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5 Signs Your Well Pump Needs Professional Repair

Monday, July 14th, 2025

A residential well pump is the heart of your home’s private water system, working tirelessly to supply water for drinking, bathing, and other daily tasks. But like any mechanical system, it can experience wear and tear over time.

What are the common signs your well pump needs repair?

  • Low or fluctuating water pressure
  • Air sputtering from faucets
  • Strange noises from the pump or pipes
  • Unexpectedly high electric bills
  • Dirty, cloudy, or foul-smelling water

Catching early signs of trouble can help prevent complete pump failure and costly water interruptions. If you’re noticing any of the following issues, it may be time to call a professional for well repairs.

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Science September: How Does a Well Pump Actually Work?

Monday, September 9th, 2024

Welcome to Science September! This is the month where we’re going to break down some of the most important services we offer and help customers understand how they work. We aren’t going to go too deep, since there’s only so much teaching we can do online in a blog post–but we’ll hopefully help our customers learn about some of the intricate ins and outs of well drilling, well pumps, and water quality systems.

Today’s topic? Well pumps, how they work, what they are, and why they’re such incredible pieces of modern technology. With just a little bit of electricity and the flip of a switch, you can get access to an immense amount of groundwater that’s right below your feet.

Let’s talk about how this system works and why they’re good at what they do.

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Well Pumps: How They Work and Why They’re So Useful

Monday, April 22nd, 2024

We talk a lot about well pumps on our blog. This makes sense, since they’re complex machines that we work on regularly. But to many of our customers, they seem like magic.

Well, this blog post is going to help dispel any myths or rumors you might have heard about these systems. We hope to explain how well pumps work, why they’re so useful, and even give you a few tips on how you can schedule proper well pump installation in Shelton.

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Property Changes: What You Should Know About Your Water

Monday, January 15th, 2024

Many homeowners are blessed with having a lot of property. This land can be anything you want it to be, depending on the zoning and the landscape. For instance, many homeowners have decided to build guest houses, home additions, or even home offices on their property.

This kind of creative endeavor is entirely up to you, and we support whatever decision you make! However, you’ll want to ensure it has access to plenty of water, and that the water isn’t taking away from your home’s water supply.

You might need a new well pump installation in Shelton, or a new well might need to be dug entirely, depending on the situation. Our team can help walk you through your options and do a preliminary evaluation so that you don’t have to worry.

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What Can Go Wrong With DIY Well Pump Set Up?

Monday, March 27th, 2023

So, you’ve thought about it and it’s time to set up a well pump on your property. You’ve done the proper research and discovered that there’s plenty of groundwater to be used in multiple locations on your residential property. What next? Do you grab the shovel and more extensive digging equipment and get to work creating your new well pump in Yelm, WA?

Well, no. We’re not even going to try to entertain the idea that a regular homeowner could set up a well pump without some serious ramifications. We appreciate the enthusiasm, but we’d like to avoid some disaster scenarios, including you accidentally hurting yourself in the process.

The equipment required to perform this task can be heavy-duty and might end up causing problems if they’re not operated by a professional.

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