| Subject: Ran sprinklers now no water |
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Tamra Raiche-Skibsted (UGH...)
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Date Posted: 02:32:38 07/23/09 Thu
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I'm in trouble... first of all we have a well that according to the water right certificate is 275', static level of 212.50' with a casing diameter of 4". Although the paper does not tell me how many gpm's it puts out. bummer... it does say that we aren't allowed to exceed 35 gpm's or use up to 10 acre-feet of groundwater though..????
So this is my story, I forgot about the sprinklers after changing hoses around with new rain birds. Well, it wasn't hoses that were the problem really, it was one of the rain birds that isn't working, but I digress... one problem at a time. The water was on for about 4 1/2 hours, one hour being on one rain bird, 1/2 on another and the remaining amount of time on a sprinkler hose that I put extra holes into with a nail, I know..., so that it would water more of that corner of the lawn where the rain bird that wasn't working was supposed to water...
The day before, I had each of the four spots, (had to move one rain bird to the broken one's spot, this was why the sprinkler hose came into the picture) on for about 1 1/2 hours one at a time. My husband told me we'd run out of water if I watered them all (four) at the same time for 2 hours total so I made the adjustment. I'm not good with math but thought it would have been about the same amount of water in all, but I guess not.
So you'd think if I was over watering it, the lawn should be nice and green green green, but the stupid thing still attracts the grass hoppers in flocks. Especially over the septic tank where the ground is not as deep. We are on a hillside of rock and more rock so the ground tends to soak up and filter the water back down, somewhere, obviously not back into the well.
You can see why I'm in trouble now? No water anymore, or more like a trickle and I'm afraid to flush the toilets! I've tried turning the power off to the pump at the electrical panel in the house and waiting, not my strong point, for 30 secs or more, but no luck. Don't hear the pressure pump in the downstairs coming back on at all.
The only reason I know this much is because last year after 5 years of having the stupid pump on almost 24-7 at a gentle roar or loud hissing at times, we found that when (we think it was the phone company) filled in one of the ditches to cover the lines, they hit the galvanized pipe with the blue handled thingy that goes into the ground. We had it replaced sometime last fall before the snow hit and figured that we had gotten rid of our low summer water problem since it wasn't leaking into the ground at the pump/pipe connection anymore. 5 years of water loss... and the lower pasture was the only thing that stayed green all summer, Go figure...
This blue handle that sticks up from the pole that the water hoses are attached to is down, meaning off, and it's been about 5 hours going on six now and still no water pressure to speak of in the house. And might I add that I went outside to test the sprinklers and got barely a trickle as well? pretty blond of me huh?
All this to ask, how long does it take for a well our size to refill itself? and doesn't the pump automatically shut off when the water lever reaches below a certain amount so that it doesn't burn up? And should I leave the pump off at the electrical unit for a longer period of time for it to reset itself?
I'd be asking my husband these things but he's in Canada dropping and picking up a load. I'm usually ok by myself but lately it seems to be one drama after another. I'd rather not have to tell him about this one. It's not like he can rush home on his lunch hour and fix it... attempt at humor.
Please help me as I'm a big fan of help forums and participate when I know about things, which are usually about computer stuff or indoor plants.
Oh and by the way, every hose and connection to water is turned off inside and out. I double, triple checked. And we have a water softening system too. (not on either, well no sound coming from any of the pipes down there)
It's late and I'm pretty stressed out about all of this. I'm not a very good liar and I just know my husband is going to call tomorrow when he hits the border with cell service to ask how I'm doing... Thanks guys for saving me here with some wisdom and husbandly knowledge! I'm checking my email before my voice mail tomorrow, that's for sure!
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