Post by farmertrappe on Sept 11, 2015 21:40:17 GMT -5
Came home this afternoon and while doing the evening chores it seemed to take forever for the last of three water jugs to fill. No water coming out of the hose that's strange or is it. I have a shallow well pump, which is located down in a small pump house but its a above ground pump. Checked the breaker and headed to the pump house to remove the roof/lid to check pump. Pressure switch tried to start pump but it would just click back off. I was reaching down to feel if the pump was hot and brushed up against the copper pipe going to the filter. I got shocked, me being me I touched it again to be sure, yep got shocked again, pump must be grounding out. Turned off the breaker and felt the pump, warm. Now in the pumps defense, two weeks ago while processing chickens it started to make a high pitched whine. I knew it was going to be a problem sooner than later, but this ain't a good time. On top of that about three years ago when we had a very wet spring the pump quit on me because it got deep sixed under water for two days before the tide went out. I hit the breaker and its run fine since then, until now.
But the truly messed up thing is how unprepared I am for this situation. I have no bottled water, no clean containers to take to friends to fill. The hog pen has a 35 gallon gravity fed water tank that will be empty in the a.m. I will be able to get some water from my next door neighbor tomorrow for the critters. But it really makes me realize how unprepared I am. I need 70 gallons of water just to fill the hog and chicken water jugs every day not including water to clean them out. I was planning on doing two or three loads of laundry tonight and I have a few dirty dishes from yesterday not to mention I could use a good scrub.
I got two gals of water to clean up with and keep the hound dog in liquid refreshment. I have to drop off a flyer for the farm and some honey at a home show first thing in the morning before loading up,towing and blocking a boat up the road a little ways. Then I will get to start to deal with this.
But the truly messed up thing is how unprepared I am for this situation. I have no bottled water, no clean containers to take to friends to fill. The hog pen has a 35 gallon gravity fed water tank that will be empty in the a.m. I will be able to get some water from my next door neighbor tomorrow for the critters. But it really makes me realize how unprepared I am. I need 70 gallons of water just to fill the hog and chicken water jugs every day not including water to clean them out. I was planning on doing two or three loads of laundry tonight and I have a few dirty dishes from yesterday not to mention I could use a good scrub.
I got two gals of water to clean up with and keep the hound dog in liquid refreshment. I have to drop off a flyer for the farm and some honey at a home show first thing in the morning before loading up,towing and blocking a boat up the road a little ways. Then I will get to start to deal with this.