Great forum, Terry! I recently replaced my "deep" well (37') jet pump because it was only developing about 40 psi. The new pump had a hard time priming and then only got up to 18-20 psi. I talked to the pump tech rep and he suggested that I have a leak in my suction line. I checked all the fittings at the pump and resealed them with no improvement. I finally put the old pump back in and now that one is only coming up to around 20 psi. So now I'm thinking the leak (if there is a leak) must be in the piping in the well. The piping is 3/4" and 1 1/4" copper. Called several plumbers and none are in a hurry to take on the job so I'm looking at a DIY job. Before I dive in, a couple of questions:
1. Does this sound like a suction leak problem to you?
2. If I end up up replacing the piping in the well, can I use cpvc or something similar? I don't want to spend a bunch of money on this cuz the city is probably going to annex us in the next 3-4 years and we'll be hooking up to city water.
Thanks!
1. Does this sound like a suction leak problem to you?
2. If I end up up replacing the piping in the well, can I use cpvc or something similar? I don't want to spend a bunch of money on this cuz the city is probably going to annex us in the next 3-4 years and we'll be hooking up to city water.
Thanks!