Recent content by Vlach7

On wells around here that have possible issues we use "Pump Savers" it will shut down the pumping for a set amount of time when it notices higher amp use saving an expensive fix. prob. $250 DIY.

OK, just keep using it till the prob. gets worse or maybe better, I had a persistent water hammer issue that I spent hundreds of dollars on and the fix many years later was a cheap plastic check valve with internal spring, $15. Not the expensive free-swinging Brass one. Does the water have the...

1' casing, very impressive. If you did notice any deterioration of the metal casing, I would believe that a smaller, poss. 10" or 8" PVC might be able to fit inside. When you put a new pump in, which might be many years, have a camera dropped to asses' potential damage. My pump was replaced 25...

Off subject, but an observation, your water is very acidic, do you know if your casing is metal all the way down? It could prematurely eat thru the casing, just something to be aware of. I have naturally soft water with a PH of 8.4, my neighbor 1/2 mi. away has a PH of 7.6. He let me buy a 1/4...

Is your piping teed off at the well head that you’d be able to run water directly out of it before it gets in the pressure tank and you might be able to do some troubleshooting to figure out if it still has the problem or not from there? mine is set up that way.

The one on my L 47, swivels 45 degrees-then 180 degrees-but I’m sure it would be a small fortune to buy one of those OEM

At least you don’t have to go too far for water if it does light up.😂

Do you have a way of checking your water level? I’ve used a multi strand phone line strip it variable lengths, and then use the continuity tester to tell me what level my water was at because if you’re at your pump level, then you probably are sucking air.

If it is sucking a little air while pumping because it’s bottoming out the well, you’re gonna have bigger problems to deal with which is slowing down the pumping or dropping the well down further so you’re not sucking air, hopefully not the case I’ve been there before, and it would just cycle...

The only time I get air in my well/pump system is when I am doing work on it and I have to re-pressurize it otherwise there is a slight chance that a bladder tank can have a leak in it and put some air into the system, but not as likely, you would find your pressure/bladder tank full of water...

I'm impressed if that was homemade.

Please keep me/us updated, I am sure I will eventually be in the same boat. I got mine used in San Diego 5 years ago, had 330hrs, now has 750hrs.

Only happens to me when I forget to put it in rabbit mode.

Wow, I wonder how much was spent on maintenance. My mechanic relative said to stay away from the Ford diesels, so I got a Duramax.

Partially burned? Just the important stuff. Hope it was insured. Did you get it hot with a fuel leak?