Is it the pump or the power?
We test whether power reaches the pressure switch and the control box, check the breaker and the connections, and look at the wire run to the well. If the power is good all the way to the pump, the next call is to a pump contractor, and we'll tell you so. If the breaker trips every time the pump starts, a worn breaker or a failing pump are the usual causes, and testing tells you which.
New and replacement pumps
A new pump can draw more power than the one it replaces, so the breaker and wire get checked against its specs. If the well is a long way from the house, the wire has to be heavier to keep the voltage up at the pump, which helps the motor start cleanly and last. Bring the pump model or your pump contractor's specs and we size the circuit to them.
Pump houses
A small heater holds a pump house above freezing in winter, and a light and an outlet make it easy to work in. We add a circuit for those, and if the pump house is far from the panel, it can share a run with a shop or barn on the same side of the property.
Water during an outage
A well pump stops when the power goes out, and it takes a lot of power for the moment it starts. If you're planning a generator hookup or a standby generator, the pump is the first thing we size it around, so you have water as well as lights. We serve rural properties from Marcola to Pleasant Hill and up the McKenzie.