OK, I am at a loss. Yesterday we lost water. We last had water delivered at beginning of August.
Here is a list in order of what I have done so far:
1. First tried adding 500 gallons of water to tank. No change
2. Friend came out last night and checked pressure switch and found power going out so assumed pump went out. Pressure gauge on line reads zero.
3. Replaced pump with same pump: 1/2hp submersible. Set on roughly 28' of PVC pipe. Did a typical reinstall on electric (black to black, red to red, yellow to yellow). Pump turns on but water only trickles in house. No change in pressure gauge.
4. Assumed next culprit was in fact pressure switch. Pulled old one, replaced switch (square D) using same connections as old. Noted yellow was ground wire. Pump turns on but water only trickles in house. No change in pressure gauge.
5. Checked pressure tank (Well-X-Trol WX-250). Noted hollow sound on top, muffled sound on bottom. Doesn't appear water logged. Pulled off cap and valve bled air. Checked with gauge and noted that it registered at 20psi. Tank says it's rated for 38psi. Will 18psi cause something like this ?
6. Added another 250 gallons. No change.
7. Closed off the main valve feeding the house to remove it from the equation. Turned on pump. Pressure gauge still reads zero. Opened hose cock by pressure tank and just a trickle of water.
At a loss and desperate. Any suggestions ?
Here is a list in order of what I have done so far:
1. First tried adding 500 gallons of water to tank. No change
2. Friend came out last night and checked pressure switch and found power going out so assumed pump went out. Pressure gauge on line reads zero.
3. Replaced pump with same pump: 1/2hp submersible. Set on roughly 28' of PVC pipe. Did a typical reinstall on electric (black to black, red to red, yellow to yellow). Pump turns on but water only trickles in house. No change in pressure gauge.
4. Assumed next culprit was in fact pressure switch. Pulled old one, replaced switch (square D) using same connections as old. Noted yellow was ground wire. Pump turns on but water only trickles in house. No change in pressure gauge.
5. Checked pressure tank (Well-X-Trol WX-250). Noted hollow sound on top, muffled sound on bottom. Doesn't appear water logged. Pulled off cap and valve bled air. Checked with gauge and noted that it registered at 20psi. Tank says it's rated for 38psi. Will 18psi cause something like this ?
6. Added another 250 gallons. No change.
7. Closed off the main valve feeding the house to remove it from the equation. Turned on pump. Pressure gauge still reads zero. Opened hose cock by pressure tank and just a trickle of water.
At a loss and desperate. Any suggestions ?
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