Hello,
I have a deep well that serves my house and a garage apartment. Everything (pressure tank, switch, water softener, etc.) is located in one of the garages with minimal heat. Everything was working the other day, and when we woke up yesterday, there was no water in either place. We have had single digit temps for 4-5 days. I thought the pipes might be frozen, so i put 2 heaters near all the pipes all day yesterday, with no luck. For some reason my pressure gauge says 58 lbs., but there is no water in the pressure tank. I thought it might be the pressure switch, so I replaced it. That didnt fix anything, and my gauge still says 58lbs. I put the old switch back on and I can hear a hum from the pump when I manually run the pump in the well.
I think I have it narrowed to 2 things: its frozen somewhere, or the pump is bad. Does this sound right? Should I check anything else? And why would my pressure gauge still read 58 lbs with no water in the system? Thanks for the help. I really need to flush my toilets...
I have a deep well that serves my house and a garage apartment. Everything (pressure tank, switch, water softener, etc.) is located in one of the garages with minimal heat. Everything was working the other day, and when we woke up yesterday, there was no water in either place. We have had single digit temps for 4-5 days. I thought the pipes might be frozen, so i put 2 heaters near all the pipes all day yesterday, with no luck. For some reason my pressure gauge says 58 lbs., but there is no water in the pressure tank. I thought it might be the pressure switch, so I replaced it. That didnt fix anything, and my gauge still says 58lbs. I put the old switch back on and I can hear a hum from the pump when I manually run the pump in the well.
I think I have it narrowed to 2 things: its frozen somewhere, or the pump is bad. Does this sound right? Should I check anything else? And why would my pressure gauge still read 58 lbs with no water in the system? Thanks for the help. I really need to flush my toilets...