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wehall31 · Feb 8, 2009, 01:46 PM

I have a water logged pressure tank, how do I fix this situation, one thur done. Thanks

speedball1 · Feb 8, 2009, 03:35 PM

Is this a galvanized pressure tank, 30 or 40 gallons, or a smaller bladder tank? Tom

wehall31 · Feb 8, 2009, 03:54 PM

Galvanized pressure tank, 30

speedball1 · Feb 8, 2009, 04:02 PM

I have a water logged pressure tank, how do I fix this situation,

You shut the power off to the pump and drain the pressure tank completely. Once drained you can pressure up the system again. The incoming water will compress the air in the tank and you're back in business. Hope this helps and thank you for rating my answer. Tom

wehall31 · Feb 8, 2009, 04:24 PM

405-412-0629 can you call

Do I releave the air pressure?

speedball1 · Feb 8, 2009, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by wehall31

405-412-0629 can you call

do I releave the air pressure?

My personal calls run 95 cents a minute through Paypal. But save your money. Just follow my directions. All pressure , both water and air, will be relieved when you shut the power off and drain the system. Good luck, Tom

wehall31 · Feb 8, 2009, 04:43 PM

So don't shut the water off to my home?

jlisenbe · Feb 8, 2009, 07:18 PM

Wehall, SB is right on target. When you turn off power to the system (at the breaker), you can drain the tank through an exterior faucet. Once water no longer comes out, the tank will have air in it again. When you turn the power back on, the tank will partially fill with water and the air in the tank will provide the pressure. The problem is this. Something is not working "well" with your system. Most of the systems using galvanized tanks work by allowing the water in the well pipe to drain down to the pump (this is a submerged pump you have?) when the pump turns off. When the pump cuts back on, that air in the well pipe is pumped into the pressure tank. Thus, the tank always has a fresh supply of air. A valve about halfway up the tank bleeds off excess air to prevent the tank from completely filling with air. Plainly, your tank is not being recharged with air. So, the air in the tank is continually absorbed a little at a time into the water, so that as the months pass by, the air eventually is gone. That is where you are now. So you can recharge the tank as SB described, but you will probably face this again in a few months. Does this make sense so far??