QuestionI have a fairly new irrigation system( 1 1/2 yrs old) with a gould 1.5hp irrigator pump, 5 zones and a spigot on the top. I have the usual check valve going into the pump. Its connected to a shalllow well(90ft). Apparently my pump vibrated the 1 1/2" main bushing on top of the pump that goes to the zones, at the same time one of my main wires (black) shorted out from the vibrations. I had water shooting out the bushing so I sawed it off and put in a new one.Fixed the wiring problem also so I now have solid connections. Now I have very little pressure going to my zones, so little the heads won't pop up. I tried running the pump for 10 mins and turning on the spigot when I did water came out but with air in the line I also noted the water was HOT not like before. Could the pump impeller been affected when the pump shorted out? I live in Florida and we have had LOTS of rain so I don't think its the 1 1/2 yr old well. What happened to my pressure to the heads? Thank you in advance.
AnswerI would suspect that there is some damage to the pump---whether it is the impeller or not I can't say. You should probably have a service person check it out. You mentioned running the pump for 10 minutes before opening any valves. This is not a good idea, and can cause damage to the pump. This may be the reason you had hot water. Its kind of like putting water in a blender for 10 minutes and running it.
