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I know someone here can appreciate this.........saving money and a job well done .......... I'm the guy who fixes everything myself, in some ways I guess I live for this crap.
Anyway, my well pump had been leaking pressure back into the well causing the pump to come on about every 20 minutes. I knew the problem was in the yard and has been on my "to do" list since the fall last year. But we had water and I kept putting it off.
Earlier this week, I was away from the house when a storm rolled through knocking out power for about 2 hours. While the power was out, all the water in the system bled back into the well. When the power came on, the pump was dry and ran for quite a while until I got home to discover no water in the house.
First step was to get the wife off my back, so I connected to the neighbors house via the garden hose...... ok, we got water......... next dig hole, pull up the well inners, and remove pump from the basement.
2 days and 800 dollars later my water situation is awesome......... fine tuned, dialed in, and running like a champ....... all new stuff.
I figure I saved myself at least 2 grand, maybe more........ :headbang:
Anyway, my well pump had been leaking pressure back into the well causing the pump to come on about every 20 minutes. I knew the problem was in the yard and has been on my "to do" list since the fall last year. But we had water and I kept putting it off.
Earlier this week, I was away from the house when a storm rolled through knocking out power for about 2 hours. While the power was out, all the water in the system bled back into the well. When the power came on, the pump was dry and ran for quite a while until I got home to discover no water in the house.
First step was to get the wife off my back, so I connected to the neighbors house via the garden hose...... ok, we got water......... next dig hole, pull up the well inners, and remove pump from the basement.
2 days and 800 dollars later my water situation is awesome......... fine tuned, dialed in, and running like a champ....... all new stuff.
I figure I saved myself at least 2 grand, maybe more........ :headbang:
