Well and Irrigation Pump Repair in Ocala and Dunnellon
A well pump is the one part of the system nobody thinks about until the water stops. It sits out of sight, it runs on its own, and the first sign of trouble is usually the shower going cold or a zone that will not build pressure. By then the pump has often been struggling for weeks.
We repair well pumps and irrigation pumps across Ocala, Dunnellon and the rest of Marion County. This is what we look for, what it usually means, and what it costs to find out.
The four symptoms worth calling about
No water at all
If nothing comes out anywhere on the property, the problem is the pump, the pressure switch, the pressure tank or the power feeding them. Check the breaker first — it is free and it is sometimes the answer. If the breaker is on and the pump is silent, stop resetting it. Repeatedly restarting a pump that is seized or drawing a locked-rotor current is how a repair becomes a replacement.
Weak or falling pressure
Pressure that used to be fine and is now not usually means a worn impeller, a waterlogged pressure tank, a leak on the drop pipe, or a well whose water level has dropped. These are four different jobs at four different prices, which is why the test matters more than the guess.
Short cycling — the pump clicking on and off
A pump that starts and stops every few seconds is the single most damaging fault on this list. Nine times out of ten it is a pressure tank that has lost its air charge, which is an inexpensive fix. Left running, the constant starts will burn out a motor that would otherwise have lasted years. If your pump is short cycling, it is worth calling this week rather than next month.
A pump that will not shut off
Running continuously means the system can never reach its cut-out pressure. That points to a leak somewhere on the line, a stuck pressure switch, or a pump no longer able to make the pressure it is being asked for. It also means you are paying to run a motor around the clock.
Irrigation pumps have their own failure mode
An irrigation pump that pulls from a well, a pond or a canal lives a harder life than a household pump. It handles water with sand and organic matter in it, it runs in long scheduled bursts, and it often sits outside. The faults we see most are a lost prime, a clogged foot valve or strainer, and seals worn out by grit.
The tell is a pump that runs but moves nothing, or one zone that has gone weak while the rest are fine. Both are worth checking before the dry months, not during them.
We test the pump and give you the price before we start
This is the part most people ask about first, so it is worth being plain. When we come out, we test the pump, the pressure tank and the switch, and we find out which of them is actually at fault. Then we tell you what it costs to fix before any work begins.
That matters on pumps more than on almost anything else we touch, because the range is so wide. A pressure tank recharge and a full pump replacement are not close to the same job, and you should not find out which one you are having after the fact.
- We test before we quote — no diagnosis by phone
- You get the price before the work starts
- Licensed plumbing contractor CFC1431816 and general contractor CGC1533131
- Same-business-day reply
What you can check before you call
- Is the breaker for the pump on? Reset it once — not repeatedly.
- Is the pressure gauge reading anything at all, or sitting at zero?
- Can you hear the pump running, or is it silent?
- Is it cycling on and off quickly? Note roughly how many seconds.
- Has anything changed recently — new fixture, new zone, heavy rain, a dry spell?
None of that is a diagnosis, but all of it shortens ours, and it is genuinely useful to have the answers ready when you call.
Where we cover
Pump work runs out of our Ocala office and covers Ocala, Dunnellon, Belleview, Summerfield, Inverness, Citrus Springs and the surrounding Marion and Citrus County communities.
If your pump is doing any of the four things above, call 352-789-0913 or read more about our well and irrigation pump repair. If your water is hard as well as unreliable, our water softener install and repair page covers that side of it.
Not sure what's wrong with your system?
Start with the 20-point inspection. You get a written report either way.