Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Well Pump Woes

He has been going on and on about this pump for some time now. When he thinks he knows what's going on, it is not what is really happening. He doesn't want to replace the pump. The pressure gauge was not reading properly, he thought. Bought a new one on Sunday. The 'tank' bladder was not functioning properly so he thought there was a pin-hole in it. He thought the yard hydrant at the fence in the boy's pasture was broken - he got a repair kit and spent Saturday digging it up, which he had set in concrete, that blew the ground fault interrupter while digging (broke that).

He bought a replacement, so he could cannibalize parts from it, because Tractor Supply didn't have any repair kits. Figured we would need a new hydrant for the new pasture anyway, and order a repair kit on line to put the new one back together. He Googled, and decided he didn't like the new hydrant anyway, so he got one at HomeDepot instead.

Last night he decided that the pump is over-adequate for the house, probably because of the original apartment needing water, too. So with 100 PSI it is blowing water through the below grade weep-hole fitting in the pasture hydrant, which is continuing to make the pump cycle, over and over and over, all day and all night. Ugh.

He'll get it resolved, and not spending too much money on it. At least the pump is good, the water tank is good, no bladder pin-hole leak, but the hydrant did not need to be dug out - argh! or replaced.
The line is restricted, clogged, like an artery, with debris.
Now we have two yard hydrants that were not needed. I believe one should be returned; the inferior "Made in China" model should go back to Tractor Supply. Be forewarned about buying 'toys' when you need commercial-grade equipment and fixtures. You'll save time and money in the long run.

A new tank is in the future, too.

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