Recent content by purplepasta

i think i have the solution!...after talking with a pump repairmen. he says it sounds like the galvanized tank is the problem. it's full of water. i drained it this summer but did not pump it with 28 psi of air. i just turned on the pump and was thrilled that i got water. perhaps the reason why...

the pump is probably 10-15 years old but has only been used on weekends. it feeds a 42 gallon galvanized tank about the same age. i've flushed it before when i had a similar problem...this tank then feeds a hot water tank. when i turn off the water i do it at the cold tank. the valve from the...

i have a shallow well jet pump and lately it's been refusing to fill the tank. it runs at 30 psi and i have to close the valve to the tank to bring up the pressure. then if i slooowly open the valve just a bit, not all the way, it fills the tank to 50psi. please confirm my fear that i need to...