jcdephi
New Member
I am on well water and recently had an old steel bladderless water tank replaced with a nonsteel bladder tank. The old tank had a line that feed into the tank and then out to the house. When the new tank was put in, the plumber designed the flow from the well in such a way that it would to go from the well, to an elbow that "up" into the main house line, and finally to an elbow that goes "down" to the water tank (only one intake, no tee fixture used). The placement of the pressure is not next to the tank but up off elbow leading to the main house.
My problem is that when the well kicks on (sudden drop on gauge -10 psi) and water is being called on (tub, toilet, sprinkler) the water pressure does not increase. I would expect that well is filling up the tank and being used whereever else it is being called on (tub). But I can leave the tub on for 15 minutes and the pressures stays lows (it actually bounces around +/- 5 psi). In this case, as soon as I turn the tub off, the pressure shoots up to 50 psi (no elapsed time, instant 50 psi). No matter how long I leave the tub running and then shut it off it will only go to 50 psi (my switch off is set to 60 psi).
My guess is that the pressure gauge should be at the intake of the tank. I also think I should have tee fixture that would allow the well to go directly to the tank, and then the tank to the house (eliminate the pump to house and pump to tank ability).
Any thoughts, want to go back to plumber and have an idea if I can blame him for this bad design. Never had this problem with old tank, has happend Day 1 from getting new tank.
My problem is that when the well kicks on (sudden drop on gauge -10 psi) and water is being called on (tub, toilet, sprinkler) the water pressure does not increase. I would expect that well is filling up the tank and being used whereever else it is being called on (tub). But I can leave the tub on for 15 minutes and the pressures stays lows (it actually bounces around +/- 5 psi). In this case, as soon as I turn the tub off, the pressure shoots up to 50 psi (no elapsed time, instant 50 psi). No matter how long I leave the tub running and then shut it off it will only go to 50 psi (my switch off is set to 60 psi).
My guess is that the pressure gauge should be at the intake of the tank. I also think I should have tee fixture that would allow the well to go directly to the tank, and then the tank to the house (eliminate the pump to house and pump to tank ability).
Any thoughts, want to go back to plumber and have an idea if I can blame him for this bad design. Never had this problem with old tank, has happend Day 1 from getting new tank.