Voyager1947
New Member
I have a problem with my pressure gauge slowly losing pressure with the cutoff valve to the house being closed.
I read in another post that it must be the tank itself or the check valve in the well pump The tank is one of those
Home Depot models with a 30-50 control switch (or whatever it's called). There is no check valve between the tank
and the well pump in the basement. Is there a definitive way to know which one it is without throwing parts and well guys
at it? One thing I have done is check the pressure in the tank with the pump off and the water drained. It is supposed to be 28 or so
and if I charge it to 28, then check it again a week or so later, it'll be 20 or so, maybe lower if I waited longer. If the well pump
check valve was bad and not the tank, shouldn't it always be 28.
Any help would be appreciated
I read in another post that it must be the tank itself or the check valve in the well pump The tank is one of those
Home Depot models with a 30-50 control switch (or whatever it's called). There is no check valve between the tank
and the well pump in the basement. Is there a definitive way to know which one it is without throwing parts and well guys
at it? One thing I have done is check the pressure in the tank with the pump off and the water drained. It is supposed to be 28 or so
and if I charge it to 28, then check it again a week or so later, it'll be 20 or so, maybe lower if I waited longer. If the well pump
check valve was bad and not the tank, shouldn't it always be 28.
Any help would be appreciated