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    Dec 30, 2012, 02:11 PM
    Bad pump??
    My pump runs constant and never reaches cut off pressure runs out of water after a shower or even a toilet flush. Picks up a lot of sediment too. Please help if you can
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    Dec 30, 2012, 02:34 PM
    Sounds more like well has gone dry, and that's worse than a defective pump. Call well man.
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    Dec 30, 2012, 03:27 PM
    Thx. That's my biggest fear. My well is 265 ft deep and drilled in the 80's. It has had a slow recovery rate and been hydro fractured once. Sounds like lots o money to get good water. Any suggestions??
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    Dec 30, 2012, 04:12 PM
    Can only say consult several well drillers before doing anything.

    Picks up a lot of sediment too.
    Sounds like the well may have caved in.

    Sorry, but yes it sounds like costly repair.
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    Dec 30, 2012, 04:59 PM
    Thx. That's my biggest fear. My well is 265 ft deep and drilled in the 80's. It has had a slow recovery rate and been hydro fractured once. Sounds like lots o money to get good water. Any suggestions??
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    Dec 30, 2012, 07:10 PM
    Well may be filling with sediment.
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