Field notes
A few problems we get asked about.
Short explanations of the clicks, the trips, the red water, and the sand in the sprinklers. They’re general, not a diagnosis for your pump. If it sounds familiar, call and we’ll look at the one you actually have.
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Why does my pump click on and off really fast?
That click is usually the pressure switch, not the pump trying to be polite. If it chatters every second or two with no faucet open, water is escaping somewhere and the switch is chasing it.
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Why does the breaker keep resetting on my pump?
A breaker that opens the moment the pump tries to start is doing its job. Something in the motor or the pump is pulling more power than that breaker will allow. Resetting it over and over is how windings burn.
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Why is my well water red?
Red, orange, or rusty well water is almost always iron. The pump is still moving water. The water itself is carrying iron that turns red when it meets air.
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How do I keep rocks out of my irrigation system?
If you can hear grit in the pipe, or you keep dumping sand out of the filter, the well is sending solids up with the water. A sand separator on the discharge is how you stop most of that before it reaches the valves.
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Why do my irrigation heads and drip lines clog?
A head that spits, mists, or quits while the pump is clearly running is often packed with sand. Drip emitters fail the same way: the openings are tiny, and grit only has to arrive once.
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