I've been having a problem with my pump losing prime, it will be pumping water and you can have water running in the house no problem. Open the faucet in the garage and thud... pump acts like it loses its prime. Some times just shutting off the breaker, waiting a minute and turning it back on fixes the problem. Other times I will have to prime the pump and it never takes much more than a cup of water to get it puming again.
I spoke to my well guy and he gave me a new diaphram and fiber washers for my "automatic jet control" on my F&W model C6269 pump. I pulled it apart and replaced them. However when I opened the water valve to the house, water flowed back out around the shaft of the valve. Do I need to replace the seals inside the valve too, or is this normal?
Now it will pump for 5 or 6 minutes with a constant pressure on the gauge of 45-50 lbs. Delivering about 5 gal a min. Then suddenly it will drop to 30, then to 5 or so and quit pumping. If I shut the pump off for a few seconds, add a cup or so of water and turn it back on, it goes right back to pumping fine again.
Here are the specifics.
2" driven well, 108' deep, with 12'x 1 1/4" plastic .008 GBR screen from 109'-120', 93' 1 inch drop pipe. Bremer Check valve, Baker Pitless concentric adaptor with 8' 6" offset in to basement.
Flint & Walling 1 HP 2 Stage Jet with automatic jet pressure control. Well X-trol 202 Tank. The specs for the pump show pressure switch set for 30-50 mine has been set for 40-60.
My sheet does not show the static water level but both of my neighbors within 1/8 mile are 75'.
There is a high iron content in the water and the well was done in 1990.
Any suggestions as to why this thing will pump like mad for 5 or 6 minutes, then choke and go right back to pumping again are very welcome.
thanks
I spoke to my well guy and he gave me a new diaphram and fiber washers for my "automatic jet control" on my F&W model C6269 pump. I pulled it apart and replaced them. However when I opened the water valve to the house, water flowed back out around the shaft of the valve. Do I need to replace the seals inside the valve too, or is this normal?
Now it will pump for 5 or 6 minutes with a constant pressure on the gauge of 45-50 lbs. Delivering about 5 gal a min. Then suddenly it will drop to 30, then to 5 or so and quit pumping. If I shut the pump off for a few seconds, add a cup or so of water and turn it back on, it goes right back to pumping fine again.
Here are the specifics.
2" driven well, 108' deep, with 12'x 1 1/4" plastic .008 GBR screen from 109'-120', 93' 1 inch drop pipe. Bremer Check valve, Baker Pitless concentric adaptor with 8' 6" offset in to basement.
Flint & Walling 1 HP 2 Stage Jet with automatic jet pressure control. Well X-trol 202 Tank. The specs for the pump show pressure switch set for 30-50 mine has been set for 40-60.
My sheet does not show the static water level but both of my neighbors within 1/8 mile are 75'.
There is a high iron content in the water and the well was done in 1990.
Any suggestions as to why this thing will pump like mad for 5 or 6 minutes, then choke and go right back to pumping again are very welcome.
thanks