RobN
New Member
First post here on the forums and fairly new to being a home owner in general and dealing with a well system.
The Problem: The pressure gauge next to my pressure switch is reading 30 PSI when i have a 30/50 switch. When i run a faucet for 30 seconds the well pump kicks on and you can see the pressure shoot up to 50 and then fall instantly back to 30. It will doing this several times and then shut off. My water pressure if consistent and sufficient but this is causing a lot of cycling that i don't want on the pump.
I have 3 pressure tanks that are all about 40 gallons. I know one of them has a bad bladder in it but i have the other 2 checked to 28 PSI when they are empty. Also, I do not lose pressure over time and I've checked for leaks in the house.
I did just replaced the pressure switch and gauge this last weekend hoping it would be a quick fix but I still have the same results.
I'm thinking of taking the pressure tank and capping that end of the line to see if it fixes the issue (maybe too much water for the pump to hold that pressure to. I initially didn't think this should be an issue based on what i've read (when you have multiple tanks, as long as 1 has the correct pressure then you are fine, the other can be significantly lower). Allowing this one to sit there just gave me extra reserve.
Just as a side note i dont have any info about the pump in the ground other than that it was replaced ~5 years ago.
Questions:
Should taking out this pressure tank reduce teh stress and allow me to fully charge the system to 50psi?
If not what else should i look for?
Regardless does i really need 120 gallows for a 2.5 bathroom house? I would think 80 should be plenty.
Including a diagram of my setup just in case i wast clear.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Answer:
So the problem ended up being resolved by the ruptured bladder in the one tank. Since the entire thing was water logged and there was no diaphragm to push against the pressure switch would read max pressure too soon and the system wouldn't fully charge to 50 psi...
The Problem: The pressure gauge next to my pressure switch is reading 30 PSI when i have a 30/50 switch. When i run a faucet for 30 seconds the well pump kicks on and you can see the pressure shoot up to 50 and then fall instantly back to 30. It will doing this several times and then shut off. My water pressure if consistent and sufficient but this is causing a lot of cycling that i don't want on the pump.
I have 3 pressure tanks that are all about 40 gallons. I know one of them has a bad bladder in it but i have the other 2 checked to 28 PSI when they are empty. Also, I do not lose pressure over time and I've checked for leaks in the house.
I did just replaced the pressure switch and gauge this last weekend hoping it would be a quick fix but I still have the same results.
I'm thinking of taking the pressure tank and capping that end of the line to see if it fixes the issue (maybe too much water for the pump to hold that pressure to. I initially didn't think this should be an issue based on what i've read (when you have multiple tanks, as long as 1 has the correct pressure then you are fine, the other can be significantly lower). Allowing this one to sit there just gave me extra reserve.
Just as a side note i dont have any info about the pump in the ground other than that it was replaced ~5 years ago.
Questions:
Should taking out this pressure tank reduce teh stress and allow me to fully charge the system to 50psi?
If not what else should i look for?
Regardless does i really need 120 gallows for a 2.5 bathroom house? I would think 80 should be plenty.
Including a diagram of my setup just in case i wast clear.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Answer:
So the problem ended up being resolved by the ruptured bladder in the one tank. Since the entire thing was water logged and there was no diaphragm to push against the pressure switch would read max pressure too soon and the system wouldn't fully charge to 50 psi...
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