wendell burton
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I have a 6" well, 415' deep. 10 yrs old.
Recently replaced the waterlogged pressure tank and pressure switch. For the past month everything worked great. Possibly slightly more pressure than before.
I have 3 outdoor hydrants off this well. One is slightly uphill of the well head. The second is slightly downhill and the third is a bit more downhill. When I open the uphill hydrant I get a small burst of water and then nothing for about 60 seconds and then another burst. If I open the hydrant farthest downhill it will operate about right and then I can get water from all 3 hydrants. Once all the hydrants are flowing I can shut off the downhill bib and the uphill will continue to flow. If I shut it off then it will not 'restart' without going back to the downhill hydrant. Seems like I'm losing 'prime' even though it is a submersible pump. I thought about adding a check valve at the well head.
I've got a fair amount of experience with deep wells as I have three but I've never had this problem.
Ideas??
Recently replaced the waterlogged pressure tank and pressure switch. For the past month everything worked great. Possibly slightly more pressure than before.
I have 3 outdoor hydrants off this well. One is slightly uphill of the well head. The second is slightly downhill and the third is a bit more downhill. When I open the uphill hydrant I get a small burst of water and then nothing for about 60 seconds and then another burst. If I open the hydrant farthest downhill it will operate about right and then I can get water from all 3 hydrants. Once all the hydrants are flowing I can shut off the downhill bib and the uphill will continue to flow. If I shut it off then it will not 'restart' without going back to the downhill hydrant. Seems like I'm losing 'prime' even though it is a submersible pump. I thought about adding a check valve at the well head.
I've got a fair amount of experience with deep wells as I have three but I've never had this problem.
Ideas??