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uh60infidel
Sep 22, 2012, 02:00 AM
I woke up this morning to no water in my house. I have a well. Please help.

Fr_Chuck
Sep 22, 2012, 02:24 AM
Is a electric breaker tripped, Is there pressure in the tank, is the well running ?
Is there water at the well,

What have you checked so for

uh60infidel
Sep 22, 2012, 02:45 AM
Breaker didn't trip. Well pump pressure @ 16 psi. In process of poking around the water system a little more for more information.

Fr_Chuck
Sep 22, 2012, 04:25 AM
At 16, is the pump still running trying to build pressure or is it shutting off.

uh60infidel
Sep 22, 2012, 05:04 AM
The psi isn't changing. I turned on the kitchen faucet for the second time this morning and water came out steady for a few seconds then trickled and stopped. I'm not sure if that's an indicator of the system trying to build pressure or not.

creahands
Sep 22, 2012, 06:25 AM
Remove cover on pressure control switch and see if contacts are closed. If contacts are closed then pump should be running.

Hold the pipe coming from well. Do u feel a vibration? If u do is the pressure increasing?

If u feel vibration and pressure is not increasing, I would shut off pump so it does not burn out.

This would be a sign that your water table is below the pump and may need time to replenish the well. How deep is well?

Chuck

uh60infidel
Sep 22, 2012, 08:26 AM
Not sure how deep the well is. Just bought the house.

I removed the switch cover and found that I have a Pressure Control Switch Bypass Lever. It was in the off (horizontal) position. As I turned it on (vertical) the contacts touched but when I got to the full vertical position they separated again. Possibly need a new pressure control switch or whole pump assembly? Any thoughts? Thank you for the guidance.

uh60infidel
Sep 22, 2012, 08:51 AM
No vibration. No pressure increasing. If I hold bypass lever up and contacts touch, pump still doesn't come on. Definitely have power to switch. Not sure about much else.

speedball1
Sep 22, 2012, 09:00 AM
If the control box is sending power to the pump it could be a open wire or something open in the pump. The pump will have to be pulled and checked out, Good luck, Tom

creahands
Sep 22, 2012, 09:46 AM
Tom nailed it.

Chuck

uh60infidel
Sep 22, 2012, 12:22 PM
Thank you to everyone who replied. Extremely appreciative. Extremely helpful.

uh60infidel
Sep 22, 2012, 12:40 PM
Is this a reasonable quote. This is just to replace the wires and pump.

ma0641
Sep 22, 2012, 01:02 PM
Always get more then 1 quote.