I moved my well pressure tank down into my crawl space and now having issues with pressure. The pressure reads zero with the tank empty. It is a bladder style tank so I thought it should read a pressure even with no water in the tank (could be completely wrong here). When I turn on the pump on the pressure switch the pressure goes up to about 23 PSI and then drops back down to zero and water pressure decreases and eventually ceases. The pump does not cycle back on. When operating normally it would go up to 23 PSI then drop down to 20 PSI and eventually cycle back on after about a minute or so. I changed the gauge and same scenario, so that is ruled out. I pressed on the Schrader valve and only air is coming out as far as I can tell. No water is coming out of the valve.
Has the bladder burst? Is there two problems going on here tank and pressure switch??? I should only have to recharge the tank if the bladder burst correct? I have considered adding air but would rather just get a new tank if what I have described is indicative of a breach in the bladder. Please help! Thanks.
Has the bladder burst? Is there two problems going on here tank and pressure switch??? I should only have to recharge the tank if the bladder burst correct? I have considered adding air but would rather just get a new tank if what I have described is indicative of a breach in the bladder. Please help! Thanks.