NewHomeOwnerinPA
New Member
Hi all,
I'm having a problem with my well and I'm a new homeowner so this is all new to me. We have a well with an above ground pump located out in our yard in a little hut. There is a pressure tank and water softener connecting to the main line in the basement. I'm unsure of how deep our well is as we never met the previous owners. The pump has a 30/50 switch.
Our original problem was a rotten egg smell in both the hot and cold water lines. Several neighbors recommended flushing the well and water lines with a small amount of bleach. For better or worse I took their word for it and added the bleach and let it work for about 12 hours in the lines. When I went to rinse the lines, a ton of nasty sediment and blackish water spurted out of the faucets, and then we lost all water pressure. I did use a lot of water, but I'm not sure if the well is dry or not.
I really don't know what to do now. I have calls out to several plumbers/well servicemen, but we may not hear back from them until Monday and I'm hoping that there is a simple step or two I'm missing here. I imagine something is clogged or it has something to do with the pressure, but I think I've done enought to mess this up already. ere's what else I know:
The pump seems to be working, as it shoots water out of the pressure gauge hole when that is removed and water flows out of the pump when I disconnect it at the first elbow. There is also a spiggot in the pumphouse that comes off the line to the house, and that was working at one point but it comes and goes. The pump is off now because it was running constantly and pumping at 80-90 psi. The pressure tank gauge reads 40. I'm hoping that I just need to straighten this out somehow, but I'm clueless. I think it's a bladder pressure tank, it's blue, and it's about 4 feet tall.
I'm tired and frustrated at this point and I hope I've included enough information. I just need to know if there's anything I can try while I'm waiting to here back from other service people. If you need any more information, please let me know. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you,
Jesse
I'm having a problem with my well and I'm a new homeowner so this is all new to me. We have a well with an above ground pump located out in our yard in a little hut. There is a pressure tank and water softener connecting to the main line in the basement. I'm unsure of how deep our well is as we never met the previous owners. The pump has a 30/50 switch.
Our original problem was a rotten egg smell in both the hot and cold water lines. Several neighbors recommended flushing the well and water lines with a small amount of bleach. For better or worse I took their word for it and added the bleach and let it work for about 12 hours in the lines. When I went to rinse the lines, a ton of nasty sediment and blackish water spurted out of the faucets, and then we lost all water pressure. I did use a lot of water, but I'm not sure if the well is dry or not.
I really don't know what to do now. I have calls out to several plumbers/well servicemen, but we may not hear back from them until Monday and I'm hoping that there is a simple step or two I'm missing here. I imagine something is clogged or it has something to do with the pressure, but I think I've done enought to mess this up already. ere's what else I know:
The pump seems to be working, as it shoots water out of the pressure gauge hole when that is removed and water flows out of the pump when I disconnect it at the first elbow. There is also a spiggot in the pumphouse that comes off the line to the house, and that was working at one point but it comes and goes. The pump is off now because it was running constantly and pumping at 80-90 psi. The pressure tank gauge reads 40. I'm hoping that I just need to straighten this out somehow, but I'm clueless. I think it's a bladder pressure tank, it's blue, and it's about 4 feet tall.
I'm tired and frustrated at this point and I hope I've included enough information. I just need to know if there's anything I can try while I'm waiting to here back from other service people. If you need any more information, please let me know. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you,
Jesse