What do I do if my well is not pumping water?

Your well pump may have stopped working due to lack of power. Sometimes resetting a breaker or replacing a fuse affected by a power surge or brownout can fix this. If the well pump circuit breaker has tripped, the well pump itself may be failing.

How do you diagnose a water well problem?

Here are some warning signs of well and pump problems and how to address them.

Common Symptoms.
No water. The most basic problem, of course, is no water in the house.
Sputtering water.
Cloudy or muddy water.
High utility bills.
Poor tasting (or smelling) water.
Pressure switch problems.
Pulling and Replacing a Pump.

What would cause my water to stop working?

Clogged pipes are usually due to sediment build-up, which stops the flow of water. This build-up may be from limescale, rust, debris or heavy metal deposits. If you suspect that your pipes are blocked, you should call your plumber.

What happens if you have no water in your well?

But if the impeller blades in the pump are broken, the system would never recover. You’d have either no water or only very low pump output no matter what conditions in the well. If the water pump keeps running and you have no water it is also possible that you have a problem with the well or well piping or foot valve in the well — maybe.

What to do if your home has no water?

I cannot tell you how many calls we get into the office where the home has no water and its directly caused by a clogged sediment filter or a filtration system failure. If you experience no water try putting the filtration system into bypass to see if that corrects the issue if the water flow doesn’t come back proceed to step 3.

How can I tell if my well pump is bad?

See if a water filter is installed and check to see if it has become clogged. See WATER FILTERS, HOME USE. If the building water supply stops and takes minutes to hours to recover, you may have problem with the well flow rate. But the problem of lost water supply and pressure could be more mechanical: a bad well pump.

What happens if there is a leak in a well?

Well or water supply piping leaks: If inside the well there is a leaky or broken water line rising from the well pump, the pump could run but deliver less or no water to the building. If this defect is present, the system will not recover to normal operation on its own.

What to do if there is no water in your well?

Another very common issue is the pressure tank losing its captive air pressure. This is easy to check. Turn off power to the well pump and run water after the pressure tank or in the house until there is no water pressure left. Using a tire pressure gauge check the Schrader valve on top of the pressure tank.

What do you need to know about a well inspection?

A professional well inspection will do just that. Just because a well has clean, safe drinking water does not mean that it contains enough water to meet the needs of your household. There are a couple of methods to check on the amount of water in the well. The first is water storage capacity.

Do you have to have your well tested when buying a house?

Whether buying or selling a home, there are always questions that come up regarding testing the water when a private well services a property. If you are purchasing a home that is serviced by a well and not by public water you better make darn sure that you have it tested as part of your contingency of sale!