Home Forums Miscellaneous Topics Rural Living Irrigation Well Trouble...

Always happens when you need it most.

Been hot and dry, and not a hint of needed rain.

First, the 2 phase power line has an issue with a downed wire off a pole. The electric company can't get to the powerline on their easement, so they have to call in a dozer crew to clear the line for the lineman truck to access the downed line.

That takes close to a month...

Finished and fixed power line.



Then what happens? The well that irrigates 60,000 olive trees and provides water for cattle quits working... It's blowing $20 control box fuzes like they are candy without pumping much water..

So I call the deep well guy.

AND... it takes 3 weeks or more to fix.

Water in the huge tank is barely there.



Pulling unit in place.



Turns out it wasn't the pump, but the motor.

New motor, and pulling the well and running everything back down-hole is gonna cost around $10k...

They should have that back down hole today. I'll be running that well for a few days, playing catch-up.