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cheri1981
01-28-2007, 12:19 PM
Friday night one of our breakers for the well pump blew, I left it off for the night and we figured we would deal with it in the morning. We have had low water in the wells in the past and figured it was just pumping air. The next morning, we switched back on the well and still got no water in the holding tank. After not running water all night we should of had some in the well. We finally turned on the pump and openned the faucet to find that the water just kept flowing. There is water in the well. We have checked the air pressure in the tank and it is fine. The pressure switch is coming on. We have removed the tank and cleaned all the piping to the tank, we have cleaned all the contacts to the switch and removed the pressure guage and made sure no debris was plugged there. Any clue why the pressure tank will not fill? Thank you.

Rancher
01-28-2007, 12:38 PM
We probably need more info, I know I do...

Submersible pump, or above ground pump?

You turned on the faucet at the tank? And there was water flowing out of it? You checked the pressure in the tank, was it empty at the time? What does the pressure gauge read while the pump is running? Why do you think water is not going into the tank? When you have the pump running and you get water flowing out of the faucet at the tank, do you get water at the house if you close that faucet?

Rancher