# I;m going to leave my well pump running all night long.....

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 27, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-going-to-leave-my-well-pump-running-all-night-long/540907 "2010-05-27T02:32:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-going-to-leave-my-well-pump-running-all-night-long/540907/1 "2010-05-27T02:32:47Z")

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… to fill the remaining foot, or so, in my pool.

Am I crazy? I’ll check back in the A.M.

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**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-going-to-leave-my-well-pump-running-all-night-long/540907/2 "2010-05-27T02:49:13Z")

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> [@Leaffan](#):
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> … to fill the remaining foot, or so, in my pool.
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> Am I crazy? I’ll check back in the A.M.

Provided your pump is sized correctly for the flow your well produces it’s a non issue.

If your pump can out pump the well, it can and most likely will cause damage left running.

I have pumps in service that run near continuous for the entire summer.