 : WE HAVE AN INSIDE THE HOUSE WELL PUMP. IT APPEARS : WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THAT THE PUMP : ACTIVATES QUITE FREQUENTLY. WHAT CAN BE CAUSING A : WATER PUMP TO CYCLE ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY? WHAT : WOULD CAUSE A PUMP TO GO ON AND CYCLE DURING THE : MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN EVERYONE HAS BEEN ASLEEP FOR : HOURS? WE DO HAVE A CARTRIDGE FILTER FOLLOWED BY : A WATER CLARIFYER/FILTER AND A SOFTNER. THEY ARE ON : A 2 DAY A WEEK SCHEDULE FOR BACKWASHING AND : REGENERATING AND THEN I CAN UNDERSTAND THE PUMP GOING : ON. BUT THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY, ROUND THE CLOCK : WHEATHER WATER IS BEING USED OR NOT. ALSO, IF A : FACUET IS TURNED ON ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS - - YOU : GUESSED IT, THE PUMP GOES ON LIKE CLOCKWORK! : THANK YOU. BOB Bob, Sounds like a waterlogged expansion tank, that combined with a slow leak somewhere. Check the toilets in the home for leaking flappers. Terry
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