MattS87
New Member
Hello all,
I'm an electrician by trade, but have read this forum for plumbing tips multiple times. I have a well system that I recently had to replace the pressure tank on due to a hole in it. Now, every few days i get air in my pipes. I have emptied the tank, checked the bladder air pressure, purged air/water through every faucet and checked around for leaks to no avail. This afternoon i turned off my pump and closed the ball valve on the outlet of my tank and let it be for about 4 hours but the pressure did not drop so my theory of a hole in the inlet piping isn't adding up.
Some facts I can give you are; Well is about 260' deep (not sure on water level but my neighbor just had a well dug at about the same depth), pressure tank is a 82 gallon tank that feeds my softener, then the rest of the house. There is not a check valve that I can see inside the house. System runs aon a 40/60 pressure switch, which I also replaced when i did the tank. Any help would be appreciated
I'm an electrician by trade, but have read this forum for plumbing tips multiple times. I have a well system that I recently had to replace the pressure tank on due to a hole in it. Now, every few days i get air in my pipes. I have emptied the tank, checked the bladder air pressure, purged air/water through every faucet and checked around for leaks to no avail. This afternoon i turned off my pump and closed the ball valve on the outlet of my tank and let it be for about 4 hours but the pressure did not drop so my theory of a hole in the inlet piping isn't adding up.
Some facts I can give you are; Well is about 260' deep (not sure on water level but my neighbor just had a well dug at about the same depth), pressure tank is a 82 gallon tank that feeds my softener, then the rest of the house. There is not a check valve that I can see inside the house. System runs aon a 40/60 pressure switch, which I also replaced when i did the tank. Any help would be appreciated