Submersible pump works but delivers little or no water: The most common cause is a hole in the drop pipe down the well. Hydro-vacuum Sa Grudziadz - Deep-well Pumps Type Gt A very common call to our water bore perth service hotline is along the lines of “my pump runs but no water” or “my bore runs but no water”. Submersible well pump running but no water . A leaky foot valve in the well or a hidden running water source in the building such as a running toilet can also cause this symptom. The complaint is that when a faucet is turned on, there is no water. Then, its time to discover the source of the problem. Out at the well i can hear the pump running. This ensures that it was not actually a problem with the delivery of water via the reticulation system. Firstly, before anything, our advice is always to turn it off so the pump is not running. Break the output connection, and briefly run the pump. If the trouble isn’t corrected by performing this test, move on to th...