Toepaz
New Member
A little late for this reply. Your $ 7000.00 water problem. You have what is called a water logged pressure tank.
An easy fix. You lost your air cushion above your water. Country living. Been there for over 60 years. Nothing wrong with your system .
Better than any bladder tank s. They are just a problem some where down the road. Bladders always break and the thin steel tanks of today usually rust out. On my flexcon non bladder tank I have a pressure gauge on top with an air valve that I can put air in to create an air over water compression.
Just add air. If starts coming out of your taps bleed some off. This will put you back to having a longer time between pump kick in and out. With an 80 gallon tank you should be able to flush a toilet a couple of times before your pump kicks in. About 50 to 60 gallons would be in the tank and the rest would be air cushion. Let your pressure drop to just before kick in. Add about 20 to 25 LB of air and start from there.
Hopefully this was help full.
Trapper.
An easy fix. You lost your air cushion above your water. Country living. Been there for over 60 years. Nothing wrong with your system .
Better than any bladder tank s. They are just a problem some where down the road. Bladders always break and the thin steel tanks of today usually rust out. On my flexcon non bladder tank I have a pressure gauge on top with an air valve that I can put air in to create an air over water compression.
Just add air. If starts coming out of your taps bleed some off. This will put you back to having a longer time between pump kick in and out. With an 80 gallon tank you should be able to flush a toilet a couple of times before your pump kicks in. About 50 to 60 gallons would be in the tank and the rest would be air cushion. Let your pressure drop to just before kick in. Add about 20 to 25 LB of air and start from there.
Hopefully this was help full.
Trapper.