Roslyn is a historic former coal-mining town a few miles northwest of Cle Elum in upper Kittitas County. Homes in town are generally on the town water system; private wells serve many of the rural homes and cabins in the surrounding forested area.
Heavy winter snow and part-time occupancy are the two things that shape well problems here. Snow can bury well heads and pump houses, and a cabin system that was shut down for the season can come back with a frozen fitting, a waterlogged pressure tank or a switch that will not start the pump.
Local conditions around Roslyn
- •Deep snow: keep a path clear to the well head and the pressure tank.
- •Freezing: insulate and heat well houses and any exposed pipe before winter.
- •Seasonal startup: check for split fittings and closed drain valves before turning the pump back on.
Well pump help for Roslyn properties
- •No water at all: emergency no-water well pump service
- •Pump short-cycling or pressure swinging: pressure tank repair
- •Low pressure, sputtering or a noisy pump: well pump repair
- •Pump runs but no water: what to check first
Nearby service areas: Cle Elum and South Cle Elum.