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Post by cadman on Jul 10, 2024 7:40:31 GMT -5
Wake up this morning to no water in the house. Checked the pump breaker, it is on. Pressure switch is working fine. Not possible to check the control box to see if the start capacitor is bad, So I run to Home Depot at 6am and buy a new $99 control box and install it. Still no water.
I am assuming it is the pump. It is a submersible pump located 180 feet in the ground. Not a job I can do myself. So at 7 am I call the well guy and he is supposed to call me back at 10 am to let me know when he can be here. It could be a hole in the pipe going down to the pump, my brother had that happen once. I am betting the pump has given up. It is at least 15 years old, maybe older. The pump itself is around $700 plus the labor to pull it and install the new one. I am betting $2000 at least.
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Post by madm002 on Jul 10, 2024 7:50:15 GMT -5
Sorry, tough way to start the day
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Post by wildman on Jul 10, 2024 8:29:39 GMT -5
Depending on type of well pipe, you can also get chafed wires overtime from the torque on the pipe when the pump kicks on causing the wires to rub against the well case. You can use a multimeter at the control box pump wires to check for shorts, pump windings, and amp pull to try to sort out the issue.
I have had a small hole in the pipe before but I would still get some water, however the pump would constantly kick on. Even if it is just a hole or wire issue and they have to pull it, I would go ahead and replace the pump given it is 15+ years old.
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Post by olmucky on Jul 10, 2024 8:34:55 GMT -5
Sorry, tough way to start the day Indeed. Hope all goes well |
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Post by jcbcpa on Jul 10, 2024 8:39:08 GMT -5
Wake up this morning to no water in the house. Checked the pump breaker, it is on. Pressure switch is working fine. Not possible to check the control box to see if the start capacitor is bad, So I run to Home Depot at 6am and buy a new $99 control box and install it. Still no water. I am assuming it is the pump. It is a submersible pump located 180 feet in the ground. Not a job I can do myself. So at 7 am I call the well guy and he is supposed to call me back at 10 am to let me know when he can be here. It could be a hole in the pipe going down to the pump, my brother had that happen once. I am betting the pump has given up. It is at least 15 years old, maybe older. The pump itself is around $700 plus the labor to pull it and install the new one. I am betting $2000 at least. Sorry, bad way to start the day. BUT, at least you don't have a wife involved.  |
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Post by billybob on Jul 10, 2024 9:25:47 GMT -5
Always something
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Post by conchydong on Jul 10, 2024 9:43:55 GMT -5
Good luck Cad. Hope you can get it repaired quickly. That's one reason I still like my swimming pool. You can always fill a bucket up to flush the shitter. |
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Post by ferris1248 on Jul 10, 2024 9:45:05 GMT -5
Hopefully you have a wiring issue or something simpler than replacing the pump. Good luck.
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Post by toldya on Jul 10, 2024 13:45:49 GMT -5
Karma
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Post by tampaspicer on Jul 10, 2024 13:47:30 GMT -5
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Post by cadman on Jul 10, 2024 14:05:00 GMT -5
$2500 to fix a broken wire. The wire was bare and had broke about 20 feet down the casing. He repaired the wire and it works like a champ. The pump was another 160 feet down, so we decided not to pull the rest of the pipe and change it out since that would have been closer to $6000.
Took a bit over 3 hours to repair it.
He said a new well at my depth was about $14,000.
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Post by toldya on Jul 10, 2024 14:42:05 GMT -5
$2500 to fix a broken wire. The wire was bare and had broke about 20 feet down the casing. He repaired the wire and it works like a champ. The pump was another 160 feet down, so we decided not to pull the rest of the pipe and change it out since that would have been closer to $6000. Took a bit over 3 hours to repair it. He said a new well at my depth was about $14,000. I'll call it even for you repeatedly saying you wish I wasn't here. It was gonna have to be at least a 2k fix to satisfy my wants. |
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Post by conchydong on Jul 10, 2024 14:51:43 GMT -5
Damn $800 an hour? How large was the crew?
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Post by swampdog on Jul 10, 2024 14:52:06 GMT -5
Darn Cad, that’s a chunk of cash for a wire issue. I guess that’s the going rate these days. At least you’re back to normal.
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Post by toldya on Jul 10, 2024 14:54:53 GMT -5
Darn Cad, that’s a chunk of cash for a wire issue. I guess that’s the going rate these days. At least you’re back to normal. Well, he was a bad boy . |
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