Well at Barn questions
Hello,
I have a well at my barn that works…but then the water stops sort of abruptly after about 2-3 minutes of running.
I was thinking that the issue is that the well hose has a tear in it near where the pump is, and once the water (approx 2-3 minutes worth) goes below the tear, pressure is nearly instantly lost and I don’t get water.
I have attached pictures of what my well looks like. I undid 2 of the bolts on one half of the well cap, and I was hoping I could just take half out to see if I could then see if the well “hose” was made of solid or flexible plastic or cast iron to confirm my hypothesis.
After undoing the 2 bolts I noticed that the hose was still pretty tight and the cap would not come off easily, so I put it back on because I was worried that if I took the cap off the whole hose would fall in and I’d be screwed.
Is the hose super heavy? Am I right to worry about that?
Does my hypothesis make sense or does anyone think my issue is more likely something else?
Thank you
By the way I have not lived in this house for long so I don’t know anything about its history.