Well Pumps

Water wells are used in suburban and rural areas throughout the United States to supply water to a variety of commercial and residential properties, where municipal water is not available.  While wells are generally very effective in meeting the water needs of the property owner, their weak point tends to be the pump, which transfers water from the bottom of the well to the storage tanks in the house.  If the pump fails for any reason the result is no water for bathing, flushing toilets, drinking or washing clothes, which makes the home virtually uninhabitable.

Well pump issues tend to include a variety of electrical issues involving the power supply to the pump such as no power, tripped breakers, bad switches, loose or broken wires and low voltage.  In other cases, the motor itself is compromised with either a bad pump impeller a bad motor starting capacitor or the pump itself is burned up.  Once obvious electrical issues above ground are ruled out, the next diagnostic step is to pull the motor out of the well and begin to trouble shoot the problem.

Depending upon the problem identified, the plumbing contractor will either repair or replace the pump.  In most cases the contractor will have in stock or otherwise have available critical well pump parts, as well as a variety of replacement pumps. This is considered to be an emergency situation by most plumbing contractors that offer well pump service.  As a result, well pump service companies will often have technicians available on call 24/7, as these problems always seem to happen after hours!

Posted on behalf of:
Kiddco Plumbing Inc
Sterling, VA
(703) 435-4441