Well Update (Alls Well that end Wells)
Aug 8: Our new pipe for the well came in from EP. Jimmy and T.J. showed up in the early morning and stated putting the pump down into well. After putting all 750 ft. of pump and pipe in they fired up the pump and didn’t get any water 
The amps on the pump were low meaning it was not under load (not pumping water). They played around with it for a while to no avail and no water! So Jimmy thought it might be a bad check valve at the last section of pipe or in the pump. Nothing to do but pull all 750 ft. up and check the check valves (again). By Friday afternoon the had pulled the pump to within 200 ft. of the top when our afternoon thunderstorm struck. With rain and lightning all around they camped out in the shelter of the truck. Done in by the weather for today!
Aug 9: Back at it again Jimmy and T.J. finished pulling the remaining pipe and pump. Checked the check valve and found it OK. Pump looked good but the took it back to the shop to test it under load again.
T.J. Showing our well pump.
Everything checked out! Pump was doing 10 gal/min at 370 psi which would get water up the well and up the hill to our holding tank. So back out to our place they went. Jimmy put in a new check valve and put the pump and pipe back down the 750 ft. Turned things on and this time got a trickle of water. Still puzzled he pulled the pump up 12 ft and tried again. This time they got a water flow, not strong but at least they were getting water. Pulled the pump up a litter further and got a good 3-5 gal/min of flow.
Now that they were getting flow they buttoned everything up reconnected the pipe to our holding tank and turned things on.
The well head and the pipe going up the hill to our holding tank
Now up they scurried up the hill to check the on delivery end and water was flowing into the holding tank. For the 1st time in over a week our system was fully functional…. Not too sure how functional I’ll be after I get the bill. This water well stuff is a bit of a black art. Drill a hole in the ground and hope for the best. Sometimes you get water sometimes you just get sand… I know Jimmy and T.J. worked really hard to get our well operating again and thank them for all that hard work.
Best and clear skies, Bob
One more thing…. Here is Cinder, out-standing-in-her-field
Ask if she cares about all this 