ryon h
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Hi this is my first post on these forums. I am amidst a rent to own deal for a house with a shallow well. I am working with a brand new 1/3 hp pump and pressure tank combo. My problem is this: when I first connected the pump to the house plumbing and tried it, the pump kicked in until the pressure tank was full. Upon cutoff, the water shot back down into the well, stirring up a bunch of sediment (turned the water black). When I saw this I did some research and established what I needed was a foot valve. So I bought a spring type valve and installed it. After another test, it seemed like it immediately failed, with water once again shooting back into the well and stirring up more of the black stuff. So I painstakingly ripped it apart and unstuck the valve. Trying it again it seemed to work great for a few hours. However this morning I woke up to the pump short cycling, only to find that the foot valve was once again failing allowing water back into the well. I'm assuming its all this mud or whatever it is that keeps making the valve stick, so my question is this: is there any way to prevent a foot valve from sticking all the time, such as a screen or something, or could it just be a faulty valve, or would I be better off using a swing door valve? Any help is appreciated