We had to put in a new well about 3 years ago. The old well casing failed and pumped mud into the house. Fortunately we had an in-line house filter which prevented the mud for the most part filling up the pipes in the house. I provide this information as it may pertain to the issue we are seeing..
Recently we have noticed drop in pressure at the faucet and when showering notice that the water flow surges when the pump kicks in. If we flush a toilet in the house it drops the flow at the shower as well.
I suspect an issue with the pressure tank, but after reading all of the information on this forum and others am not sure if that is the issue.
So the facts:
The pressure tank (bladder) is probably 25 years or older. It is about 4 foot tall tank but I don't have information on gallon size. I have tested the pressure at the tank following the information on this forum and made sure it is at 2 psi below the 30 psi which is what is set for the pressure switch. It seems to hold the pressure just fine. The tanks feels hollow when tapping on it and can be rocked easily so it doesn't appear to be full of water or anything else for that matter.
If I turn on a faucet close by (probably 2 gpm flow), the well cycles on after about 30 seconds of running the faucet but shuts off after 10 seconds. There is definitely a surge at the faucet when the pump is running for the 10 seconds.
I am wondering if there is more troubleshooting I should or can do before determining to replace the pressure tank.
Recently we have noticed drop in pressure at the faucet and when showering notice that the water flow surges when the pump kicks in. If we flush a toilet in the house it drops the flow at the shower as well.
I suspect an issue with the pressure tank, but after reading all of the information on this forum and others am not sure if that is the issue.
So the facts:
The pressure tank (bladder) is probably 25 years or older. It is about 4 foot tall tank but I don't have information on gallon size. I have tested the pressure at the tank following the information on this forum and made sure it is at 2 psi below the 30 psi which is what is set for the pressure switch. It seems to hold the pressure just fine. The tanks feels hollow when tapping on it and can be rocked easily so it doesn't appear to be full of water or anything else for that matter.
If I turn on a faucet close by (probably 2 gpm flow), the well cycles on after about 30 seconds of running the faucet but shuts off after 10 seconds. There is definitely a surge at the faucet when the pump is running for the 10 seconds.
I am wondering if there is more troubleshooting I should or can do before determining to replace the pressure tank.