Well Problem Diagnose ( Electrical)

John from MD · Aug 26, 2019

1000 Ft!

It cost me 7000 back in 2006 to go to 385, I can't imagine how much it would cost to drill one to 1000. :ohnoes:

BigRick · Aug 26, 2019

Call D&D well service do not call calvert well. The owner sold it and the new owners are a joke.

Biggfoot44 · Aug 26, 2019

When I had to replace in '05 , the new well , plus running a line straight off the well to the barn ran $12K .

Today's initial service call will be credited to tommorow's pump replacement at $1600-ish .

Prorated out over 20-50yr for well, and 15-25yr for pump the monthly is cheap enough . It's just the having the big chunk bite you on the butt at random times .

John from MD · Aug 26, 2019

Yea, like my septic system took a crap about three months after the well went dry. Thank God I was still working!

Biggfoot44 · Aug 26, 2019

I have the original ( to this house)1978 1500gal concrete tank, but replaced the original ( to the original house dating way, way back) drain line which dated to the beginning of indoor plumbing , shortly after moving in , in '91 .

Buster Brown · Aug 26, 2019

I think reading this thread was bad luck. My bladder tank just blew out. Now my pump is kicking on everytime i open a faucet. I have to handle that before my pump goes out. Sometimes they pull out sometimes they dont. Thats what worries me about well pumps.

Kinetic · Aug 26, 2019

jt2100r said:
Had my replaced a couple years ago. They said 12 years is about average. Mine is 405' deep. I got about 20 yrs out of the original.

Yikes. Mine is original to the house. 32 years old. Guess I'd better start saving pennies.

John from MD · Aug 26, 2019

Buster Brown said:
I think reading this thread was bad luck. My bladder tank just blew out. Now my pump is kicking on everytime i open a faucet. I have to handle that before my pump goes out. Sometimes they pull out sometimes they dont. Thats what worries me about well pumps.

Not only that, the banging off and on will cause scale and iron to loosen in the pipes and your water will be pretty bad. Run over to HD or Lowes and get a bladder, they are easy to install and you can charge it with a bicycle pump.

adit · Aug 26, 2019

My father just had an irrigation well 15GPM gusher at 60 feet drilled for $2400 in DE, including pump and pipes.

Buster Brown · Aug 26, 2019

John from MD said:
Not only that, the banging off and on will cause scale and iron to loosen in the pipes and your water will be pretty bad. Run over to HD or Lowes and get a bladder, they are easy to install and you can charge it with a bicycle pump.

I realize the risks. Im more worried about the pump than anything else. I have pretty good water in general, just high in calcium. I have a new pump just dont want to replace it. I hate doing plumbing at home because i do it everyday in other peoples houses. Ive been a plumber for 18 years. Silver lining is ive been wanting to put in a bigger tank anyways and boost up the pressure a little while im at it. Guess ill be doing that on saturday.

engineerbrian · Aug 26, 2019

Kinetic said:
Yikes. Mine is original to the house. 32 years old. Guess I'd better start saving pennies.

Thats awesome. Mine was replaced last year, the date stamp on the pump was 1986.

Buster Brown · Aug 26, 2019

Just a word of caution. As a plumber i can you with the influx of cheap Chinese parts coming into the country, ask what pump the company is installing and do some research. A good pump can be really expensive and while im primarily a city plumber i have had to go behind other companies quite a few times that installed junk that didnt hold up. I wouldnt think a reputable company would install junk but when profit margin and underbidding other companies is the #1 priority it does happen. I can tell you on average it seems that newer plumbing parts and appliances have less quality control and dont last as long as they use to. When i got into plumbing it wasnt strange to take out a 25 year old water heater and now if one lasts 15 years , thats pretty good.

Don H · Aug 27, 2019

I go here for plumbing info, this is the well section: https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?forums/pumps-and-tanks-well-forum-blog-water-is-life.4/

I installed my original pump in "88. Last fall I replaced everything in the bore while I was fixing a bad check valve at the bottom. Couldn't see putting 30 year old stuff back down the hole. I did save the supply tubing and pump since they are both still serviceable.

Dave · Aug 27, 2019

Buster Brown said:
I think reading this thread was bad luck. My bladder tank just blew out. Now my pump is kicking on everytime i open a faucet. I have to handle that before my pump goes out. Sometimes they pull out sometimes they dont. Thats what worries me about well pumps.

dammit why did I read this thread! sure I'll be next lol

Biggfoot44 · Aug 27, 2019

And it wasn't actual the Pump ! ( Red Jacket Grizzly, 1.5hp ) It was a blown out pipe . Less than 1/2 the $$ I was expecting .

See my other thread for related question .

John from MD · Aug 27, 2019

I'll bet some yahoo put a galvanized pipe at the bottom right? I guess they were trying to make more business for themselves.

Biggfoot44 · Aug 28, 2019

The galvinised nipple was still in decent shape, but upgraded to a new stainless check valve/ nipple unit .

John from MD · Aug 28, 2019

Smart move. It was the galvanized nipple that blew out the first time my pump failed.

PJDiesel · Aug 28, 2019

engineerbrian said:
Thats awesome. Mine was replaced last year, the date stamp on the pump was 1986.

I replaced one about 3 years ago at a commercial property I own, same thing, original (Gould) pump from 1986.

I have a feeling the Chinese POS I put down there will NOT make it another ~30 years like the original. :sad20:

adit · Aug 28, 2019

PJDiesel said:
I replaced one about 3 years ago at a commercial property I own, same thing, original (Gould) pump from 1986.

I have a feeling the Chinese POS I put down there will NOT make it another ~30 years like the original.

Goulds had a bad run of pumps in the late 80s/early 90s. Some of the well guys switched to Red Jacket pumps. I think that Goulds now owns them.

I think my father installed a Grundfos on his new irrigation well.

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