Al Grasso
New Member
I'm trying to figure out why I have poor pressure from my well system. We recently had a new submersible pump and tubing installed. Since then, water pressure has been inconsistent and getting poorer. I drained the pressure tank and pumped the bladder to about 4 psi less than the cut in psi on my pump switch. Water pressure seemed to get better at first, but has since gotten poor again.
I drained it again this morning to see if the bladder held it's pressure, and it did. Additionally, the cut in, cut out on the switch seem to be working properly, and are about 20 psi apart, so that seems ok. The pressure gauge seems to be alright as well.
A couple of questions:
-First, I noticed that a large amount of sediment comes out of the line each time i drain the pressure tank? is this normal? It seems as if maybe the sediment is partially blocking the line sometimes and possibly causing the drop in pressure? Is this possible? If so, could it be possible that the submersible pump was installed too deep, too close to sediment? Again, I had a new tubing line put in as well, so I don't really have a way to know if it was installed at the same depth as the pump was originally.
Secondly, when I drained the pressure tank the pressure gauge went to 0. But, when I closed the draining valve, it rose back up to about 20 psi, without the pump being on to fill it. What is causing this pressure? Is it typical that the empty tank carries enough pressure from the inflated bladder that it would register pressure on the gauge, or is something else going on?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks-
Al
I drained it again this morning to see if the bladder held it's pressure, and it did. Additionally, the cut in, cut out on the switch seem to be working properly, and are about 20 psi apart, so that seems ok. The pressure gauge seems to be alright as well.
A couple of questions:
-First, I noticed that a large amount of sediment comes out of the line each time i drain the pressure tank? is this normal? It seems as if maybe the sediment is partially blocking the line sometimes and possibly causing the drop in pressure? Is this possible? If so, could it be possible that the submersible pump was installed too deep, too close to sediment? Again, I had a new tubing line put in as well, so I don't really have a way to know if it was installed at the same depth as the pump was originally.
Secondly, when I drained the pressure tank the pressure gauge went to 0. But, when I closed the draining valve, it rose back up to about 20 psi, without the pump being on to fill it. What is causing this pressure? Is it typical that the empty tank carries enough pressure from the inflated bladder that it would register pressure on the gauge, or is something else going on?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks-
Al