Manythanks
Dec 5, 2010, 11:53 AM
Hi yer everyone,
Our previous air tank died about 14 months ago and was duly replaced - few months ago I noticed that the pump was coming on rather frequently - about every5 minutes or so - without any taps/toilets etc being used - I surmised that the bladder on the tank was faulty - our water here is full of iron and things don't last that long (I'm told). Anyway tank did actually fail - pump permanently running and no pressure on gauge or water in taps etc. Replaced tank yesterday but when pump refills tank (switches off at 50 psi and on at 30) but the steady drop in pressure is still there - there must be a leak of water and/or air I'm guessing for the pressure to drop so steadily but nothing leaking within sight and tilets not running or taps dripping.
Could his be a fault with thepump or gauge system or a starightforward leak somewhere else in the house ( which is 93 years old, using a dug well and a mixture of copper and a little pecs pipe work).
Look forward to any advice you can offer. Many thanks
Our previous air tank died about 14 months ago and was duly replaced - few months ago I noticed that the pump was coming on rather frequently - about every5 minutes or so - without any taps/toilets etc being used - I surmised that the bladder on the tank was faulty - our water here is full of iron and things don't last that long (I'm told). Anyway tank did actually fail - pump permanently running and no pressure on gauge or water in taps etc. Replaced tank yesterday but when pump refills tank (switches off at 50 psi and on at 30) but the steady drop in pressure is still there - there must be a leak of water and/or air I'm guessing for the pressure to drop so steadily but nothing leaking within sight and tilets not running or taps dripping.
Could his be a fault with thepump or gauge system or a starightforward leak somewhere else in the house ( which is 93 years old, using a dug well and a mixture of copper and a little pecs pipe work).
Look forward to any advice you can offer. Many thanks