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Yes, although not for well repair. I had a hard time getting a commitment, but then I've been a general contractor in a previous career and I don't much brook flackiness. My grade would be "OK".

Bill

What's wrong with the well. Is the pump inoperative? Is there something wrong with the pressure tank? I recently had my well pump replaced. The  submersible pump is 150 feet underground. It cost $3,500 to have the 1 1/2 HP pump pulled, replaced and reinstalled. The pressure tank was then represserized. I used a well contractor. I have limited experience with Home Advisor. I used them to find an electrical contractor to replace a breaker. That was a good experience. I looked on their web site and they do service well pumps.

Another place to look into is Angie’s List. I found an excellent pool pump repair man on there.

Initialy I had a neighbor do a bit of work on the system and he found out a silinoid in the outside box had started to fall apart and replaced both of them and the reset button works again but no water is going into the tank.  He checked the current and it goes to the cover ov the well, but since the bolts were rusted, he wasn't sure he could take them off without causing damage to the cap of maybe shearing of the bolt heads.

So at this point it's either the diaphram in the tank or the pump, assuming the pump is still there and didn't fall into the aquafer and roaming around under Florida somewhere.

I would say that the diaphram might be the first thing to check next, seeing that it should have to be replaced anyway for a fresh start.

How old is your pump? Mine was 15 years old when it failed. 

I remember someone pulling it out when we first moved in back in about the last centure, say about 1987/88.  long piece of I think PVC pipe.

My pump has 8 sections of 20 foot PVC pipe attached to it. Pulling it is labor intensive. The pump contractor pulls up 20 feet of pipe. Disconnects it from the following section of pipe by unscrewing a stainless connector. Repeats that process until the pump is all the way up. Reinstallation is the reverse. Attach 20 feet of PVC to the new pump. Lower the pump 20 feet and attach the next section of pvc with a stainless steel connector. Repeat seven more times. My pump was replaced last January on a Sunday in 10 degree weather. I paid premium time which is why it cost $3,500.

Sounds like I deffinately need to get a few estimates first.

At least that was an above zero temperature.

Companies pay to be listed on Angie's List and Home Advisor. Those companies rely heavily on feedback from customers. Too much negative feedback or complaints will get them dropped from Angie's List or Home Advisor.

Those online listing companies are basically advertising hubs for these small nameless companies just trying to get business.

When you use these listing companies, they use your location (big brother Google or Facebook or cellphone gps) to link you with a company/companies nearest your location for the work you require.

It's basically a vetting organization as opposed to blindly calling a listing from the yellow pages. They have to do good work to stay listed, and you have a level of leverage when there is some conflict regarding work. They don't want you to report any issues to the listing company.