This is my first post here, but I have been reading these Terry Love forums and learning from them for a very long time. This is an excellent place for good info and has saved me countless dollars and hours. That said, I am at my wits end with this. I'll try to keep it short.
I have a sulphur odor in my well water (NOT why I'm posting). Not as bad as I've smelled in other places but annoying. Looked at Sulphur Eliminator, looks good but frankly, I want to try straight aeration via the well head. I have no well head spigot. Easy, I'll put one in, right? So I did and I only have a mist from my nozzle when the pump kicks on. I've spent hours and hours reading everything here and other places. Learned all about check valves in well systems. Wow. Lots of opinions and facts about that. I found a check valve in my basement! Took it out (wow, can't believe ANY water was coming in to house, it was stuck almost shut, see pic) and sweated a new piece of copper in. Fired everything back up and still only get water at my new spigot when pump kicks on. I read on another post here something like "... the pressure tank doesn't care which way the water goes..." I look at my set up and I agree.
I've taken pictures of my set up. Is there something I don't see?? The T at the top of the well is just a T not a check. Why would I not have constant pressure at my well head? Plenty of people use nozzle misters at the well head through their water test tap. I don't think I'm trying something weird. I know it's probably just something I don't know/understand. Help, pros! Please call me an idiot and tell me what I missed.
Well was drilled in 1962. Pump & control replaced in April 2020. Well is 275 ft deep. Pump set at 262. Everything in the house/farm works perfectly. I have no pressure issues, water hammer, or any issues. 1 1/4 inch copper line from well to house. About a 25 foot run from well head to basement room in pics.
I have a sulphur odor in my well water (NOT why I'm posting). Not as bad as I've smelled in other places but annoying. Looked at Sulphur Eliminator, looks good but frankly, I want to try straight aeration via the well head. I have no well head spigot. Easy, I'll put one in, right? So I did and I only have a mist from my nozzle when the pump kicks on. I've spent hours and hours reading everything here and other places. Learned all about check valves in well systems. Wow. Lots of opinions and facts about that. I found a check valve in my basement! Took it out (wow, can't believe ANY water was coming in to house, it was stuck almost shut, see pic) and sweated a new piece of copper in. Fired everything back up and still only get water at my new spigot when pump kicks on. I read on another post here something like "... the pressure tank doesn't care which way the water goes..." I look at my set up and I agree.
I've taken pictures of my set up. Is there something I don't see?? The T at the top of the well is just a T not a check. Why would I not have constant pressure at my well head? Plenty of people use nozzle misters at the well head through their water test tap. I don't think I'm trying something weird. I know it's probably just something I don't know/understand. Help, pros! Please call me an idiot and tell me what I missed.
Well was drilled in 1962. Pump & control replaced in April 2020. Well is 275 ft deep. Pump set at 262. Everything in the house/farm works perfectly. I have no pressure issues, water hammer, or any issues. 1 1/4 inch copper line from well to house. About a 25 foot run from well head to basement room in pics.