Yander
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My son's well pump stopped working, he said it had been starting to make a lot of noise and had been that way for a while. Then it just quit today. We went and put on a new pump and were able to get it primed and pumping and then it would shut off with all the water lines still open and then kick back on and run for a while and then shutoff again.
It did that for several minutes. The water pressure never got very high either. I messed with the pressure adjustment but it didn't seem to change. It was pulling water out of the well so I don't think it is restricted there. I do wonder if it is sucking air from somewhere because that is kind of what it acts like. But I cannot figure out why the pump would ever shutoff if the pressure were not met.
I'm going to replace all of the hose clamps tomorrow and try to prime the line from the well better tomorrow. I know one of the hose clamps would not tighten right so it may be that. Any thoughts from you guys.
The biggest mystery to me is why it would shutoff on it's own when it hasn't gotten any real pressure built up. Also, do those above ground pumps run so hot you cannot touch the motor, because this one was?
Here is the model of the new pump.
It did that for several minutes. The water pressure never got very high either. I messed with the pressure adjustment but it didn't seem to change. It was pulling water out of the well so I don't think it is restricted there. I do wonder if it is sucking air from somewhere because that is kind of what it acts like. But I cannot figure out why the pump would ever shutoff if the pressure were not met.
I'm going to replace all of the hose clamps tomorrow and try to prime the line from the well better tomorrow. I know one of the hose clamps would not tighten right so it may be that. Any thoughts from you guys.
The biggest mystery to me is why it would shutoff on it's own when it hasn't gotten any real pressure built up. Also, do those above ground pumps run so hot you cannot touch the motor, because this one was?
Here is the model of the new pump.