Any recent submersible well pump replacement quotes?

[IveBeenRued]

Looks like I may have to replace my well pump. I’ll be looking at 1HP 240V, 2-wire models from reputable manufacturers. Does anyone have any recent quotes for this type of job?

 

[D60]

Doesn't depth come into play? In my locale you're a at least a couple hundred feet just to get less than 1 gpm, but going deeper doesn't get any better

 

[pbm]

My friend just had his done for $1800. IDK what depth it was at but when I lived near him mine was 190 ft. down IIRC.
I didn't think $1800 was too steep being that everything in NY is expensive.

 

[Chris142]

Last time I had mine replaced it was $2900. Franklin motor and goulds pump.

 

[IveBeenRued]

Thanks guys. Got a quote of $2000 including a Franklin pump. Depth and horsepower estimate was way off. The old one was a 1/2 HP Franklin from 1997 and a similar unit is going in.

 

[IveBeenRued]

Old pump.

 

[andrew_j]

Looks like I may have to replace my well pump. I’ll be looking at 1HP 240V, 2-wire models from reputable manufacturers. Does anyone have any recent quotes for this type of job?

The pumps are nearly double in price from say 10 years ago. The installation depends on how deep your well is. I spent about $1800 for a 250 ft deep .

 

[Pablo]

Decent life!!!

How deep was it?

 

[IveBeenRued]

101 feet and the price includes running new wire. The old wire was 2 conductor without ground. The new wire has a ground.

 

[Propflux01]

Amazing those pumps can push water that high, I was under the impression there was only so far they could push.

 

[Tom NJ]

Had mine replaced last year - just the pump, not the wire or piping so depth did not matter. 3/4 HP pump installed was $2,000.

 

[walterjay]

Decent price

 

[walterjay]

Had mine replaced last year - just the pump, not the wire or piping so depth did not matter. 3/4 HP pump installed was $2,000.

Did Gibson do yours? How long did you have to wait for a replacement after you called?

 

[thastinger]

Amazing those pumps can push water that high, I was under the impression there was only so far they could push.

Although my well is 240ft deep, the pump sits at 50ft.

 

[Tom NJ]

Did Gibson do yours? How long did you have to wait for a replacement after you called?

Yes I used Rick Gibson. He came same day as we were out of water, as he has done in the past. Surprised you know Gibson, a local pump guy in Floyd.

 

[walterjay]

Yes I used Rick Gibson. He came same day as we were out of water, as he has done in the past. Surprised you know Gibson, a local pump guy in Floyd.

I have been to Floyd quite a few times. My son has a farm there. Being involved with well pumps as a livelihood I notice all the pump people.

The reason I asked about service was that three years ago my son built a new home. There was an existing well on his property. He needed a well yield done to see if the well was a producer. No one in the business was interested in doing the job. He repeatedly tried everybody. To get it done I drove down from northern Maryland and did the procedure myself. It was an excellent clean and clear producer.

I have considered retiring to the area. So nice there.

 

[Propflux01]

Although my well is 240ft deep, the pump sits at 50ft.

You must have some good water supply in that well.

 

[Chris142]

Amazing those pumps can push water that high, I was under the impression there was only so far they could push.

My well is shallow for my area at 300ft. Farther up the hill wells are 600+ with the deepest Im aware of being 800.

 

[Chris142]

The pumps are nearly double in price from say 10 years ago. The installation depends on how deep your well is. I spent about $1800 for a 250 ft deep .

The cost to drill a well here has gone insane. $125+ per ft