I am having a problem with my well....I noticed a week ago that the pump was running when no usage was going on...I didn't think much of it thinking maybe something in the house was on...Later that night I checked and it was still running with no load on the system....I adjusted the preasure down and it now seems to cycle on and off like it should with the gauge on the presure tank piping reading 62 when the pump goes off...
I checked the whole house filter that is inline and it was super dirty...So I have changed that...The filter has a ball valve on each side and there is a diversion pipe with a valve so the filter can be bypassed....There are gauges on each side of the filter that read 40 psi...
Here is where I get confused....Presure on the hose fitting near the pumphouse is good up until the pump kicks in....Then the presure takes a major drop....Also when the gauge after the preasure tank is at 62 the gauges by the filter still read 40...Are these normal reading? I don't seem to see any kind of check valve between the pump and presure tank?? Is there one built into the tank or?
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!!
I checked the whole house filter that is inline and it was super dirty...So I have changed that...The filter has a ball valve on each side and there is a diversion pipe with a valve so the filter can be bypassed....There are gauges on each side of the filter that read 40 psi...
Here is where I get confused....Presure on the hose fitting near the pumphouse is good up until the pump kicks in....Then the presure takes a major drop....Also when the gauge after the preasure tank is at 62 the gauges by the filter still read 40...Are these normal reading? I don't seem to see any kind of check valve between the pump and presure tank?? Is there one built into the tank or?
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!!