J Blow
Member
My knowledge of pressure tanks is very limited so what I think is happening (and using the right terms is another issue) may be just a generally uninformed senseless thought....but I'm guessing others can give me an idea of this is possible and what the fix is, if not.
So, have a standard well, small pressure tank setup in a small vacation cabin. I have decent but not great water pressure. After sitting for a couple days, and I think it's when you use the toilet first and no other water, flushing the toilet doesn't trigger a toilet refill. I believe when you run the water elsewhere it then kicks on and fills.
I am guessing that the pressure tank 'leaks down' and doesn't provide enough water pressure at the toilet valve to fill the tank until water is run elsewhere and makes a 'call' for water/pressure.
Could it simply be a bad toilet valve or maybe a combo of the two or am I possibly way off altogether?
Thanks.
So, have a standard well, small pressure tank setup in a small vacation cabin. I have decent but not great water pressure. After sitting for a couple days, and I think it's when you use the toilet first and no other water, flushing the toilet doesn't trigger a toilet refill. I believe when you run the water elsewhere it then kicks on and fills.
I am guessing that the pressure tank 'leaks down' and doesn't provide enough water pressure at the toilet valve to fill the tank until water is run elsewhere and makes a 'call' for water/pressure.
Could it simply be a bad toilet valve or maybe a combo of the two or am I possibly way off altogether?
Thanks.