Top 3 Things You Must Know About Well Pump Repairs

Certain households-especially those that are located off the water grid or in remote locations-rely on a well as a water source. And a well pump's performance can have a direct impact on your household's daily routine. As professional and efficient well pump repairs personnel can be a challenge to find (considering that such pumps are not exactly as commonplace as any bathroom fixture), you as the household owner may need to do preliminary checks to see if you can fix the malfunctioning equipment or if the problem is a serious one that needs a professional. For starters, here are three crucial things you must check or do.

Your Circuit Breaker

As with most other appliances or electrical devices, the circuit breaker serves as the first line of defence-and also the first culprit when something goes wrong. In the event of a malfunction, well pump repairs should be preceded by a check-up of the circuit breaker, to see if the connection points are fine and no debris is present and that everything is in its right place. You may also need to have basic electrical measurement tools, such as a voltage meter, as this kind of equipment is sensitive to voltage fluctuations and even the smallest loss of power could be causing strange behaviour.

Noise - Normal or Not?

You don't have to freak out if you hear any noise coming from the pump, as these contraptions are noisy in the first place, even when they're bought brand new. But if you begin to detect a rattling or a horrible whirring sound as if something's about to give (especially coinciding with the loss of water or the pump's inability to respond to its on-off switch), then it's probably time to consider well pump repairs. A noisy machine may have a number of causes: a broken impeller or the presence of debris inside the impeller assembly (which requires you to immediately stop running the pump); damaged bearings; or loose motor mounts.

Killing the Power

Equipment that will not shut off may have a multitude of causes, making well pump repairs a particularly painstaking or confusing task. But most plumbers find that the possible causes can be narrowed down to a manageable few. For example, equipment that keeps on running may be due to its inability to reach the cut-off pressure, which may be due to very low levels of water in the well, leakage or a damaged pressure sensor component. But the bottom line is that if equipment will not stop running for some yet to be known reason, power must be cut off immediately to avoid further damage - especially in its internal circuitry, valves or sensors. Before you continue checking out other possible causes of malfunction, you must ensure you switch off its power supply.





By Sarah Saadoun
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