Turns out while making dinner Monday evening, I turned on the tap, and got some water, the next time I turned it on... nothing.
Checked out all the usual thoughts, but everything seems ok. Gotta get ahold of a plumber today!
In the meantime, good thing there is lots of snow to melt.
Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Cat's are food... not friends!
If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.
my wife's first question would be whether i paid the bill. That sucks, time to fall back on that stored water... you did store water right?
Common sense is so rare these days, it should be re-classified as a super power.
I have a well, so since the electricty is on, it should be there.
I only have about 10 gallons on hand, plus a couple cases of emergency 500ml bottles. but I have a surplus of snow and ice outside my door. I fill a few of my big canning pots in the morning, and when I get home, they're 3/4 full of potable water. If push came to shove, I could just drill a hole in the ice on my pond, and scoop out what I need too.
Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Cat's are food... not friends!
If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.
How old is your pump?
How deep is it?
Would it be worth while to make preparations for the installation of a hand pump....since you will have the tool resources there?
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At this point, I am hoping it is a simple switch, if it is the pump itself, then I'll have to look at some options.
My well is 290' deep, so a standard handpump will not suffice. There have been a couple threads about pumps, so I am trying to find them, and do a little research.
I wouldn't want strictly a hand pump, as it would be too much of a PITA to use all the time, but having a hand backup is high on the list.
As far as I know, the pump is original from the house, so it would be 24 years old
It is also winter here, so making mods, digging and or drilling, gets real expensive, and may or may not even be possible, depending on current temperatures.
Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Cat's are food... not friends!
If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.
When my pump goes out (It is only 7 years old) I am replacing it with a air lift pump. I don't like having a pump down below, especially when the airlift uses so much less power.
They do make some deep water hand pumps, but they are fairly expensive.
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Guess it doesnt need to be said, but Ill say it anyway... YOU KNOW BETTER!Originally Posted by Sniper-T
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lol. nope... not really worried about it. I have an unlimited supply just outside my door, in any season. And if need be, the means to purify it. I don't have the room nor the inclination to keep more than that on hand. it takes me 5 minutes in the morning to fill my canners up with snow, and when I get home from work I have 15 gallons of potable water waiting for me. If I need more than that, I'll get out more containers.
Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Cat's are food... not friends!
If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.
So snow does have benefits... LOL
It is, of course, obvious that speed, or height of fall, is not in itself injurious ... but a high rate of change of velocity, such as occurs after a 10 story fall onto concrete, is another matter.
Hope the trouble shooting goes quickly. Sorry to hear about the troubles.
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