Last night we noticed that the sump pump had been running for a while, and sounded almost like a washing machine. When we checked we saw that the water was not going up through the pipe, and it was shaking. we've opened it and just wondered if anybody had any pointers on what to check. Thanks

Hey, I purchase some land that has a pond and [U]had [/U]an old delapitated windmill over a 3" well to assist in putting water in the pond. We tore down the mill and now have just the 3" well. Recently I needed to dig another well elsewhere on our acerage and when the "well guy" came out I asked if they made a submersible for a 3" casing and if it would be efficient at assisting a 1 1/2 acre pond. He said that it would'nt be too efficient and the pumps for 3" casings that he knew of were expensive and the only ones he knew of were imports. Basically he was saying that the pump would have no longevity under the strains and that it would have to be [U]often[/U] replaced and it would be expensive. I'd appreciate any other opinions on this and whether or not you would concur with "my well man".