wayneh
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Hi - my first time on here and hope I can get some advice.
I am losing water pressure w/o running any water in the house. As a result my pump comes on every few minutes, gets to pressure and shuts off, pressure goes down and pump comes on...again and again, but I have not lost the prime yet (though I'm prepared for this with a spare tank w/ water under pressure available to hook-up to regain prime as I have done when we a careless w/ water usage and overdraw the well). Particulars to my well system are:
-Well is hand dug, 60 feet deep, with a 36" well casing made of concrete cylinders.
-Pump is 1/2 HP jet pump located in the basement about 40' from the well.
-I have 2 thick plastic pipes (one is 1 1/4 inches and the other is 1 inch) going down to the well where there is an ejector (or injector whatever the right term is) w/ a foot valve attached. I replaced all of this about 15 years ago w/ help a plumber friend who has moved to Florida (I live near Annapolis, MD).
- My well water is very good IMO, but acidic (I treat it w/ sodium hydroxide in the home).
I am thinking that the ejector/foot valve has corroded (as happened 15 years ago) and is leaking the water in my lines back into the well so I am going to try to replace the ejector/ foot valve combo, but now I'm thinking I should replace the plastic lines too.
Have I analyzed this correctedly and what hardware should I make sure I have available when I start? - I'm kinda old (66), but have my two sons in their 20's to assist w/ the physical stuff.
Thanks much for any advice.
I am losing water pressure w/o running any water in the house. As a result my pump comes on every few minutes, gets to pressure and shuts off, pressure goes down and pump comes on...again and again, but I have not lost the prime yet (though I'm prepared for this with a spare tank w/ water under pressure available to hook-up to regain prime as I have done when we a careless w/ water usage and overdraw the well). Particulars to my well system are:
-Well is hand dug, 60 feet deep, with a 36" well casing made of concrete cylinders.
-Pump is 1/2 HP jet pump located in the basement about 40' from the well.
-I have 2 thick plastic pipes (one is 1 1/4 inches and the other is 1 inch) going down to the well where there is an ejector (or injector whatever the right term is) w/ a foot valve attached. I replaced all of this about 15 years ago w/ help a plumber friend who has moved to Florida (I live near Annapolis, MD).
- My well water is very good IMO, but acidic (I treat it w/ sodium hydroxide in the home).
I am thinking that the ejector/foot valve has corroded (as happened 15 years ago) and is leaking the water in my lines back into the well so I am going to try to replace the ejector/ foot valve combo, but now I'm thinking I should replace the plastic lines too.
Have I analyzed this correctedly and what hardware should I make sure I have available when I start? - I'm kinda old (66), but have my two sons in their 20's to assist w/ the physical stuff.
Thanks much for any advice.
