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I'm sure that the cost of replacement varies greatly depending upon location, depth of well, etc... Unfortunately, we don't know ANYTHING about our well. the PO couldn't tell us anything about it when we bought. I've reached out to the folks in the county to see if they can tell us.

I assume that we have a submersible pump (vs a jet pump). I have absolutely no idea how deep our well is, but there's a web page that shows a bunch of wells in my county, and the 5-6 closest to us range anywhere from 100' up to 357'. I would assume, ours would be in the 100-200' range, but have no real reason to assume that. We are in a "low-ish" spot and have a creek/stream that runs through our property (we have a small pond [25x40x6], and the only time the stream "runs" is if we get a lot of rain in a short amount of time).

How long do submersible pumps last? 10 years, 20 years, ???

It looks like there are a couple of submersible pumps available at Tractor Supply for just over $500. I assume getting a pump through an installer will end up costing more for the pump and then of course, there's the installation. I assume the installer would end up charging $700-900 for the pump plus installation.


We've been here 5 years. I think the PO owned the place at least 5 years. So the current pump is probably at least 10 years old, maybe more. I'd hate to have the foot valve replaced and then end up calling the guy in a few months or a year to come back out and pull the damn thing up again. It seems like it would make more sense to replace the pump now if they've got to replace the foot valve anyway.