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

What usually causes well pump running constantly in Tracyton

A failed check valve: lets water drain back down the well when the pump stops. In Tracyton that usually means copper and poly on 1960s ranch homes near Riddell Road, and the ground, seeps and springs in the Dyes Inlet bluff, 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 mid-size lots on the Tracyton Boulevard grid that we never skip it.

And a waterlogged pressure tank: rapid short-cycling, on and off every few seconds, means the tank has lost its air charge. Less common on plateau lots near Olympic High, but we've found it near Central Kitsap High.

First steps on a Tracyton property

The Dyes Inlet bluff seeps all winter, so a wet bank proves nothing; the correlator on a pressurized line is what proves a leak.

What you can check yourself on plateau lots near Olympic High: 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 acoustic ground microphone and and hDPE and PEX with.

How we fix it

In Tracyton the work that follows the diagnosis is well line leak detection, and it runs in order: excavate at the break, restore, locate acoustically. Fittings failing at the house entry in clay with groundwater along Tracyton Beach Road sets the pace on sloped waterfront lots on the inlet; the sequence doesn't change.

Our Tracyton coverage for well pump running constantly runs Central Kitsap High, Tracyton Beach Road, Dyes Inlet, Tracyton Boulevard and everything between. We're based in Central Kitsap, minutes from our base, with acoustic ground microphone and and pumps on the truck.