I'm struggling with a shallow well jet pump/pressure tank system in seasonal cabin.
Pump functioning-rebuilt before this season. Ace/Simer 1/2hp
Water supply from a brook 25' from house, 15 degrees slope down from pump. Foot valve, 2" black flex pvc.
4 year old 40 gal H2How pressure tank precharged 38 psi-pressure OK empty and filled.
As soon as we open a faucet, flush WC, the pump cycles on/off and pressure surges.
I have not found leaks in the system except for very, very slow seepage from a coupling between pump and tank. Can this kind of tiny leak screw everything up?
What am I not seeing? Anything I didn't address?
Pump functioning-rebuilt before this season. Ace/Simer 1/2hp
Water supply from a brook 25' from house, 15 degrees slope down from pump. Foot valve, 2" black flex pvc.
4 year old 40 gal H2How pressure tank precharged 38 psi-pressure OK empty and filled.
As soon as we open a faucet, flush WC, the pump cycles on/off and pressure surges.
I have not found leaks in the system except for very, very slow seepage from a coupling between pump and tank. Can this kind of tiny leak screw everything up?
What am I not seeing? Anything I didn't address?