Yesterday morning I woke up to the reality that my jet pump was not working. After replacing the switch, I discovered that the pump was blown. I bought a new 3/4 HP (the same HP as the previous one) jet pump and installed it.
After everything was hooked up I proceded to prime the pump (with some difficulty). However, the pump pressure usually only goes up to about 20 psi (instructions said it should go to 30, then adjust the control to set it a 25). Often when I turn on the pump it does not get any pressure at all, but when I open it, it still has water in it. Other times I will have pressure and it drops down and comes back up. Another problem is that the water tank will not go above 30 psi (made it to 38 once), and it seems that it may not be holding pressure to well.
One other thing that had occured to me is that the pressure tank may be watterlogged. So I emptied most of the water out of it. Turns out I emptied too much, so I filled it back to the point where it would no longer push air into the pump when the tap was open. One question that I have is, do I need more water in it? Now whenever I try to open the pressure tank I lose all pressure in the pump. I am trying to opejn the tap very slowly, but I lose all pressure imediately.
Another thought that I had was that the foot valve could be clogged. Would that result in the inconsistent pressure that the pump acheives?
Any way, I'm not sure what to do. If anyone has any insight it would be appreciated.
After everything was hooked up I proceded to prime the pump (with some difficulty). However, the pump pressure usually only goes up to about 20 psi (instructions said it should go to 30, then adjust the control to set it a 25). Often when I turn on the pump it does not get any pressure at all, but when I open it, it still has water in it. Other times I will have pressure and it drops down and comes back up. Another problem is that the water tank will not go above 30 psi (made it to 38 once), and it seems that it may not be holding pressure to well.
One other thing that had occured to me is that the pressure tank may be watterlogged. So I emptied most of the water out of it. Turns out I emptied too much, so I filled it back to the point where it would no longer push air into the pump when the tap was open. One question that I have is, do I need more water in it? Now whenever I try to open the pressure tank I lose all pressure in the pump. I am trying to opejn the tap very slowly, but I lose all pressure imediately.
Another thought that I had was that the foot valve could be clogged. Would that result in the inconsistent pressure that the pump acheives?
Any way, I'm not sure what to do. If anyone has any insight it would be appreciated.