I'm having big problems with my drilled well.
I need to know if I've got shafted or not? From an expert in the field of drilled wells?
I had a 6in well put on my land with a half horse in well pump and pessure tank in the well. Cost me a bit over $5000.00. Well three years later we built our house on the lot about 140' from the well. Since the first day we built, the well was fine for about one year. Then I started having poblems with the pressure switch burning out.. every time id call the company that installed it they told me its because of the distance from the well to the house,Ive been told that would only cause a slight pressure drop maybe a pound or two so it should not burn up these switches so fast. The pressure switch is also down the well, not sure it should be?Last time the guy was here to install new switch we did it together and when we had the well head off we heard water leaking down the well..
And at night when no ones using water in the house the pump runs, the lights in the house flicker slightly telling me so, does this not mean a leak? Causing pressure loss?
I need help here with the point I'm trying to get across to the installer of this well.
1.The distance should not make the switch open and close rappidly like it does,burning it out so fast.
2.There must be a leak in the system causing the pump to switch on when no ones using water.
3.Ive spent $6000.00 dollars on this well already isn't that enough? And it still does not work!!