My Well Pump Won't Shut Off (Manchester, WA)

What usually causes well pump running constantly in Manchester

A waterlogged pressure tank: rapid short-cycling, on and off every few seconds, means the tank has lost its air charge. In Manchester that usually means 1940s galvanized on beach homes near Manchester State Park, and the ground, clay seams and seeps on Beach Drive, decides how far the water travels before you see it.

The second thing we rule in or out is a leak inside the house. Cycling stops when the house shutoff is closed. It's common enough on the village near the state park that we never skip it.

And a failed check valve: lets water drain back down the well when the pump stops. Less common on rural parcels along Colby Road, but we've found it near the fuel depot.

First steps on a Manchester property

Manchester's Beach Drive and Colchester Drive lots have the meter at the road and the house downhill at the water, so every leak drains toward the beach and surfaces far from the break.

What you can check yourself on rural parcels along Colby Road: note the rhythm: slow steady cycling or rapid short-cycling. Close the valve after the pressure tank and watch the gauge. If you get that far, we'll pick it up from there with hDPE and PEX with and pipe locator.

How we fix it

In Manchester the work that follows the diagnosis is well line leak detection, and it runs in order: locate acoustically, repair or replace, restore. Modern PEX on waterfront rebuilds in hardpan up Mile Hill sets the pace on Colchester Drive waterfront; the sequence doesn't change.

Our Manchester coverage for well pump running constantly runs the fuel depot, Colby, Colchester Drive, Beach Drive and everything between. We're based in Central Kitsap, down Mile Hill Drive from Port Orchard, with hDPE and PEX with and pumps on the truck.