Ron Benchetrit
Don't tempt me, I may fix what ain't broke
Hi all,
We’ve recently done some work replacing the plumbing between our pressure tank, water softener, GE Filter and UV Filter with PEX lines. Pressure in all house faucets and shower are fine. The pressure switch looks ok turning the pump on at 45psi and off at 65psi. When all is good, the pressure tank fills in about 60seconds. I added an amp meter and see a consistent 12amps while running.
But occasionally, I’ll hear that the pump has been struggling, running at a lower pitch than I usually hear. I see the gauge stuck at 45psi with no movement. Pressure throughout the house is low, because the pressure tank isn’t filling. This stuck scenario can go for hours, all night even. The amp meter says 11amps instead of 12 and many kWh have been spent overnight. So I turn off power to the pump, count to 10 and turn it back on, and voila! I hear the pump running normal and the gauge climbs and holds happily to 65psi again. House faucets and shower are happy again.
Just speculating, it’s as if the check valve or tank tee are preventing any flow into the tank until I do the reset. Nothing else in the house is open. We've had bucket of rain recently and live around a lake so the well cannot be dry. Hopefully it's not a sign that my pump is failing?! It’s a shallow 35’ deep well with a Myers 4” - 115v, 12gpm at the bottom. No controller as it's only 115v.
Thanks for any thoughts or testing suggestions,
Ron
We’ve recently done some work replacing the plumbing between our pressure tank, water softener, GE Filter and UV Filter with PEX lines. Pressure in all house faucets and shower are fine. The pressure switch looks ok turning the pump on at 45psi and off at 65psi. When all is good, the pressure tank fills in about 60seconds. I added an amp meter and see a consistent 12amps while running.
But occasionally, I’ll hear that the pump has been struggling, running at a lower pitch than I usually hear. I see the gauge stuck at 45psi with no movement. Pressure throughout the house is low, because the pressure tank isn’t filling. This stuck scenario can go for hours, all night even. The amp meter says 11amps instead of 12 and many kWh have been spent overnight. So I turn off power to the pump, count to 10 and turn it back on, and voila! I hear the pump running normal and the gauge climbs and holds happily to 65psi again. House faucets and shower are happy again.
Just speculating, it’s as if the check valve or tank tee are preventing any flow into the tank until I do the reset. Nothing else in the house is open. We've had bucket of rain recently and live around a lake so the well cannot be dry. Hopefully it's not a sign that my pump is failing?! It’s a shallow 35’ deep well with a Myers 4” - 115v, 12gpm at the bottom. No controller as it's only 115v.
Thanks for any thoughts or testing suggestions,
Ron
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