The Cabin Winterized

All the wood we could find has been split and stacked, and the outdoor furniture put away. We could not find the canoe. We played with some rocks over the new septic area and spread some seed. It was a week or two early to bother cleaning the gutters. The indoor furniture has been arranged so that the baseboard heaters won't be a fire hazard, and the number of lamps in the guest room has been reduced from 47 to 20 something. The freezables and perishables are out of the fridge with the exception of a mason jar half full of pickled eggs. We deliberated on this for two days as no one in our party was brave enough to eat them, or throw them out, so we finally decided that they would be ok.

Not having done the winterization in a decade or two, I realized on the way home that I made two mistakes. First, I did not open the shower valves, so the plumbing between the valves and head are at risk. It's an interior wall, and I would guess that the valves may leak a bit, so it may be OK, but maybe not. Maybe Jack could stop by and crack them open if you think it may be a problem. I did do the shower drain, however. Second, I turned off the water pump at the switch on the wall in the crawl space as usual so the next guy doesn't have to go down in the dark. Upon completing everything I wanted to make sure the switch in the crawl space was indeed off so I went to turn on the water pump breaker at the panel to make sure that the pump would not run, but I inadvertently hit the water heater breaker....only for a split second. Probably not long enough to burn out the elements, but who knows? I did not see any spare elements in the closet. Not a bad thing to have on hand anyway so here is the info as I doubt I will be back before summer.
Reliance Water Heater Co.
Model# 630DORT
Ser#G04244383
30 Gallon
4500 Watt Elements (top & bottom)
240VAC
Sorry for the blunders.
Does anyone make a submersible pump for a 2" well? I've never seen one and was wondering if that is something you have looked into. Sure would simplify the process. Also, upon our arrival the pump took a very long time to self prime. I don't know how long that pump is designed to run dry, if at all. It finally caught just as I was looking for a container to go down and prime it....3 minutes, perhaps longer?