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Originally Posted by BK911
Regrading the driveway and did some work around the well head.
Carefully used a shovel but still dropped some clay down the casing.
Lost water pressure and noticed sediment filter was full of clay.
Cleaned it out and now only have a trickle of water, and not enough to pressurize the bladder tank.
Guessing the well pump inlet filled with mud.
Any ideas?
Thought maybe air pressure?
Probably just pay to replace the pump since it's 20 years old.
Fortunately I keep water jugs just in case, but they won't last long.
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20 years is a long use life. I'd be surprised if the inlet is clogged with mud. Isn't the pump positioned in the sweet zone rather than near the bottom?
I did a reno on my house back in '08 with a lot of new plumbing. My pump at that time was 16 yo so I replaced it as well.