Update: Well Issues

After having it made through the night without any water... the first thing Kenny did was to call at Lunde's (a local water company), to have 4000 gallons of drinking water delivered to hold us over. By 9.30 am the water truck used our fire hydrant to pump 4000 gallons into the holding tank. That really went surprisingly quick and cost us $ 80 and should be good for about 3 to 4 weeks.

Kenny had also called Roadrunner (well maintenance company) as well. In the early afternoon the well guy showed up. He told us that our well pump is only pulling with about 50% capacity... and that explains why the holding tank was empty. There can be several reasons for that:

• The motor of the pump can be damaged.
• The pump itself can have a blockage.
• There could be a damage to one of the electricity wires.
• There could be a blockage in the well pipe (somewhere between well pump and pressure tank).
• The water levels could have dropped, so that the pump no longer reaches the water table.

Without pulling out the entire well pipe and examining pump wires, pump and well pipes... there is no way to tell. The cost of that could be as much as $ 800, depending on how deep the well is. After that we will hear what the verdict is and how much it will cost to get the well working again.

I will keep you guys posted on the progress!!