wrote in message ups.com... No, My cutoff is the common 30/50 I cant get to 50, but I can get to 40. Could be a swollen prostate in the system. I got to 50 without noticing, then 60, made 70 way too fast and hope to at least approach 80. Harry K |
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