It seems that I have a bit of ground water running into the well where the conduit and pipes enter the well after a few days of hard rain. I don't want to turn this thread into a just dig downwards outside of the casing thread for reasons beyond the scope of this thread. The repair needs to be done about 4 feet down. I'd like to perform the well myself as I have not had good luck with the well guys around here. What sort of ladder would I need to descend safely in to the well and what sort of other safety mechanisms should I have in place while doing what I need to do? The well is a 2 foot diameter shallow well that is 38 feet deep. Water level is around 22 feet deep. The well guys in my area are pretty feckless with their flip flops and plumbers that I know just cite that it is super easy. I am a bit more paranoid. Thank you.

Hello - I have a hung septic system. All the waste drains to a holding tank in the basement of the house where it is periodically processed by two grinder pumps, and then ejected to the septic tanks which is underground in the yard. Everything has worked like clock work so far (5 years in this house, but house is 26 years old). Usually, the grinders come on when the tank is full, and then stop after a couple of minutes. Yesterday i noticed the pumps were louder than normal, so I ran down to the basement and noticed the pumps were not turning off and there was a rattling noise (kind of like something was stuck and knocking around in the pipes). So I manually turned off the pump and reset the switches to Auto again. Then this morning again, the pumps ran and at first sounded absolutely normal while they were discharging the sewage. But when they got near empty (this is based on my listening to the pumps only), the pumps got louder and that noise as if something was stuck, started again. The pipes also seemed empty at the time, and the pumps kept going. So I turned them off and reset to Auto again. So, my question is, what is going on? Is there something stuck in there? Or is the sensor broken and the pump doesn't turn off and hence sounds louder since nothing is in the pipes any more? Please note we do not put things down the drains or toilets that shouldn't be going down there. I will call a septic company to look at it but wanted to be informed before I get taken to the cleaners (literally). Thank you for any guidance.