Originally Posted by
nseries
I've got a well that's over 600' deep. A couple years ago (4 or 5) the start capacitor in the control box died. Couldn't find a replacement control box locally. Found replacement start and run capacitors on Amazon for less than $10 a piece. Then a little over a week ago, no water again. Figured this time the pump went. Well, Monday morning, just before the professionals arrived, I figured I'd better try to troubleshoot it. Turns out, the wiring between the house and the wellhead shorted somewhere along the way. Ran out to Lowe's and picked up 250' of 8/3 UF wire and temporarily ran it above ground to restore the flow of water. Gonna have to rent a ditch witch at some point this year to tidy it all up. Got out of it pretty cheaply for now. Hopefully the pump lasts a few more years.