A lightning storm caused the booster pump to stay on and burst the pressure tank then it continued to run until it overheated and shorted out. At that point the irrigation heads lost their hydraulic control pressure and one by one every head began to come on; until the main pump-station failed to keep up and shut down.
I had the pump motor rebuilt and the pump repaired at Superior Electric and I went around town and gathered up a new pressure tank and all of the plumbing parts needed to make the repair myself.
We were back up and operational within 4 days.
The old tank Green to the left and the new one to the right
The new plumbing looks sharp
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