Mobster
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Submersible Pump Replaced but same reults as old pump.
I have been having issues at a my home with well pressure on the second floor reducing to about a dribble when someone on the first floor flushes a toilet. I tried several things including raising the pressure, letting all the air out of the pressure tank and refilling to "kick on" pressure so kick on and tank pressure are the same. I've replaced main valves because I though maybe they were old and clogged.
Long story short, despite all of the changes and trouble shooting I performed, I reluctantly called the nearest well guy for a professional opinion. I told him what the problem was and sure enough, he looked at my system for about 2 minutes I heard the dreaded words I have been trying to avoid " yup, it's your submersible pump". With that, I told the guy to go ahead and change the pump out.
My problem is this. I clearly stated to the guy why I called him. "We were losing pressure on the second floor". He said the pump was the problem. He replaced the pump and I still have the same issue. I'm not satisfied based on the end results of the "new pump" that the pump is the problem.
He did come back after the first phone call I made "literally minutes after he left the first time" and had me flush my system with bleach by dumping a gallon down the well and running a garden hose from my main inside the house back to the well which I ran for 2 hours to no avail. Same problems.
He also cranked my pressure up to 70psi which seems unusual because I have always heard 40/60 is the max on a well system.
I feel like the guy's only objective was to sell me the pump. After the installation, he didn't even check my pressure, he loaded up his truck and down the road he went. Would it be un-ethical to cancel his check until the problem is resolved? I didn't call him to replace my pump, I called because I needed a solution to my problem and it wasn't met.
Suggestions?
I have been having issues at a my home with well pressure on the second floor reducing to about a dribble when someone on the first floor flushes a toilet. I tried several things including raising the pressure, letting all the air out of the pressure tank and refilling to "kick on" pressure so kick on and tank pressure are the same. I've replaced main valves because I though maybe they were old and clogged.
Long story short, despite all of the changes and trouble shooting I performed, I reluctantly called the nearest well guy for a professional opinion. I told him what the problem was and sure enough, he looked at my system for about 2 minutes I heard the dreaded words I have been trying to avoid " yup, it's your submersible pump". With that, I told the guy to go ahead and change the pump out.
My problem is this. I clearly stated to the guy why I called him. "We were losing pressure on the second floor". He said the pump was the problem. He replaced the pump and I still have the same issue. I'm not satisfied based on the end results of the "new pump" that the pump is the problem.
He did come back after the first phone call I made "literally minutes after he left the first time" and had me flush my system with bleach by dumping a gallon down the well and running a garden hose from my main inside the house back to the well which I ran for 2 hours to no avail. Same problems.
He also cranked my pressure up to 70psi which seems unusual because I have always heard 40/60 is the max on a well system.
I feel like the guy's only objective was to sell me the pump. After the installation, he didn't even check my pressure, he loaded up his truck and down the road he went. Would it be un-ethical to cancel his check until the problem is resolved? I didn't call him to replace my pump, I called because I needed a solution to my problem and it wasn't met.
Suggestions?
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