Our water lines are run 4 - 5' below grade (entry to the main house is almost 10' below grade). Water from the pump enters the pit about 18" off the floor and flows through about 2' of PVC and some brass fittings to a pressure gauge, from there it splits out to each house and the holding tank. Neither house had water and the tank was empty, pressure gauge was reading 0 so it was either frozen up between the pump and the gauge or the pump wasn't getting power, I don't know which at this point but I plan on finding out. There are some smaller brass pipes/fittings between the pump PVC and gauge so if it was frozen, that's my guess as to where the problem was.

The well pit is the weak point at the moment. it's 6.5' deep (5 x 5) and encased in cinder blocks with pored concrete and rebar but it has a shitty, rotted away cover and no insulation. it's my fault for not replacing it sooner but I've already talked with the well company about a pored concrete roof with insulation that should be in next week depending on weather. The pump itself is only 2 years old but I'm going to have the electric re-run along with a line for an outlet and a pit heater. At the moment the closest outlet is over 100' away.

It should be nice and toasty in there tonight, heading down to make sure the LP heater is still running.

Man, I need to learn more about electrical in general, any electrician on here want to give a few hours of private lessons for good $$$. I'd rather learn from someone who knows what they're doing than watch YouTube. Waiting until things fail just isn't working out for me. I don't even know how the hell to tell if these fuses have failed.