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    Jun 17, 2012, 07:12 PM
    Ask a plumber about submersible water pump
    I have a submersible water pump, 185 ft, It will not build up enough pressure to turn on limit switch. Replaced limit switch,bladder tank is set with air pressure, turned to 20/40 still won't reach limit. I can hear the pump running at the well head. Never have heard it running outside before.
    Some water pressure, it sounds like water is running back in well lines when I turn limit switches to a low number.
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    Jun 18, 2012, 03:50 AM
    Some water pressure, it sounds like water is running back in well lines
    That part sounds like a bad checkvalve. The rest of your post, unfortunately, sounds like a pump going bad. How old is the pump?
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    Jun 18, 2012, 03:57 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by jlisenbe View Post
    That part sounds like a bad checkvalve. The rest of your post, unfortunately, sounds like a pump going bad. How old is the pump?
    22 year old pump, hard water in the area
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    Jun 18, 2012, 04:02 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by jlisenbe View Post
    That part sounds like a bad checkvalve. The rest of your post, unfortunately, sounds like a pump going bad. How old is the pump?
    Yes it is, checkvalue at the well bottom?
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    Jun 18, 2012, 05:46 AM
    Some water pressure, it sounds like water is running back in well lines
    Sounds like a leaking or cracked well pipe to me.
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    Jun 18, 2012, 07:17 AM
    Good catch, HK. That could very well be the problem. Still, a 22 year old pump is pretty old. What kind of pipe is your wellpipe, plastic or galvanized?
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