All,
Recently we have noticed that our water pressure is dropping to zero at the faucet after running a hose for fifteen minutes or so. After the hose is shut off the pressure comes back fairly quickly.
Today I checked the well pressure tank and it's reading correctly (28 psi on a 30 psi switch).
I noticed that when I turned the submersible well pump power back on back on (the pressure gauge was at zero) the pump ran until the pressure reached 38 psi, the it stopped, but the contacts on the switch stayed closed.
A minute or two later the pump started again and ran the pressure up to 48 psi (contacts still closed). Then a minute or two later the pump ran again and stopped at 68 psi.
At that point the contacts on the pressure switch finally opened.
Do you think it's an issue with the pressure switch or could the 1/4" line from the well tank tee to the pressure switch be clogged? Or something else, perhaps with the pump itself?
I can change the pressure switch and the 1/4" line myself, but the well pump would be another matter.
Thanks,
Lou
Recently we have noticed that our water pressure is dropping to zero at the faucet after running a hose for fifteen minutes or so. After the hose is shut off the pressure comes back fairly quickly.
Today I checked the well pressure tank and it's reading correctly (28 psi on a 30 psi switch).
I noticed that when I turned the submersible well pump power back on back on (the pressure gauge was at zero) the pump ran until the pressure reached 38 psi, the it stopped, but the contacts on the switch stayed closed.
A minute or two later the pump started again and ran the pressure up to 48 psi (contacts still closed). Then a minute or two later the pump ran again and stopped at 68 psi.
At that point the contacts on the pressure switch finally opened.
Do you think it's an issue with the pressure switch or could the 1/4" line from the well tank tee to the pressure switch be clogged? Or something else, perhaps with the pump itself?
I can change the pressure switch and the 1/4" line myself, but the well pump would be another matter.
Thanks,
Lou