This combination of freezing water, air and wind tends to make a well technician’s hands numb while performing a well pump installation. While John Matthesius, of McHenry Water Well & Pump, doesn’t necessarily charge more in the winter, the process can take longer. That’s why it’s generally a better idea to have a well pump installation in the warmer months.
Of course, if a well pump installation is needed, it’s needed, even if it is January or February and it’s below zero outside. When the pump fails, a well pump installation is required, assuming a well pump repair isn’t feasible.
You may ask, “How do I know when my well pump will fail and I’ll need a well pump installation?” You don’t. However, if you have regular maintenance of your well pump, while extending the life of the well pump, and the well tank, a well technician will have a chance to take a look at your well pump. The well technician may be able to tell you that the well pump is getting a little tired.
Armed with knowledge of the condition of your well pump, you can make a decision to hold out another year, while also hoping Lakemoor doesn’t have another bitter and long winter. Or, you can decide, maybe it’s better if my well technician performs a well pump installation now. ‘Now,’ of course, refers to last summer or fall.
If you haven’t maintained your well and well pump, hopefully, it will last through the winter without problems. If not, you can call your well technician to come out and do the maintenance now. Or, if the pump fails, you can make an emergency call for a well pump repair.
Even well maintenance is better performed in the warmer months. Proper well maintenance includes chlorinating the well. Properly done, this also includes flushing the well after chlorinating. Water flushed out of the well tends to freeze on the surface.
