Well system

[tamarap]

Hi i'm having issues with my well we took all the pipe Out Because the Foot Valve was broken and We had water for a few days and now we don't have water again As of Yesterday when the Foot valve was replaced with. We couldn't get our PSI to measure above 20 so we checked the bladder and when we went to check for air pressure water came out. So we went and got a new bladder. My husband just installed it and now the pipes. Where there screwed into the pump are all Leaking what are we doing wrong? We are currently without water and do not have seventeen hundred dollars to pay a company right now

 

[Reach4]

Post a photo of what you can see, including the area where the leak is.

The only tanks that I know of with a replacable bladder, don't involve undoing pipes. Maybe you meant you replaced the whole pressure tank.

Those tanks with a replacable bladder tend to not last as long as the tanks with a non-replacable diaphragm.

 

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[tamarap]

Yes replaced the whole pressure bladder tank...just redid all the pipes and we have water in the house but the psi won't go above 15 and it's supposed to be 30/50 so it starts up at below 0 and it take a while to work nits way up to 15 and then shuts off....and my bathroom which is the farthest from the well I'm getting hardly no water out of the shower

 

[Reach4]

The jet may be clogged on your jet pump.
You may have a vacuum leak between the foot valve and the pump.

If you have water leaking out of threaded connections, you probably want to re-do those connections. Use both PTFE tape and pipe dope (pipe compound).

 

[tamarap]

How can I check my jet? The pipes between the Foot valve and the pump are new husband replaced then when he changed the Foot valve

 

[Reach4]

I would address the leaks first, and you may have similar leaks on the intake pipe. You can slather the joints on the input pipe, with shaving foam, to see where there are vacuum leaks.

See https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?threads/pressure-drops-quick.67304/page-2#post-500629 regarding clogged jet cleaning.

 

[tamarap]

I suppose I should cut the power to run a wire through the jet correct?

 

[tamarap]

I would address the leaks first, and you may have similar leaks on the intake pipe. You can slather the joints on the input pipe, with shaving foam, to see where there are vacuum leaks.

See https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?threads/pressure-drops-quick.67304/page-2#post-500629 regarding clogged jet cleaning.

 

[Reach4]

I suppose I should cut the power to run a wire through the jet correct?

To clear the jet, yes. But I would probably go after leaks first. If you cure the leaks, and still only climb to about 20 psi, then the jet would be the main suspicion.

 

[tamarap]

Yes leaks are clear

that is the pump I have

 

[Reach4]

Clear as in gone (cleared out), or clear as in obvious?

 

[tamarap]

Clear as in gone nonleaks at the moment

 

[JohnCT]

Hi i'm having issues with my well we took all the pipe Out Because the Foot Valve was broken and We had water for a few days and now we don't have water again As of Yesterday when the Foot valve was replaced with. We couldn't get our PSI to measure above 20 ..

Was the water pressure normal before the foot valve failed or has low pressure been an on-going issue?

John