Well Pump Replacement and Repair in Georgetown, TX
Georgetown Well Drilling replaces and repairs well pumps across Georgetown and Williamson County, Texas. When the water stops or the pressure fades, the pump is the first suspect, but it is not always the culprit. A pressure switch, a waterlogged tank, a hole in the drop pipe, or bad wiring can all produce the same dead faucet. We test the whole system and fix the part that actually failed.
A submersible pump sits at the bottom of the well, sometimes hundreds of feet down, and pushes water up to a pressure tank in the house or the well house. When it fails you lose water fast. This is year-round work, not seasonal. A pump can die in January as easily as a drought drops a water table in August, and a household with no water needs it back today, not next week.
We Diagnose Before We Pull
Pulling a submersible on a deep well is real work, so we do not do it until we know we have to. The pressure switch, the tank, the capacitor, and the wiring at the panel are all above ground, and a fair share of no-water calls trace to one of them. We test those first. If the fix is up top, you never pay to pull the well. If the pump or the drop pipe is the problem, then we pull it, and while the well is open we replace worn pipe and wire so the next failure is years away, not months.
Sizing the New Pump to the Well
A replacement pump is not a like-for-like swap off a shelf. The right pump matches your well depth, your water level, and how much water the household and any irrigation actually draw. Too small and the pressure sags; too large and it pulls the well down and short-cycles itself to an early grave. We match the pump to the well, set it at the right depth over the water, and wire it to a control that protects it. That is the difference between a pump that lasts fifteen years and one that comes back in three.
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How do I know if my well pump is going out?
The common signs are sputtering air at the faucet, pressure that drops and will not build, a pump that runs constantly, or a breaker that keeps tripping. Sometimes it is muddy or sandy water. Any of those can be the pump, the pressure switch, the tank, or the wiring, and they often mimic each other. We test the system end to end and find the actual failed part rather than replacing the whole works and hoping.
How long does a submersible pump last?
A quality submersible in a clean well commonly runs ten to fifteen years, sometimes longer. Sandy water, frequent cycling from a waterlogged pressure tank, or an undersized pump wears one out faster. When we replace a pump we look at why the old one died, because dropping an identical pump into the same conditions just buys you a repeat. Fixing the cause is cheaper than replacing the pump twice.
Do you have to pull the whole pump to fix it?
Not always. A dead pressure switch, a waterlogged tank, or a bad capacitor is an above-ground fix and needs no pulling at all. But a failed submersible, a hole in the drop pipe, or bad wiring down the well means pulling the pump, and on a deep Trinity well that is hundreds of feet of pipe. We diagnose the above-ground parts first, because if the fix is up top we save you the cost of pulling the well.
My water has sand or air in it. What is that?
Air at the faucet usually means the water level is dropping to the pump, or the pump is losing prime, which points at well level or a leak in the drop pipe. Sand often means the pump is set too low in the hole or the well is drawing from a loose zone. Both are worth catching early, because sand chews up a pump and air-locked cycling burns one out. We find the source rather than just swapping the pump.
Can you replace a pump you did not install?
Yes. Most of our pump work is on wells someone else drilled, often decades ago. We pull whatever is down there, match a new pump to your well depth and water demand, and replace worn drop pipe, wire, or fittings while the well is open, because that is the cheap time to do it. You get a well that runs and a clear picture of what is actually in the ground.