Check out Lehman’s for manual tools like the hand pump for your well.
https://www.lehmans.com/search?w=well+hand+pump
I feel your pain. I remember spending $1,500.00 to replace the well pump at the other farm. :(
Our well here is 300’ but I don’t know the exact ins and outs of it. We don’t use it for irrigation, just household and barn use. We DO run water to the pastured cows from it. I mean, it gets enough use, that’s for sure! I’ll have to quiz Beau tonight. ;)
This being a moderate depth (could ALMOST get by with a shallow well pump) I don’t think I’m looking at over $500.
You might ask hubby what he’d buy in a convertible well pump under that figure. The supply is to a residence, 3 people, wifey does a lot of laundry (guy’s perspective, even tho’ I’m the one doing 99% of the outdoor work) plus some watering to a bit under 400 sq. ft. of garden, but not to the lawn. Typical car washing and what not.
Oh, existing (locked up) pump is “Water Ace”, made in Taiwan, lasted ~ 7 years, I think. Maybe 8.
Freaking Lowes and Home Depot, everything seems to be: arrives in several days (shipping) or pick up in several days. Pardon my French, but, WTF? I guess I’ll call - can’t imagine stores have no stock.
Un
Freaking
Believable
So I called Lowes and after getting switched to the plumbing dept. over a 45+ minute period over 5 tries, each of which would just go dead after a while, I finally got a girl @ the main desk to check, and Lowes has NO convertible well pumps in store. Everything is special order.
Same story (just better phone service!) @ Home Depot.
Everybody is just supposed to go several days without a well pump?
Rural King has a Flotec pump, which only has a 1 yr. (and pretty limited) warranty.* I’ve not had particularly good luck with Flotec pumps (going back 10-15 years.
Menards has a Barracuda (house brand) pump for $100 less, and also a 1 yr. warranty, seems to be slightly less limited. But good luck getting parts for any Menards house brand item.
*The Flotec specifies additionally that the warranty only extends 15 months from the date of manufacture. To me, that puts up a red flag that any plastic or “rubber” part, or any corrosion protection, isn’t worth poop.
Tractor Supply has in stock “Countryline” pumps for even more money, and the same sort of crap 1 year warranty.
Good God.
I guess I’ll just go with the Menards pump and cross my fingers, plus keep my eyes open for a good deal on Amazon or Ebay for a better brand pump, swap that in this fall. Will also see if repair parts are available for the Water Ace pump - it appears to be repairable if any parts are still around...
BAH!