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Yeah, that short-cycling thing is super common around here, especially after a dry spell when the water table dips a bit. We’ve got an older submersible setup too, and mine started doing the rapid on-off dance a couple years back—turned out the pressure tank had lost most of its air charge, so it wasn’t buffering properly and the pump was working overtime. Once we got that sorted, things steadied out a lot. If you’re poking around yourself, checking the tank’s pre-charge with a tire gauge is an easy first step, but honestly for anything deeper like the switch contacts getting pitted or sediment messing things up, I’ve found it worth chatting with Plumbers in Perth, ON who know these rural well systems inside out. No big sales pitch, just personal experience that local guys familiar with the area tend to spot those quirky Ontario-specific issues faster than some chain outfit. Hope you get it sorted without too much hassle.