gary49
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A larger electrical contractor might have a recording ammeter that could be used to see what the starting and running amperages of the pump are. That’s what I’d be looking for after i put a clamp on ammeter on the line just to see what the numbers are. Could be a number of things, best guess is it’s an intermittent short due to a bad splice. If it’s a submersible pump, there should be a splice at the pump and another at the top of the wellhead under the cap. I like to use heat shrink splice kits for submersible pump installations. Could be a splice somewhere besides inside the well casing, might be tricky to find if it’s buried. Of course, if it’s buried, it won’t be long before it fails completely.