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If it starts and runs most of the time, I'd think one of 3 things to begin.  In my very limited experience, submersible pumps are either good or bad, not much in-between.


Bad breaker?  Even though it's relatively new...I had one fail here at the new house after just a few weeks.  If you don't have a spare, swap it with another in the panel.  If your well house has an outlet off that 15 amp circuit, or you are comfortable enough splicing in a wire, put a load on that circuit for a while...like a 1500 watt space heater.  BTW, you did replace it with a "normal" breaker, not ARC-fault or GFCI?


Next thought is a short or worn wire from the well head to the pump.  Vibration/movement makes it short and trip.  But...you did wiggle the pump wires.  That may or may not change its behavior.


Last thought is a nick or voltage leak to ground in the panel to well underground wire.  Put in any fence posts lately?


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