Geoffrey Gee
New Member
Hi Terry.
Its been a pleasure reading this forum over the past few weeks, now its my turn to ask for help.
Live in the Philippines, and at the best of times finding good, knowledgeable help is a big problem, and more so now with the current Virus issue.
Few months back my deep well system, the pump would run none stop and never reach the cut off pressure, no leaks, new Pressure switch, although the pump would not switch off the pressure in the house at all outlets was good, so after a few very high electrical bills I decided to tackle the problem my self, retired Engineer, and a DIYer, read everything I could find, and came to the conclusion the problem was either the pump or the Foot Valve/check Valve.
Basically new house, 18 moth old, Well was installed during the building of the house.
Pump had a cracked vain on the impeller, and after checking, it was a very cheap pump.
System is a 2" casing pipe, Horizontal 1 hp pump, drop pipe was steel 1" pipe, with either a jet foot valve or just a check valve, casing Pipe 40' down drop pipe approx 35' down, water is approx 20'down.
Well like everybody else getting the pipe out of the casing pipe, was a night mare, those dam leather Packer washers, finally after 2 days I got the pipe out, minus the Jet valve or check valve, never found out, so I welded and extension to the drop pipe and pushed the valve down into the well.
New Gould Jet Pump J10+ expensive by Philippine standards, 1.25 PVC piping, with new brass Venturi and foot Valve, New pressure switch, set at 30-60.
Everything worked out good, system primed straight away, tank filled, quickly, all outlets worked good, we where happy to get a good shower after 2 weeks of showering outside at night.
Next morning, pressure reading 55ish, first think I noticed having flushed the toilet, the facet in the toilet had no pressure, once the tank was filled the facet was ok, I checked the shower, good plenty of pressure for about 2/3 minutes, and it slowly got slower and slower.
Went outside to the the pump house, which has beside it a garden facet beside it, so I could see the pressure gauge, pressure gauge is reading approx 55psi, I checked the old pressure gauge on the tank same, so I knew not the gauges, opened the facet, great, tones of pressure for about 2/3 minutes, and it got slower and slower, turn it off, wait just a minute, open and great no problem, same, for about 2/3 minutes.
During this time I watched the pressure gauge, pump is work good drops to about 30psi, while the facet is open, closed the facet, and straight back up to 55psi.
If you keep the facet open it will drop down, to no less than 15/20psi, close it ans straight back up.
My apologize to anyone reading this, for such a long post, but I thought I need to cover everything.
I am lost, washing machine will not work, shower, well not good.
Frustrated Geoff.
Its been a pleasure reading this forum over the past few weeks, now its my turn to ask for help.
Live in the Philippines, and at the best of times finding good, knowledgeable help is a big problem, and more so now with the current Virus issue.
Few months back my deep well system, the pump would run none stop and never reach the cut off pressure, no leaks, new Pressure switch, although the pump would not switch off the pressure in the house at all outlets was good, so after a few very high electrical bills I decided to tackle the problem my self, retired Engineer, and a DIYer, read everything I could find, and came to the conclusion the problem was either the pump or the Foot Valve/check Valve.
Basically new house, 18 moth old, Well was installed during the building of the house.
Pump had a cracked vain on the impeller, and after checking, it was a very cheap pump.
System is a 2" casing pipe, Horizontal 1 hp pump, drop pipe was steel 1" pipe, with either a jet foot valve or just a check valve, casing Pipe 40' down drop pipe approx 35' down, water is approx 20'down.
Well like everybody else getting the pipe out of the casing pipe, was a night mare, those dam leather Packer washers, finally after 2 days I got the pipe out, minus the Jet valve or check valve, never found out, so I welded and extension to the drop pipe and pushed the valve down into the well.
New Gould Jet Pump J10+ expensive by Philippine standards, 1.25 PVC piping, with new brass Venturi and foot Valve, New pressure switch, set at 30-60.
Everything worked out good, system primed straight away, tank filled, quickly, all outlets worked good, we where happy to get a good shower after 2 weeks of showering outside at night.
Next morning, pressure reading 55ish, first think I noticed having flushed the toilet, the facet in the toilet had no pressure, once the tank was filled the facet was ok, I checked the shower, good plenty of pressure for about 2/3 minutes, and it slowly got slower and slower.
Went outside to the the pump house, which has beside it a garden facet beside it, so I could see the pressure gauge, pressure gauge is reading approx 55psi, I checked the old pressure gauge on the tank same, so I knew not the gauges, opened the facet, great, tones of pressure for about 2/3 minutes, and it got slower and slower, turn it off, wait just a minute, open and great no problem, same, for about 2/3 minutes.
During this time I watched the pressure gauge, pump is work good drops to about 30psi, while the facet is open, closed the facet, and straight back up to 55psi.
If you keep the facet open it will drop down, to no less than 15/20psi, close it ans straight back up.
My apologize to anyone reading this, for such a long post, but I thought I need to cover everything.
I am lost, washing machine will not work, shower, well not good.
Frustrated Geoff.