Quote Originally Posted by Ah Pook View Post
Is it in the water or what?

I've been having well issues for the last two weeks. It would run and then it wouldn't. I was figuring bad pump or dry well. Turns out one of the wires from the pressure switch wasn't making a good connection. Been running for three whole days now. <crossing fingers> The pump is about 40yo. Had to replace the original pressure tank last year.

One of my employees had to replace her 20yo pump this week. $1400 total and only about $300-$400 was labor.

Not sure I would want to DIY with a well pump.
couple years ago I thought our pump was shot- was popping the breaker, one leg shorted to ground... they brought out the rig to pull it up, and got about 40' down the pipe before they found where the wire was rubbing on the casing, through the insulation.

Last year it was the pressure tank that started leaking... lucked out that Ace in Canon city had a sale on the size I needed- was a full $200 cheaper than best I could do online!

DIY with a 400' well doesn't sound like a good gamble to me, either...
The rig they brought out that pulls up the pipe, spins them to take each junction apart, lays them down in a rack on the truck, etc made short work of an otherwise difficult job.