Has your submersible well pump broken off inside the well? If yes, you must retrieve and repair or replace the pump. So, how to retrieve a submersible well pump? Can you retrieve it yourself? Yes, it’s possible. What if you don’t have a submersible well pump retrieval tool? No worries, you can make one yourself…
If you have a well pump system in your house, you’ve stressed at one point about how long a well pump can run before burning out. A top-quality well pump can run for almost 24 hours without any interruptions. Average-quality well pumps last for about 12-18 hours. If the pump is run continuously without any…
Can you wire a well pump backwards? Well, the pump is powered by alternating current and therefore, the direction of the voltage source shouldn’t matter. A well pump, also known as a submersible pump, is a great piece of machinery to store water in a reservoir for later purposes or suck water down from a…
For remote areas, the supply of running water from the municipality or city corporation is hard to reach. If your house is located on the outskirts of a city or town then it is better to get water from a private well. For this, you must get the best shallow well pump with pressure tank….
Sooner or later, your shallow well pump is bound to present you with some defects, even if it’s from a renowned brand like Harbor Freight. The most common Harbor Freight Shallow well pump problems include pulsing water, murky or smelly water, or sometimes, no water at all! Inflated utility bills are also a matter of…
You have decided to buy a water pump. Without this, your home is not fit for living or you can’t set up your factory. But the thing is what type of water pump you will buy. Will your water pump be made with cast iron or with stainless steel? To answer this question or to…
Why is the well pump humming but not pumping? Is the motor dying? Will it fix on its own? First, turn off the motor. Don’t let it hum continuously; otherwise, it’ll be damaged. In 90% of cases of humming pumps, the motor fan or the capacitor is defective. Check the capacitance by a tester. If…
Many people have issues with water not coming out of the faucets in their houses. This happens primarily due to the well pump pressure switch, and resetting it can fix the issue. However, the lever for resetting may be jammed sometimes. This is why many people ask how to reset well pump pressure switch without…
A well pump overheats when the water demand exceeds what the pump can provide. When this happens, your pump shuts off automatically to prevent an electrical fire or power surge that could damage your entire system. So, what to do when the well pump overheats and shuts off? Check the pressure tank and breaker box for…
Can you find a sector where we aren’t using technology nowadays? Probably not. Technology has become a part of our everyday life. And it’s updating continuously. That’s why people choose constant pressure pumps over traditional ones. But what makes it better than a standard pump? What are the pros and cons of constant pressure well…
