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Well now. This is a fine pickle..

Seems that the well pump has expired.

Have voltage at the circuit breaker, voltage at the wall mounted disconnect, voltage on hot side of pressure switch, and voltage on the load side of the pressure switch. Any further tracing leads down the rabbit hole, er, well hole, er whatever..

And no water pressure so pump is obviously falling down on the job. I have no idea the age of the well pump but if it was installed when the lawyer owned the place it’s at least 30 years old..

And now phone calls to well pump people yields only answering machines - so far.

Got plenty of snow to melt though. As if that’s a consolation..


1,237 posted on 12/02/2019 12:28:27 PM PST by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: NoCmpromiz

Been there, done that. Quite recently, in fact.

Toilets can be flushed with as little as a full gallon of water if it is poured vigorously directly into the bowl.

During an extended period of no electricity at my house many years ago, I placed two large plastic garbage bins in the bathtub, and kept them filled with rainwater or meltwater from the roof), for the purpose of flushing the toilet.

At that time, I scavenged up a pressure tank, drove down to my cousin’s house, and with his permission filled up the tank from a garden hose, (pressurizing it at the same time).

This, when connected to my outside faucet, gave me pressurized water in the house for cooking, washing hands, and other carefully metered usage.

My heat was supplied from a wood stove.

Eventually, I got the electricity back in order, but this time of supposed privation had turned out to be a remarkably peaceful one.


1,238 posted on 12/02/2019 1:12:18 PM PST by NicknamedBob (If you can't do something well, you won't do anything good.)
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To: NoCmpromiz
"And now phone calls to well pump people yields only answering machines - so far."

You can buy a replacement pump at a home supply store such as Ace Hardware, Lowe's, or Home Depot.

But pulling a well is a chore for a couple of younger men.

1,239 posted on 12/02/2019 1:30:52 PM PST by NicknamedBob (If you can't do something well, you won't do anything good.)
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