Hi, This wonderful new money trap we bought has a problem with the water well. I'm not real sure of the terminology but here goes, I have a driven well point that is supposedly only 21 feet deep. The pump is in a closet in the basement. It has two plastic, 1 inch I think, pipes coming out of it, going into the floor. There is an expansion tank that I cannot see. (It is behind the closet wall) We have more than enough water for household tasks, laundry, dishwasher, showers, etc. However when I try to run the lawn sprinkler system I have problems. I can run one zone for about 5 minutes, after that the pump starts "chugging". The sprinkler output drops way down and I can hear the pump sucking water from the upstairs toilet and hose spigots. I can't stand the noise from the pump so I shut the system off. Needless to say my lawn has almost completely burnt up. The interesting thing is that the system must have worked for the previous owner, because last fall when we looked at the house the lawn was gorgeous. Any suggestions? I've thought of driving another point with a separate pump for just the sprinklers but I'm not sure what size pump and how far from the existing point should I be. Thanks, Jeff
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20 years ago