Budde
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Hi All,
My first post here. although I have been lurking for sometime. I have searched already but have not found the answers to my issues... so here goes.
3/4 HP Burcam Shallow Water Well Pump - 2 years old with captive precharged tank (with bladder). Shallow well approx. 16 feet foot deep and around 100 feet run of line. Foot valve working fine. This is used at a Cottage.
Few weeks ago I noticed that my pressure seemed to be less on the taps. Switch was factory was set at 40-60psi, but seemed to be cycling a little more often than before. I had to disconnect the pump last week because I had my basement poured. Put the pump back in and decided to check the psi in the tank.... well it would hardly read on the tire guage..... so I put 32psi of air in as my switch is 40/60 psi. Manual says it's precharged at 28psi from factory. Turn on the pump and open a facet and she spit air for a bit and then started doing the on/off dance..cut in and out constantly. So I decide to play around with the switch adjustments. Now I have no more air coming out the factes but it starts at about 45psi and almost imeedaitely jumps to 60psi and stops..... almost like there is no "build up" of pressure. I do have water in facets but again the pressure is not good.. I'd say less than before. It also stops and starts more. The tank is still at 30psi.
Any suggestiosn what to do here? I think i might have screwed around with the 2 switch adjustments too much or maybe a the bladder is bad?????
Many Thanks.
Brad
My first post here. although I have been lurking for sometime. I have searched already but have not found the answers to my issues... so here goes.
3/4 HP Burcam Shallow Water Well Pump - 2 years old with captive precharged tank (with bladder). Shallow well approx. 16 feet foot deep and around 100 feet run of line. Foot valve working fine. This is used at a Cottage.
Few weeks ago I noticed that my pressure seemed to be less on the taps. Switch was factory was set at 40-60psi, but seemed to be cycling a little more often than before. I had to disconnect the pump last week because I had my basement poured. Put the pump back in and decided to check the psi in the tank.... well it would hardly read on the tire guage..... so I put 32psi of air in as my switch is 40/60 psi. Manual says it's precharged at 28psi from factory. Turn on the pump and open a facet and she spit air for a bit and then started doing the on/off dance..cut in and out constantly. So I decide to play around with the switch adjustments. Now I have no more air coming out the factes but it starts at about 45psi and almost imeedaitely jumps to 60psi and stops..... almost like there is no "build up" of pressure. I do have water in facets but again the pressure is not good.. I'd say less than before. It also stops and starts more. The tank is still at 30psi.
Any suggestiosn what to do here? I think i might have screwed around with the 2 switch adjustments too much or maybe a the bladder is bad?????
Many Thanks.
Brad