We still have water, but it keeps constantly running, and won't stop. The pump itself got warm/hot, and we're afraid that it's going to get ruined or blow up or something. We turned it off for about 30 minutes, then back on to bottle up some water. It's the middle of a snowstorm, and a horrible time for a water pump to stop working, help please!! Any suggestions and fixes, please let me know. Thanks!!! :)
You did not say if you had a submersible well pump or water jet. I am assuming that if you can feel the pump building heat it is of the jet variety. If the pump keeps running it is because the pressure switch is bad or because there is not enough water coming from the well to allow the pump to build shut off pressure. Try manually shutting off the pump for several hours and then switch it back on. If it shuts off on its own then you have a low water supply problem and may need a deeper well. If it does not shut off and you have good water pressure, then shut off the pump and turn off the electrical breaker and remove the pressure switch by disconnecting the wires and screwing the pressure switch off. Inspect the small water line to the switch for blockage from sediment or corrosion. If it is blocked you may get lucky and only have to clear out the line and screw things back together. If you are not lucky, replace the water shut off switch with a new one and you should be good to go. If you still do not have water, the intake screen to the pump could be plugged up and will have to be cleaned.which involves pulling the pipe from the well.
Should be a valve on your pressure tank. That is what you turn off or the sheer volume of water in it will keep water flowing until it empties out.
For the best answers, search on this site https://shorturl.im/axU1p If you don't have a valve on the tank then you'll have to turn off the well pump and drain the tank out on the ground with a hose.
You may have a broken water line. The lose of water pressure, even from a small leak, would keep the pump running. A partially frozen intake line would slow the pump down. The impeller inside the pump may be bad and not able to bring the pressure up. You can keep turning the pump off and on as needed until you find the problem. Make sure the pipes are warm to keep them from freezing.
jane has the correct answer,,, it probably is a broken and leaking pipe somewheres,, it will cause the pump to burn out and may have already melted the contacts together,,, not much to do during a snow storm and after you need to find ,, repair and then insulate the area it leaked from
