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  1. Nevada7

    holding tank pressure valve question

    After my holding tank became waterlogged and having fixed that, I started to notice that the pump would not kick on until the pressure got lower and lower. Last night I happened to go into the garage after hearing 'air' noise. The sprinklers had kicked on and the pressure was down to 20...
  2. Nevada7

    low flow/pressure from domestic well

    Just for my last test. After letting the pressure/flwo run low, and after letting the pump fill the tank about 10-15 minutes), I checked the depth of the water in the well. It was far lower than my previous readings (88 feet), but the high has been about 32 feet (I had a 26 foot reading, but...
  3. Nevada7

    low flow/pressure from domestic well

    Thanks Gary, I may end up doing that, but I have a hunch that it is a hole in the pipe. I think I figured uot a way to test it. What I think *may* be happening is once the water level falls to a certain level, the water is escaping from the pipe and just keeps getting recirculated, and i'm...
  4. Nevada7

    low flow/pressure from domestic well

    Okay, I turned off the hose for about 15 minutes and let the tank build up pressure to 40 pounds, then I opened it all the way again (dropped down to 37) and then tested the flow. I got 8.4 gallons in one minute. So.....I have no idea what all this is telling me. Any ideas?
  5. Nevada7

    low flow/pressure from domestic well

    I ran the hose at full pressure. It took an hour for the holding tank pressure to drop to 20 pounds. Once it got down to 20 pounds, I checked the water level in the well (it was still high registering a little higher than earlier). I then timed filling a 5 gallon bucket and I got a little...
  6. Nevada7

    low flow/pressure from domestic well

    Thanks for the reply. The holding tank kicks the pump on when it drops below 40 and stops at about 60-65. When they put the backflow protector in, I saw that the pipe in the well is galvanized. I would expect the pipe to the house is the same. I didn't pull the pump to check the inlet...
  7. Nevada7

    low flow/pressure from domestic well

    First, Thank you for offering this forum. It is great that there is a community available for us to find help/solutions to our problems. I am a first time domestic well user, having purchased this house a year ago, I don't have any experience with wells. My holding tank became...
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