grose
New Member
I was having trouble with my water pressure (surging pressure, pump kicking on and off rapidly) so I determined that my pressure tank needed to be drained and recharged. To make a long story short, this process was successful and I now have good pressure and the pump is no longer kicking in every time I run the water.
The problem I have now is that I have little black flecks of sediment in my water. They seem to sink to the bottom of a glass quite quickly but I don't really want to drink/cook with the water until i can get rid of them. Could these flecks be a result of me draining the pressure tank (it is an older non-bladder model) and stiring up the gunk in the bottom of the tank? Any suggestions on how I can rid myself of this stuff? Do I need a new pressure tank which is 'clean' on the inside?
I am fairly confident that it is not coming from the well, so I think we can rule that out.
The problem I have now is that I have little black flecks of sediment in my water. They seem to sink to the bottom of a glass quite quickly but I don't really want to drink/cook with the water until i can get rid of them. Could these flecks be a result of me draining the pressure tank (it is an older non-bladder model) and stiring up the gunk in the bottom of the tank? Any suggestions on how I can rid myself of this stuff? Do I need a new pressure tank which is 'clean' on the inside?
I am fairly confident that it is not coming from the well, so I think we can rule that out.