I used to be in the water well business and have installed many pumps. If the pump comes on and switches off with no change in the pressure in the house then the pump may be working ok. I would first check the pressure switch as sometimes they become corroded or the little pipe that connects the switch to the tank becomes partially plugged with sand or rust. If you have a pressure gauge at the tank, watch it while the pump recycles. If it pressures up quickly and drops quickly the tank may have lost it's air charge and you can fix that by follow the instructions posted by another.
If your pump is a 2 wire pump it will not run on 110 volts if one wire has an open circuit as each wire alternates as positive and ground. If the pump was trying to work on 110 volts it would not have enough power to pressure up your system.
If the pump pressure comes up and drops rapidly then you have a seious leak in the line from the pump to the tank. A temporary fix to this problem is to installl a check valve between the tank and the supply line. This will not fix the leak but will allow you to have water while you plan on how to fix it.
Last but not least, you may have a plugged or frozen line after the tank. Again you need to watch the pressure gauge to check this, or listen for the pump to recycle. If it slow to recycle with several faucets open then you may have a frozen line.
I hope this helps and the best of luck to you on this Christmas day.
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