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Signs It's Time To Upgrade To A Deep Well Water Pump

31 August 2020 by Wade Wheeler

Enjoying clean and free water all year round from a well pump should never be taken for granted. One day, you could turn on your taps and the pump is spitting out murky water.

Your pump requires regular maintenance and cleaning to prevent clogging. If your shallow water pump can no longer access water, however, it could be time for a new water well pump installation.  

Dry Shallow Well Pumps 

When your well was installed, your contractor may have determined that your water source was less than 25 feet below the surface and installed a shallow water pump. After providing clean water for bathing, cooking, and washing clothes for generations of your family, your water pump may have stopped pumping fresh water. 

For a variety of reasons, your water source can dry up. Signs can include:

• Low water pressure and fluctuating water flow
• Murky water full of debris 
• Water sputters out of the tap as the pump sucks in more air than water 
• A rainbow of colors flowing through your tap water, indicating corrosive well water. Blue-green (copper), red (iron), and other hues are the first signs for many homeowners that their well is leaching metals.

If you have a shallow water pump, your loss of clean water is likely temporary. 

Causes of Low or No Water Flow 

A water pump can stop working for a variety of reasons. The pump may have reached its life expectancy. But often, the problem is resource depletion. 

• the water source near the surface has run dry, due to natural depletion or a drought 
• the water table has lowered below 25 feet 
• the intake valve is clogged with debris, which commonly happens when the water source is depleting

Deep Well Pumps

In most cases, your water well pump installer can install a deep well pump to access water deeper in the ground. A deep well pump can source water hundreds of feet below the surface. More water fractures typically exist at deeper levels. 

At the same time, the installer will assess your water well casing for cracks that could lower water pressure. The colored water indicates that metals are infiltrating your water. Your newly installed water well pump will automatically shut off if the well runs dry, protecting the components from damage. 

When you first notice signs of water depletion, contact your residential water well pump installer to test the water table and conduct an inspection. Older well pumps may not have automatic turn off switches, and thus will continue to pump air and debris and damage components. 

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