H22lude
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I've been in my house since August 2018. First house with a well. Wanted to test my well pump and pressure tank. We have a 40/60 pressure switch. It is an Amtrol WP32SS 32 gallon tank manufactured in 2012. I had my wife open the cold side of our basement faucet and let the water drain until the switch kicked on at 40psi. It took 18 seconds to go back up to 60psi. Using that same sink I had her drain it when it got to 60psi. It took 3 minutes and 3 seconds to drain back to 40psi and only at 3 gallons (we also had a silicone hose hooked up to the faucet so it probably wasn't the best test). I then turned off the well power and drained the tank. I measured the air pressure at around 17psi.
I'm just learning about pressure tanks but this seems really bad. From my quick research, going from the cut on to cut off pressure, it should take about a minute. And the air pressure should be 38psi. How can I determine if the bladder is bad or if it just needs air?
I'm just learning about pressure tanks but this seems really bad. From my quick research, going from the cut on to cut off pressure, it should take about a minute. And the air pressure should be 38psi. How can I determine if the bladder is bad or if it just needs air?