Replacing your Barrington well pump isn’t fun and how to avoid it as long as possible

There are probably a lot of things you'd rather do than
replace your Barrington well pump. Replacing your
well pump just isn't fun.

Here’s a great idea – why not replace your Barrington well pump this weekend? You can shut the water off while the job is done. And, you’ll get to spend the money for that new well pump, as well as the cost of installation. What fun!

Of course, no one in Barrington replaces their well pump for the fun of it; they replace their well pump because they need a new well pump. For fun, they go out to dinner and a show, they go to a concert, to see a stand-up comedian or visit an art show. There are all kinds of things they can do for fun but replacing their well pump isn’t even on the list.

People don’t replace well pumps for fun because they don’t like it when the water doesn’t flow in their Barrington homes. They don’t like to replace their well pumps because it’s an inconvenience and an expense they’d rather avoid.

So, since you won’t replace your well pump for fun, replacing it at all is something you’d rather avoid. And, still, people do deal with the inconvenience and expense; they do replace their well pumps.

They replace their well pumps, not because they shut their water off but because the well pump shuts the water off. That’s the opposite of what a well pump is designed to do. A well pump is designed to make the water flow on demand. That’s it. That’s all a well pump does – turn the water flow on and off when you want it.

Considering how little enjoyment is found in the replacement of a well pump, other than the relief people feel when a bad well pump is replaced, it’s amazing people don’t put more effort into ensuring that they don’t have to replace their well pumps as often. Often, of course, is a relative term.

A well pump should last 15 years or more. Some well pumps have lasted two or three decades. But, the longer a well pump lasts, the more likely it is that someone made some effort to maintain that well pump.

Maintenance involves having a professional take a look at the pump annually to make sure that the well tank has the proper pressure. That professional will also check out the well system, in general, to make sure everything is as it should be. Of course, while checking the well system, a professional will also test and chlorinate the well. That way, you know that the water that flows from your Barrington well is also safe to drink.