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First of all, let me start off by saying that this is a great site and I appreciate all the knowledge that I've gained from reading some of the threads and posts on here.
I'm having an issue with my well pump. The problem is this; when I turn on a faucet in the house (ie, shower, washing machine) I get water for probably the first minute or so, then, the water suddenly stops. I won't have water for probably 30 seconds to a minute, and then it starts flowing again. The first time this happened I went into the basement and watched the gauge on my tank. I have a 30/ 50 pressure switch. The gauge read 50 when the switch kicked off, and 30 when the switch kicked on. With the washing machine on, I watched the needle fly right past 30 (after hearing the contacts close on the switch) and drop right to zero. I checked the pressure in my tank and it has the 28lbs that it's suppose to have. I've replaced the switch, the gauge, and the nipple that the switch is on (all things I have learned from reading past threads on here). I'm confident that everything in the house is working properly (the tank, gauge, pressure switch), and am leaning toward thinking that somethig must be wrong with my pump in the well. The whole system is only 4 years old, and everything was new when we built the house at that time. The well is appx. 280ft. I'm not sure what type of pump it is.
I was thinking that maybe I have lost the prime in my pump, and that's the reason for the delay between the time the switch kicks on at 30lbs, and when I actually start seeing the gauge climb back to 50lbs. Or, if the prime is fine, maybe the pump is just clogged with sand/ silt??
Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Jeff
I'm having an issue with my well pump. The problem is this; when I turn on a faucet in the house (ie, shower, washing machine) I get water for probably the first minute or so, then, the water suddenly stops. I won't have water for probably 30 seconds to a minute, and then it starts flowing again. The first time this happened I went into the basement and watched the gauge on my tank. I have a 30/ 50 pressure switch. The gauge read 50 when the switch kicked off, and 30 when the switch kicked on. With the washing machine on, I watched the needle fly right past 30 (after hearing the contacts close on the switch) and drop right to zero. I checked the pressure in my tank and it has the 28lbs that it's suppose to have. I've replaced the switch, the gauge, and the nipple that the switch is on (all things I have learned from reading past threads on here). I'm confident that everything in the house is working properly (the tank, gauge, pressure switch), and am leaning toward thinking that somethig must be wrong with my pump in the well. The whole system is only 4 years old, and everything was new when we built the house at that time. The well is appx. 280ft. I'm not sure what type of pump it is.
I was thinking that maybe I have lost the prime in my pump, and that's the reason for the delay between the time the switch kicks on at 30lbs, and when I actually start seeing the gauge climb back to 50lbs. Or, if the prime is fine, maybe the pump is just clogged with sand/ silt??
Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Jeff