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Helpful Info

When To Call us:

If you have no water or When ever you notice anything different about how your Well system is working, be it low pressure, high then low pressure, strange clicking noises, a high electric bill, or anything else.

where can I drill A well:

Each county has certain distances away from structures and septic systems a water well needs to be contact us to see if your lot is ok for drilling A well.

Is there water on my property, How deep will My well need to be?:

most areas have plenty of water. From working in the different areas of southern California we know the approximate depths and potential for water in each specific area, contact us with your location for an estimate on depth.

Well Deepening:

well deepening can be difficult. equipment loss while deepening is more likely as well as the possibility of blocking off what water is there already, and should only be done if conditions are right.

PRESSURE TANK

The grey box with the wires going into it is the pressure switch (THIS DEVICE CAN SHOCK YOU IF THE GREY COVER IS REMOVED IT MAY HAVE 230 VOLTS OR HIGHER RUNNING THRU IT AND SHOULD ONLY BE SERVICED BY A PROFESSIONAL0 this device turns the pump on and off they are usually a 30/50. 35/55, or 40/60 with the smaller number being the cut in pressure (when the pump will turn on) and the larger number being the cut out pressure (or when the pump will shut off)

It uses a diaphragm and a set of points to do its job, the small diameter pipe below the pressure switch is one of the most important pipes in the system because it is the first to freeze, and can get clogged by iron build up. if it is frozen or clogged in the off position you will not have water if it gets gets clogged or frozen in the on position it can destroy the pump, over pressure the tank damaging it or boil the water above the pump and blowing the pump off the end of the pipe.

TYPICAL WELL SYSTEM

this Diagram shows a typical well system your system may have different components

PRESSURE TANK

the pressure Tank stores water under pressure so when you need small amounts of water like a glass of water or need to wash a dish etc. the pump doesn't have to come on every time keeping the the pump cycling to a minimum, an 85 gallon tank usually has about 30 gallons of drawdown or usable water.

The tank has a rubber bladder installed inside, the water enters and exits thru the pipe at the bottom air is trapped at the top of the tank giving the water something to compress (you cannot compress water) the air pressure is set to work with the pressure switches cut in pressure, if the air leaks out or the bladder ruptures the tank will become water logged causing the pump to short cycle (start and stop rapidly) and will cause the pump to fail prematurely

the tank pressure tank should be checked at least once a year, and if pump short cycling or irregular water pressure.

SUBMERSIBLE PUMP

this is what a typical residential submersible well pump looks like this is in the well at threaded to the bottom of the last drop/riser pipe, the top portion has impellers that push the water up the drop/riser pipe to the surface the bottom is a sealed electric motor that is lubricated by vegetable or bio degradable oils, and powered by submersible wire from the surface the screen in the middle is where the water enters the pump

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