k0ua
Epic Contributor
Well I guess I ran the well dry, running the pressure washer for over an hour, had no water pressure, Tested the pump with resistance tests, and the start and run capacitors tested ok. the relay kicked. but hardly any water would pump. Called the "well man" said he would be over in the morning to pull the pump, said likely a stripped impeller in the pump. So I went out and changed the oil and hydro/HST filters in the tractor (50 hour service). Came back in and flipped the power back on to the pump and it pumped right up to 65 lbs and kicked off. We now have water. cycled it a couple of times still have water.
Called the pump guy back, and he asks. "were you using a lot of water before?" Then I told him about the pressure washer, and he says "there is your problem!, happens every fathers day, when the guys get pressure washers, and run their wells dry." Has anyone else run into this problem? I have run it for quite a while before, of course we have had almost 2 months of dry weather, just got some rain last week. tho. I dunno.. cant find anything wrong now, but am really worried about this "weak" well. Tell me of your experience.
James K0UA
Called the pump guy back, and he asks. "were you using a lot of water before?" Then I told him about the pressure washer, and he says "there is your problem!, happens every fathers day, when the guys get pressure washers, and run their wells dry." Has anyone else run into this problem? I have run it for quite a while before, of course we have had almost 2 months of dry weather, just got some rain last week. tho. I dunno.. cant find anything wrong now, but am really worried about this "weak" well. Tell me of your experience.
James K0UA