Wonder Lake well maintenance saves you money and spares you inconvenience

Wonder Lake well maintenance can save you money
and a pain in the neck later.

Is there a problem with the well at your Wonder Lake home or office? You turn or lift a handle or knob and nothing happens? In other words, no water comes out of the faucet as expected. Or, maybe you’ve noticed that the water pressure is weak.

These are indications of a problem with your well. You may also notice that the pump keeps cycling (turning off and on).

What could cause these problems with your well?

• Your well pump may have failed. However, complete failure of the pump would mean no water at all.
• You could have a leak somewhere. This would most likely exhibit itself through lower water pressure and, possibly, cycling of the pump.
• Your well tank could have the wrong pressure or a torn bladder. This will, very likely, result in a cycling well pump. The water pressure may also suffer.
• Your well pressure switch may be failing. This could cause any of these symptoms. 

Whatever the problem with your well system, it’s frustrating when you lift a faucet and the well doesn’t respond in the appropriate manner. You expect that well outside your Wonder Lake home or office to deliver.

The reality is that a well that supplies water to a home or office is a mechanical system. As with anything mechanical, it can break down. Fortunately, well systems are remarkably durable. But, parts of a well system do break, and repairs can be costly.

With wear and tear, it’s even inevitable that parts of a well system will fail. For instance, a well pump will not last forever. But, well pumps have lasted 20 and even 30 years. Keep in mind that, if your Wonder Lake well system as a tank with a torn bladder, or a faulty pressure switch, and is cycling, if not repaired soon, the pump will burn out and long before it might have otherwise.

When the water stops or the pressure falls, it’s inconvenient. And, expensive. With well maintenance, however, your Wonder Lake well will last longer and save you money in the long run.

Annual water well maintenance check is a great way to keep the water flowing in your Wonder Lake home

You carry a basket of laundry down the stairs in your Wonder Lake home, put some detergent in the machine and add the clothes. Then you turn the knobs to the desired selections before closing the door and pushing the button. But, as you turn to walk away, nothing happens. You push again. Still nothing.

The problem: the well pump that brings water from the well outside into your Wonder Lake home has expired.

The solution: call a well repair service, such as McHenry Water Well & Pump and, while you wait, take the clothes to the Laundromat on Wonder Lake Road. Of course, with an emergency call, you may not have time to make it to the Laundromat before your well technician arrives.

It shouldn’t take long for the well technician to have your well pumping water again. However, a new well pump isn’t free. Additionally, there’s the question of why your well pump burned out in the first place.

Was it merely a matter of age or was there another problem? If the well tank wasn’t properly charged the well pump won’t operate correctly. In fact, if the well tank wasn’t charged properly, the bladder may have a rupture. In either case, as a result, your well pump may have cycled on and off repeatedly. That puts a heavy burden on a well pump and the heat created will quickly terminate the pump’s motor.

At McHenry Water Well & Pump, as with any conscientious well repair service, they’ll do all they can to keep the costs down. But, when the well pump burns out or the bladder in the well tank is ruptured, there is only so much they can do to keep the cost of a well repair down.

The best way to avoid the high costs of having you’re well on the property of your Wonder Lake home repaired is to ensure that your well is maintained. Well maintenance is inexpensive insurance to avoid costly well repairs.

A quality well technician will chlorinate your well while performing a maintenance check. The chlorination will go a long way to ensuring that your water is safe. They’ll also do a multi-point check of your well system, checking the electrical components, the well cap, pump and tank. With the latter, that will include checking the charge in your tank.

Often, a well tank bladder rips because the well tank didn’t have the right charge. By maintaining the charge at the correct level you virtually guarantee that the bladder won’t rip.

In the meantime, there are some things you can do to check your well system yourself. If you notice a rotten egg smell to the water, or see that the water in the back tank of your toilet is leaving an orange skin on the porcelain, that’s a good indication that your well requires chlorination. However, an annual chlorination will avoid those problems in the first place and an annual checkup for your well system is a very good idea.