hackbrew
New Member
I'm losing pressure in my holding tank without using any water in the house and therefore my well pump is cycling on too often... water must be going somewhere. I checked for leaks in the house... leaky toilets, under sinks, leaky faucets, but I couldn't find anything wrong. About 8 weeks ago I noticed the well pump was coming on about every 24 minutes, without any water use in the house. 4 weeks ago it was coming on about every 20 minutes, now it's coming on about every 16 minutes.
I took the well cap off last night and peaked down to the pitless adapter and it looked okay (I didn't see any water leaks) when the submersible pump (about 75 feet down) came on or when it was off. In the house there is no water coming out of the holding tank. If the bladder in my holding tank was going bad, wouldn't it happen pretty quickly and wouldn't the pump just cycle on and off quickly? I would think if I had a leak in the black pipe running from the well casing to the house I would see ground water somewhere. I guess I could have a bad check or foot valve down by the pump, a bad fitting somewhere, or a cracked pipe between the pitless and the pump.
How can I diagnose whether the problem is with the holding tank or somewhere outside?
I took the well cap off last night and peaked down to the pitless adapter and it looked okay (I didn't see any water leaks) when the submersible pump (about 75 feet down) came on or when it was off. In the house there is no water coming out of the holding tank. If the bladder in my holding tank was going bad, wouldn't it happen pretty quickly and wouldn't the pump just cycle on and off quickly? I would think if I had a leak in the black pipe running from the well casing to the house I would see ground water somewhere. I guess I could have a bad check or foot valve down by the pump, a bad fitting somewhere, or a cracked pipe between the pitless and the pump.
How can I diagnose whether the problem is with the holding tank or somewhere outside?