No Water NEED HELP

[Jbaesl]

Lost power last night. Pump was off for several hours. Won’t prime back up. Water just goes down into the well. Bad door valve? Hole in casing ? I don’t know much about wells and need some advice. 2 line jet pump in basement 2 in casing

 

[FishScreener]

The water goes in the pump, not down the well.

 

[Jbaesl]

I know but when I put the water in primer plug hole for the pump it never fills up

 

[FishScreener]

It can take gallons.

 

[Jbaesl]

I’ve put in 20. Even when I try using neighbors hose ran through the outside spigot it will only pressurize to 10 psi then drop to 0.

 

[Valveman]

You got to fix the hole in the down pipe or replace the foot valve to make it hold water and take a prime.

 

[Jbaesl]

That’s my next move. Just going to be a challenge with it being in the basement. Any tips on pulling it out??

 

[Valveman]

Remove the casing adapter from the top of the well. If the inner pipe is stuck and won't come out, pour in some bleach and let it set for a while. Hopefully that will shrink the leathers and make them easier to pull.

 

[Jbaesl]

alright I’ll give it a try after work. I’ll update after. Thanks for the tip!

 

[Jbaesl]

The adapter seems to be on there pretty good. Is it threaded on or just sitting on top? I can feel the drop pipe move around as I try to pull up. I did dump bleach in. See if it is any looser in the morning.