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FLINT-WALLING SHALLOW WELL PUMP O.T.

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lenray

05-24-2004 15:34:53




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I have this small pump that I was using to pump water from a pond down a 2 in. well that I am pounding down for a new well. Had the pump sitting on 2 cement blocks but last nights rain moved the water level up onto my motor.
After the water recedes will I have a problem with the electrtic motor. It was not being run when the water came up.
Thankyou for any suggestions.
Being a young 59 I haven't seen this kind of water at this time of year ever.
lenray

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Bill

06-03-2004 07:51:00




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 Re: FLINT-WALLING SHALLOW WELL PUMP O.T. in reply to lenray, 05-24-2004 15:34:53  
Lenray, Your best bet would be to take the cover off the motor and take a hair dryer and dry it out good before putting power back to it. Bill



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Howard O.

05-25-2004 00:03:55




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 Re: FLINT-WALLING SHALLOW WELL PUMP O.T. in reply to lenray, 05-24-2004 15:34:53  
I grew up in west Michigan and every spring our well pit would fill with water, we had a sump pump but it wasn't automatic. And with heavy rain, like the ones we are experiencing now, the well pit could fill in a matter of minutes. Nonetheless the well pump would be underwater, we'd pump the pit, replace the fuse on the cicuit and the pump would run without hesitation. So, I don't think you are as bad off as you think.

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Pete - IN

05-24-2004 21:51:43




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 Re: FLINT-WALLING SHALLOW WELL PUMP O.T. in reply to lenray, 05-24-2004 15:34:53  
Had that happen to me with a F&W pump a few years back. After I got the water out of my well pit, I plugged it in and it took right off( I didn't bother drying it out like the other guys suggested) Ran for 2 years and then it needed new bearings. F&W makes pretty tough pumps.



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Dusty

05-24-2004 19:32:15




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 Re: FLINT-WALLING SHALLOW WELL PUMP O.T. in reply to lenray, 05-24-2004 15:34:53  
At a job site we used to go out by the river and sit for coffee and lunch breakes. Across the river a home owner had a shallow well pump, pumping water out of the river into a garden pond, which started up every morning at 10:00 AM. One weekend we had a big rain, when we went out for Monday morning break we saw that the pump was under water. We all pretty much agreed that the pump would not run that day, and maybe not for quite some time. But come 10:00 AM water started squirting out of the pipe in the middle of that pond.
I'm with the others, be sure the motor is dry before trying to use again.

Good Luck,
Dusty

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Russ Smart

05-24-2004 18:05:44




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 Re: FLINT-WALLING SHALLOW WELL PUMP O.T. in reply to lenray, 05-24-2004 15:34:53  
I had a similar situation a few years ago and it was recommended that I disassemble the motor and wash it out as best possible with clean water and then put it in the wife�s oven at only 175 for 2-3 hours. Then I installed new bearings and seal ( total cost about $20) and the pump has been running fine for 2-3 years. I would not plug it in until this has been done!



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T_Bone

05-24-2004 16:05:17




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 Re: FLINT-WALLING SHALLOW WELL PUMP O.T. in reply to lenray, 05-24-2004 15:34:53  
Hi lenray,

If you have too much mositure in the windings, when you apply power it will fry the motor.

Make a small oven, SM, bricks, wifes oven (not recomended if you want to stay married) etc, air tight then add a 100w lite blub for 48hrs. The 100w blub, plate heater, etc; should heat the motor to 250� thus boil off the water.

I've baked gensets and some times it takes several days to dry them out. A resistance test will tell you when there dry, high ohm reading equals moister.

T_Bone

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bo

05-24-2004 15:50:43




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 Re: FLINT-WALLING SHALLOW WELL PUMP O.T. in reply to lenray, 05-24-2004 15:34:53  
You'll never know til you dry it out and run it. Chances are good that it'll run. Maybe set it somewhere and run a hair dryer on it for a couple of hours...The copper windings won't be effected, you might get some flash rust. I'll bet that it'll be fine after dry.



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