There is no water at all! What can we do to troubleshoot this before calling a Plumber? This is the first time this has happened and we never had a well before. Please help (serious answers only)
2006-08-18 02:33:02 · 7 answers · asked by ChicaLoca 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You can rule out the thermostat. If you have no water at all the thermostat has no control over water pressure. The water heater also has no control over water flow, other than what comes from the water heater to the faucet. If you have no water at all that would indicate one of two things. The pump isn't pumping or the well has gone dry. Hopefully it's the pump. Your best option is to call a plumber as much as you don't want to. On the pump is an on off switch that could possibly have shut off due to a power surge. You should be able to flip this switch and get things back to normal if that is the problem. Also, once when I had no water and didn't know what to do about it I called a friend who did. The problem was no more than a loose wire on the pump. Reconnecting the wire made all the difference and saved a huge plumber's bill. You might go online and with the name and serial number of the pump find the on off switch and any other description of any parts. Hope this helps.
2006-08-18 02:49:33 · answer #1 · answered by john h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not your water heater. It's not the thermostat. Check that the circuit breaker or fuse to the well is not off or tripped. (If it is a circuit breaker, turn it all the way off firmly and then back on.) If it was tripped, it probably tripped for a reason and you'll eventually have to find the reason. If the circuit breaker is not tripped and/or fuses aren't blown, there may be a problem with the pressure switch which is the device that turns the pump on and off in response to water pressure. Not something amateurs should fool around with.
2006-08-18 02:50:54 · answer #2 · answered by DelK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you dn't have any water, it's not the water heater or the thermostat, it's got to be the pump. Has the circuit breaker tripped? You should check that before you call a plumber.
2006-08-18 03:31:22 · answer #3 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have no water at all, it is probably the pump. Check the circuit breaker for the pump before you do anything else. If the breaker hasn't been tripped, check the pressure guage (if there is one) near the well. If there is no pressure, it is definitely the pump. If the pump is operational (if it is operational, the guage will show a pressure reading), there could be a blockage in the pipe between the well and the house.
2006-08-18 02:43:34 · answer #4 · answered by lj1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a well. When the pump is running I can hear it. If you've ever heard your pump running before and you don't now, then it's not running for some reason. Check circuit breaker first.
2006-08-18 11:45:16 · answer #5 · answered by old.houndog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a voltage meter and check that you have power across each switch
but first have a look at your fuse panel and then at the valves in your system to be sure everything is turned on.
2006-08-18 02:43:53 · answer #6 · answered by PlayTOE- 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out this site
http://www.pumpsonline.com/Troubleshooting.htm
Hope it helps.
2006-08-18 13:52:31 · answer #7 · answered by etcher1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋