Dave23
New Member
Here is the issue: (See attached diagram as well)
Most nights my filter tank backwashes without any issues, however some nights (always the nights there has been a lot higher then normal water usage since the last backwash) as soon as the first rinse cycle starts on the fleck 5600 valve within 10 seconds the pressure on the pressure gauge/switch, drops immeditally to below 10 psi and then pressure switch shuts pump off. If you manually prime the pressure switch after this happen, pressure comes right back up and backwash continues all the way through normal. However If I don't notice it has happened then fleck valve still cycles all the way through with pump off and hence no backwash actually happens.
I have changed the following in the last 2 years but issue still happens.
New Pressure tank 2 years ago
New 1.25 Inch well line 2 years ago
New Birm/Calcite media in tank 1 year ago w new distrubutor tube.
New Fleck 5600 control value 1 month ago
My well pump is a 1/2 HP pump at a depth of approx 120-140 feet. It's a gould pump with 1/2HP franklin motor 240V pump with control box. Pump is
approx 6-7 Years old.
Fleck Air Injector shown in the diagram is at least 15 years old.
Pressure tank sits on a shelf higher then the birm filter, as the birm filter sits on the floor below it. Someone had mentioned to me that I should have the pressure tank on the floor and lines coming in at a higher height then the two tanks, due to having the air injector valve, however I'm not convince this will solve my issue.
I'm at a loss, does anyone have any ideas?
Most nights my filter tank backwashes without any issues, however some nights (always the nights there has been a lot higher then normal water usage since the last backwash) as soon as the first rinse cycle starts on the fleck 5600 valve within 10 seconds the pressure on the pressure gauge/switch, drops immeditally to below 10 psi and then pressure switch shuts pump off. If you manually prime the pressure switch after this happen, pressure comes right back up and backwash continues all the way through normal. However If I don't notice it has happened then fleck valve still cycles all the way through with pump off and hence no backwash actually happens.
I have changed the following in the last 2 years but issue still happens.
New Pressure tank 2 years ago
New 1.25 Inch well line 2 years ago
New Birm/Calcite media in tank 1 year ago w new distrubutor tube.
New Fleck 5600 control value 1 month ago
My well pump is a 1/2 HP pump at a depth of approx 120-140 feet. It's a gould pump with 1/2HP franklin motor 240V pump with control box. Pump is
approx 6-7 Years old.
Fleck Air Injector shown in the diagram is at least 15 years old.
Pressure tank sits on a shelf higher then the birm filter, as the birm filter sits on the floor below it. Someone had mentioned to me that I should have the pressure tank on the floor and lines coming in at a higher height then the two tanks, due to having the air injector valve, however I'm not convince this will solve my issue.
I'm at a loss, does anyone have any ideas?