Hi! I'm hoping someone here will have a little insight into what is going on. We have a shallow well that is (I'm guessing) thirty feet or so from the well pump. The pump is directly under my daughter's room.
On Sunday, I noticed that our water pressure in the house was not recovering like it normally does. The pump was short-cycling when building pressure, but would eventually get there. My husband and son replaced the pressure switch to no avail. We called a local plumbing guy, and he made sure the switch and tank pressure were set properly, but diagnosed the issue as the thermal switch in the pump motor. When he left, everything at that point was working as it always had minus the short-cycling. We called a well company, and because we have a Gould's pump, he suggested that we replace the motor as they are apparently really good pumps. They did that yesterday. Because of the set up, they had to pull our (too small) pressure tank that sits just above the pump. I had noticed it sucking a little air after they left, but it REALLY started sucking air when my son was in the shower last night. Also, I had one heck of a time getting cold water through the faucet. I checked, and they had not tightened the pressure tank connection enough so it was leaking. They sent a different guy out to fix that today, and while the leak is gone, I'm still getting significant air in my lines after the pump kicks in. It takes much longer for the pump to get the system to pressure as well. I've crawled under the house and checked every line with everything at normal pressure. There are a couple of very slow drips where an old lines were closed off, but nothing that should cause a significant amount of air to be drawn into the lines. And it holds pressure like a champ.
We have been in this house almost nine years, and the only time we have ever had a problem with water pressure or air in the lines was when a line split last year, which was fixed asap. Outside of that, until everything was put back together yesterday, it's literally never been a problem. The guy today did say that because of how everything is laid out, they had a heck of a time trying to prime the pump.
Any ideas? I sincerely appreciate any suggestions.
On Sunday, I noticed that our water pressure in the house was not recovering like it normally does. The pump was short-cycling when building pressure, but would eventually get there. My husband and son replaced the pressure switch to no avail. We called a local plumbing guy, and he made sure the switch and tank pressure were set properly, but diagnosed the issue as the thermal switch in the pump motor. When he left, everything at that point was working as it always had minus the short-cycling. We called a well company, and because we have a Gould's pump, he suggested that we replace the motor as they are apparently really good pumps. They did that yesterday. Because of the set up, they had to pull our (too small) pressure tank that sits just above the pump. I had noticed it sucking a little air after they left, but it REALLY started sucking air when my son was in the shower last night. Also, I had one heck of a time getting cold water through the faucet. I checked, and they had not tightened the pressure tank connection enough so it was leaking. They sent a different guy out to fix that today, and while the leak is gone, I'm still getting significant air in my lines after the pump kicks in. It takes much longer for the pump to get the system to pressure as well. I've crawled under the house and checked every line with everything at normal pressure. There are a couple of very slow drips where an old lines were closed off, but nothing that should cause a significant amount of air to be drawn into the lines. And it holds pressure like a champ.
We have been in this house almost nine years, and the only time we have ever had a problem with water pressure or air in the lines was when a line split last year, which was fixed asap. Outside of that, until everything was put back together yesterday, it's literally never been a problem. The guy today did say that because of how everything is laid out, they had a heck of a time trying to prime the pump.
Any ideas? I sincerely appreciate any suggestions.