If you have a pressure tank, the bladder inside it might be going bad. Might try putting some air in it and see how long it holds. Some times bugs get between contact points on pressure switch and can cause problems
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If you have a pressure tank, the bladder inside it might be going bad. Might try putting some air in it and see how long it holds. Some times bugs get between contact points on pressure switch and can cause problems
The old Sears tank had a small leak in the bladder. The water had to be purged about three times a year. We would loose pressure when too much water leaked into the bladder.Quote:
Originally Posted by tmjohnson
Got my pressure tank and supplies from Ace also. Cheaper than HD, plus I got lots of advise from the old timers. [Coffee]
We just replaced our 35ish year old well pump last week. ~$2k. 360' well, but it had to be a 5GPM pump, which actually is MORE expensive than larger volume pumps, go figure.
One thing you want to check is how much current your pump is drawing. Using a clamp ammeter clamp it around one of the wires coming from the fuses that you typicaly find in the basement near your pressure tank (something else you should check first, too). Our pump should have been drawing about 8amps, it was drawing 18. Open and shut case, replace the pump.
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