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    pressure loss + pump stops + draws power

    Thanks speedbump ... and agreed on both counts.
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    pressure loss + pump stops + draws power

    I see ... that would suck and require me (or rather a company to come out and) pull the pump ($$$) ... sigh ... I'll check the amps first, though (thx). Thanks for the input ... here's my plan for the weekend: 1. Check the filter (whole house) - might be clogged 2. Bypass the switch...
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    pressure loss + pump stops + draws power

    Valveman ... yes, having the PS inside the weel is less than optimal IMO (no way to work on anything, humidity, ...), but that's the way it came ... Do you think bypassing ("jumping") the switch would reveal if the PS is indeed the problem? If there is in fact a "hole in the drop pipe"...
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    pressure loss + pump stops + draws power

    Thanks chaseme ... when I saw what was under the cover of the PS, that too was me first reaction: Corrosion probably changing resistance and creating creeping. But wouldn't that happen gradually (rather than all the sudden)? "Wirebrush" is going to by problematic, though ...: tight space...
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    pressure loss + pump stops + draws power

    I need help ... I have a weekend cabin with a well - a week ago Saturday I all the sudden had no water. I check the well pump: It didn't run. The breaker was okay, so I turned it off and on again. The pump ran, but produced diminished pressure. I didn't pay much attention to it for next few...
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