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We live up on a mountain - not to far up…but definitely mountainous. We've been living at our house for 3-1/2 years without any water problems. About a month ago we started loosing water/ water pressure.
Coincidentally, about the same time we started experiencing problems we had a really, really, really bad electrical storm.
When we take a shower…especially after flushing the toilet the water dribbles out to nothing. Sometimes air spurts out.
We had a plumber come and check the situation, he found the following information, which we have also double checked:
Water is in the Well - 75' deep well w/ approx. 40' of water
New Sta-Rite Well Pump
Sta-Rite Water Pressure Tank - 220E - no longer produced…but appears to be working. - 40 psi cut-in/ 60 psi cut-out
Distance from well to house is about 200' with an elevation change of about 100'.
The water line comes into our crawlspace along the bottom of the floor joists and then turns down about 2' where a galvanized "T" allows chemical (Chem-Tech Pulsafeeder) to treat the water. Then it goes down and elbows towards the water pressure gauge / switch before which the 1" black plastic water line transfers to a brass pipe using a PVC fitting, from there a Brass "T" comes off to the "Sta-Rite" water pressure tank. Coming out of the "T" a copper pipe carries the water past a shut-off valve and then to a "WellMate" treatment tank, just before this tank an outdoor hose bibb is connected. From the "WellMate" the copper lines passes through a water filter canister to supply the house.
We tested the amperage when the well is running from the outlet supplying service to the well pump - it tests 7.38 amps. The well pumps suggest 7.9 amps. Not a whole lot of difference to me. But the pump is definitely pull/ pushing something from those numbers. The water pressure gauge used to at first cut in and take about 10 minutes to recover, but now it doesn't hardly move off of the cut-in pressure, but I don't think there is a leak because we have shut the well off and the pressure holds.
The one thing we have not done is pulled the piping loose to see if there is a clog due to sediment.
Any suggestions? We are planning on having a Labor Day party….but this is making it really hard to plan for?
Help?
Coincidentally, about the same time we started experiencing problems we had a really, really, really bad electrical storm.
When we take a shower…especially after flushing the toilet the water dribbles out to nothing. Sometimes air spurts out.
We had a plumber come and check the situation, he found the following information, which we have also double checked:
Water is in the Well - 75' deep well w/ approx. 40' of water
New Sta-Rite Well Pump
Sta-Rite Water Pressure Tank - 220E - no longer produced…but appears to be working. - 40 psi cut-in/ 60 psi cut-out
Distance from well to house is about 200' with an elevation change of about 100'.
The water line comes into our crawlspace along the bottom of the floor joists and then turns down about 2' where a galvanized "T" allows chemical (Chem-Tech Pulsafeeder) to treat the water. Then it goes down and elbows towards the water pressure gauge / switch before which the 1" black plastic water line transfers to a brass pipe using a PVC fitting, from there a Brass "T" comes off to the "Sta-Rite" water pressure tank. Coming out of the "T" a copper pipe carries the water past a shut-off valve and then to a "WellMate" treatment tank, just before this tank an outdoor hose bibb is connected. From the "WellMate" the copper lines passes through a water filter canister to supply the house.
We tested the amperage when the well is running from the outlet supplying service to the well pump - it tests 7.38 amps. The well pumps suggest 7.9 amps. Not a whole lot of difference to me. But the pump is definitely pull/ pushing something from those numbers. The water pressure gauge used to at first cut in and take about 10 minutes to recover, but now it doesn't hardly move off of the cut-in pressure, but I don't think there is a leak because we have shut the well off and the pressure holds.
The one thing we have not done is pulled the piping loose to see if there is a clog due to sediment.
Any suggestions? We are planning on having a Labor Day party….but this is making it really hard to plan for?
Help?