Okay so my 1hp pump will build pressure to 50psi no problem shuts off fine and the water squirts out all nice and wet. The pump will start again at 30psi like its suppose to, but here's the rub, once the pressure gets to around 30psi the pressure suddenly drops and the pressure gauge just wiggles from around 5psi to maybe 15 or 20psi and maintains that craziness until we shut the water off and then the pump builds back up to 50 nice and neat. It doesn't appear to matter whether the pump is running or not. If I turn off the power to the pump and turn on the water, everything is great till about 30psi then it just suddenly drops. The same thing happens if i let the pressure drop normally to about 40psi then force the pressure switch to start the pump. It slowly loses pressure to 30psi then drops. At no point does the water stop and air spurts out. We don't appear to be running out of water. There are no leaks at the pump or the tank and the tank is brand new. We have a stop valve by the tank to element any leaks on the supply line. I dunno about the pipe going into the well because its all underground. I guess the next step for me would be to pull that sucker out, but even then I really wouldn't know what to look for. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! I've had to replace every single component on this well setup. The pump, the tank, the pressure switch, leaks, even the pressure gauge was bad! yay!
Thanks!
Nathan
Thanks!
Nathan