madmmac
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I have a 175 foot well with a submersible pump. It has been fine for 15 years. I replaced the holding tank(bladder) about 5 years ago. Now all of a sudden for a week or so now I am getting lots of air in the supply lines.
I drained the pressure tank and checked the air, it was only down 2 lbs-36, and I pumped it back to 38 lbs. It did not help at all.
It is worse in the morning when none of the water has been run all night. I can go to each faucet and let it run and surge/purge the air out of them and after a while they are OK.
With the amount of air that I am getting I am thinking that it might some kind of check valve somewhere that is allowing the water from the supply lines to drain back down......just a guess.
I did notice that the pressure gauge by my take reads at the max 100+, the needle right on the high stop peg, but it has moisture in it also.
Any insight would be much appreciated. I can take some pics of my setup if that would help.
The pump does not cycle abnormally.
I do get a hammer noise out by the control box when the pump shuts off. I don't get any hammer at the faucets or toilets at all. It's has done the hammering the whole time we have been here. They installed one of the X-trol boxes on the hot water tank thinking that would help, it did not.
Thanks, Mitch
I drained the pressure tank and checked the air, it was only down 2 lbs-36, and I pumped it back to 38 lbs. It did not help at all.
It is worse in the morning when none of the water has been run all night. I can go to each faucet and let it run and surge/purge the air out of them and after a while they are OK.
With the amount of air that I am getting I am thinking that it might some kind of check valve somewhere that is allowing the water from the supply lines to drain back down......just a guess.
I did notice that the pressure gauge by my take reads at the max 100+, the needle right on the high stop peg, but it has moisture in it also.
Any insight would be much appreciated. I can take some pics of my setup if that would help.
The pump does not cycle abnormally.
I do get a hammer noise out by the control box when the pump shuts off. I don't get any hammer at the faucets or toilets at all. It's has done the hammering the whole time we have been here. They installed one of the X-trol boxes on the hot water tank thinking that would help, it did not.
Thanks, Mitch
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