N80
Super Member
I am asking this question on behalf of my daughter. She has heard me say so many times "I had a problem and went to the "tractor web site" and those guys told me how to fix it." So now she asks me to ask you guys to solve one for her. The problem is, I don't really have all the facts.
But here goes: She and her husband are in a new house way out in the middle of nowhere. They had it built. It is about two years old. It is mostly a nice house but the builder did some sketchy things and left a problem or two unsolved. The biggest problem is that the well pump trips its breaker fairly often. The well guy came out and could not find a problem. An electrician was sent by the builder. He did not speak any English and my daughter never felt like he really got the picture. This seems to happen randomly and without any common denominator except that it happens almost every time it rains.
The well head is in a covered building and stays completely dry. It is probably 20 yards from the house. The house is on a hybrid slab type thing (foundation wall filled and packed with earth. Slab poured on top of that.) Pump works fine most of the time but trips breaker 2-3 times a month and any time there is heavy rain.
So, that's all I know. I've asked. Any ideas much appreciated.
(And yes, my wife and I have recommended that they lean on the builder (who contracted the well digger) and take legal action if necessary. They have not wanted to do that, for obvious reasons, but unless there is an obvious and easy fix that someone (maybe you guys) comes up with that's the other option I know.
But here goes: She and her husband are in a new house way out in the middle of nowhere. They had it built. It is about two years old. It is mostly a nice house but the builder did some sketchy things and left a problem or two unsolved. The biggest problem is that the well pump trips its breaker fairly often. The well guy came out and could not find a problem. An electrician was sent by the builder. He did not speak any English and my daughter never felt like he really got the picture. This seems to happen randomly and without any common denominator except that it happens almost every time it rains.
The well head is in a covered building and stays completely dry. It is probably 20 yards from the house. The house is on a hybrid slab type thing (foundation wall filled and packed with earth. Slab poured on top of that.) Pump works fine most of the time but trips breaker 2-3 times a month and any time there is heavy rain.
So, that's all I know. I've asked. Any ideas much appreciated.
(And yes, my wife and I have recommended that they lean on the builder (who contracted the well digger) and take legal action if necessary. They have not wanted to do that, for obvious reasons, but unless there is an obvious and easy fix that someone (maybe you guys) comes up with that's the other option I know.