Suquamish: My Well Pump Won't Shut Off

Why this happens in Suquamish

A failed check valve: lets water drain back down the well when the pump stops. In Suquamish that usually means copper and galvanized on 1950s village homes near Augusta Avenue, and the ground, clay seams along Agate Pass, decides how far the water travels before you see it.

The second thing we rule in or out is a waterlogged pressure tank. Rapid short-cycling, on and off every few seconds, means the tank has lost its air charge. It's common enough on small village lots near Suquamish Way that we never skip it.

Don't overlook a leak inside the house. Cycling stops when the house shutoff is closed. On Suquamish properties from mid-century village homes ringed by 1970s-to-2000s construction it comes up more than you'd think.

Before you call

Suquamish locates start with confirming which utility serves the parcel, Kitsap PUD or the Tribe's utility, because the meter is where we begin.

What you can check yourself on waterfront lots on Agate Pass: close the valve after the pressure tank and watch the gauge. Walk the line's route for a green stripe or soft ground. If you get that far, we'll pick it up from there with pressure gauges and isolation and hDPE and PEX with.

What happens next

In Suquamish the work that follows the diagnosis is well line leak detection, and it runs in order: isolate the problem, excavate at the break, locate acoustically. Newer lines near the casino in till under the village grid sets the pace on parcels along Augusta Avenue; the sequence doesn't change.

Our Suquamish coverage for well pump running constantly runs Sandy Hook, the museum, Old Man House Park, Totten Road and everything between. We're based in Central Kitsap, twenty-five minutes via Highway 305, with pressure gauges and isolation and pumps on the truck.