Leed1315
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I have had trouble with a high water bill for the last 9 months that I can't hardly figure out. The house we have has a well and i decided I would go ahead and hook it back up and do away with the city water. After pulling the old piping out and measuring everything I decided to go with a 1/2 HP RED Lion submersible pump. The old piping was right at 100'. I went back with the same amount in 1 1/4". I used one check valve at roughly 30" from the top of the well. I used a new 20gal tank and 3/4 PEX pipe from the 1 1/4. Here is whats happening. When you turn the power on the pump comes on and build up pressure fine. At 60psi the pump cuts off. Right now we have a cut off on the pex to turn the water off and on. I had planned on running for a while before hooking into the house to get it cleaned out. If you just turn the water on and let it run for a minute then turn it off the pressure will go down below 40psi which cuts the pump back on and it will again build back up if you cut the water off and everything works fine. If you leave the water on the pump never catches up, Usually it will slowly go to about 25-30psi, then kind of make a jump down to 20 or less and just fall completely out. We'v tested the tank and everything we know to check. There doesn't seem to be a leak because we let it build up to the 60psi turned it off and 2 days later its still holding at 60. I don't think its a water issue because we hit water at around 28' and the pump is at 100. I'm really kind of out of ideas at this point so could use any help.