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SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSES
SOLUTION
PVC DROP PIPE CRACKS OR
BREAKS AT FIRST COUPLING
OR AT PUMP HEAD
ASSEMBLY
Blockage in discharge line
Locate blockage in discharge line
and remove. Lower the overload
status adjustment for the motor.
Pump has bottomed out
Pull pump and inspect. Upon re-
installation ensure to raise the
push rod up approximately 1 inch
from the lowest point ensuring the
PVC piston does not bottom out
during operation.
Intake filter or lower pump
assembly clogged
Pull pump. Remove build up/clog.
Replace intake filter if necessary.
Lower the overload status
adjustment for the motor.
DROP ASSEMBLY
DIFFICULT/IMPOSSIBLE TO
REMOVE FROM WELL
Well may be pinched or
crooked, drop assembly may
be caught on in well debris
Move drop assembly back and
forth to dislodge. If not successful,
remove as much of the drop
assembly as possible, and pull
upwards with force on fiberglass
drop shaft to eventually disconnect
piston from lower pump assembly.
Fish lower assembly out if possible,
if not, it may be left in the well and
another pump installed at a higher
depth setting.
