Jeff_Bathroom
Member
Hi,
we starting getting air in our supply lines. We bled them out a couple times but I expect it will happen again.
I had a well technician come out today and I wanted to run his logic and prices by the educated.
First, I opened the water valve right at the tank and it sputtered, so I figured the air was getting in from the well
from reading up on it. He said the same thing that either it was the pump leaking air or the pipes. His recommendation
about the pipes was that if I had a leak in one spot, then the rest of the pipe may be in the same condition and might
as well replace all of it if that were the case. How do I know whether my pipe are metal or pvc? I would think if pvc,
it shouldn't be affected by water the way that metal is. He said the price of the pipe would be about $70 for a 21 foot section.
If we replaced all of it then he'd give a better price. I know that pvc for this application is maybe about 70 cents a foot, so do
you think he's talking about galvanized pipe? My house was built in 2001 and is in central Florida. If I have galvanized and it's leaking,
can I replace it with pvc?
To prove to me that there was air in the well, he unscrewed the pipe coming from the wellhead going to the tank. He then
turned on the motor and asked me to listen to the water coming up. It came out pretty quickly like maybe a second, but it did sound
like it was coming up with a gurgling sound. He then
put his hand over the pipe and said that if the water was falling it would create suction on his hand. I could hear the suction
as he removed his hand. He was able to do that several times. So, that all sounds logical to me. If there were no air leak then
the water should be right at the top of the pipe. Does that all sound right?
He said that if it is the pump, he would replace it for $1200 installed. The replacement pump is a 1.5hp 230v Franklin Submersible.
I didn't know that there were different flow rates til a few minutes ago reading another thread in this forum. I'm not sure what my existing pump flow rate is. I have the old style 220 gallon tank.
He also said I should get rid of that and get an 80 gallon bladder tank. Are Franklin pumps any good and should I watch out for different
models that may be ultra cheap, as in different flow rates, etc?
Thanks for any advice,
Jeff
we starting getting air in our supply lines. We bled them out a couple times but I expect it will happen again.
I had a well technician come out today and I wanted to run his logic and prices by the educated.
First, I opened the water valve right at the tank and it sputtered, so I figured the air was getting in from the well
from reading up on it. He said the same thing that either it was the pump leaking air or the pipes. His recommendation
about the pipes was that if I had a leak in one spot, then the rest of the pipe may be in the same condition and might
as well replace all of it if that were the case. How do I know whether my pipe are metal or pvc? I would think if pvc,
it shouldn't be affected by water the way that metal is. He said the price of the pipe would be about $70 for a 21 foot section.
If we replaced all of it then he'd give a better price. I know that pvc for this application is maybe about 70 cents a foot, so do
you think he's talking about galvanized pipe? My house was built in 2001 and is in central Florida. If I have galvanized and it's leaking,
can I replace it with pvc?
To prove to me that there was air in the well, he unscrewed the pipe coming from the wellhead going to the tank. He then
turned on the motor and asked me to listen to the water coming up. It came out pretty quickly like maybe a second, but it did sound
like it was coming up with a gurgling sound. He then
put his hand over the pipe and said that if the water was falling it would create suction on his hand. I could hear the suction
as he removed his hand. He was able to do that several times. So, that all sounds logical to me. If there were no air leak then
the water should be right at the top of the pipe. Does that all sound right?
He said that if it is the pump, he would replace it for $1200 installed. The replacement pump is a 1.5hp 230v Franklin Submersible.
I didn't know that there were different flow rates til a few minutes ago reading another thread in this forum. I'm not sure what my existing pump flow rate is. I have the old style 220 gallon tank.
He also said I should get rid of that and get an 80 gallon bladder tank. Are Franklin pumps any good and should I watch out for different
models that may be ultra cheap, as in different flow rates, etc?
Thanks for any advice,
Jeff