Verywellfl
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Bought 1965 manufactured home with well, above ground well pump. Pump stopped once in a while but turned back back when " kicked" in the side. My Ex installed new pressure switch 40/60, don't know what the old one was. Noticed that tank had not pressure at all- strange....
Hand- pumped tank up to 38psi. Pump turned on but won't shut off. Tank pressure goes up to 54psi when pump is running. Pulled breaker to shut it off. Tank pressure was only 30psi after approx. 1 hour. Leak in the tank?
Also, water doesn't last as long as usual (I could use a lot of water before the pump kicked in, now I can use only a little before I must turn pump/ breaker back on.
What worries me is, that my neighbors pump is running way longer and more often than usual...(dried well?).
My pump wasn't used for about 2 weeks before this happened.
Any suggestions??
Thank you
Hand- pumped tank up to 38psi. Pump turned on but won't shut off. Tank pressure goes up to 54psi when pump is running. Pulled breaker to shut it off. Tank pressure was only 30psi after approx. 1 hour. Leak in the tank?
Also, water doesn't last as long as usual (I could use a lot of water before the pump kicked in, now I can use only a little before I must turn pump/ breaker back on.
What worries me is, that my neighbors pump is running way longer and more often than usual...(dried well?).
My pump wasn't used for about 2 weeks before this happened.
Any suggestions??
Thank you
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