Water leaking from under well cap

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Water leaking from under well cap

Author: upstate john (NY)

I have water coming out from under my well cap. My well cap is in an outdoor, underground room with a slab floor and concrete block walls. I was doing installation of a pressure tank out there so I have been down there a lot over the last few weeks. I don't believe I have seen it happening until the last few days. We have had very heavy rain and snow melt over those days. It is actually possible the water is coming from elsewhere and pooling around the cap, which is just a bit lower than the rest of the floor, making it appear as if it is coming from the cap. The water coming outward from the cap is slow but fairly constant. It seems to be happening completely independent of whether the pump is running or not. Does anybody know what is going on? Thanks. UpstateJohn

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Re: Water leaking from under well cap
Author: KCRoto (MO) It sounds like you either have a leak in the plumbing, the roof, or water is getting in the building some other way from snow melt.
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Re: Water leaking from under well cap
Author: North Carolina Plumber (NC) A well with a static water level near the top of the casing will sometimes overfill the casing and run out from around the seal.
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Re: Water leaking from under well cap
Author: KCRoto (MO) A slow and constant leak whether the pump runs or not wouldn't be from inside the well. The first shower would stop the water pushing up for a while. Keep in mind that if water could come out, contaminants can get in.
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Re: Water leaking from under well cap
Author: upstate john (NY) some further info on this... after the rain stopped a few days and things dried up, there is no more water coming out from under the well seal.
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