Hubby asked me to post this question for him.

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Lacy

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............................its a pressure issue not a pump issue...hubby says sitting here.

thanks anyway:D[quote=Gryphonn;1180737]Is the pump one of those pressure pumps with the pressure vessel on top?
If it's self priming, it should just suck up and get pressure...then do its BZZZZZZ...CACHUNK....BZZZZZZZ...CACHUNK or maybe it doesn't sound sick like that :)
You can tell I haven't followed all 30 plus replies to this hey Lacy...
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Howdy all, kinda new here, but pretty old in every other way. ex old fart @ OG. Anyway thats off topic. If you have had pressure @ 80lbs psi it's likely he will have to reset the pressure switch. Most residential systems are set to come on @ 40psi and go off @ 60psi.Pressure switches do not reset themselves so your hubby probably did. There are 2 prominent screws under the pressure switch cover, one tall and one short. These set the pressure. If you turn either counter clockwise it will reduce the setting, and clockwise will increse it. In other words, if you turn the tall screw counter clockwise it will reduce pressure on the cut off switch and reduce your line pressure. Conversely if you turn the tall one clockwise it increases the pressure...I'm guessing hubby gave the tall one about half a turn clockwise. Several things can cause a sudden loss in pressure. Usual cause is bladder failure in the pressure tank.This can be temporarily remedied by pressurizing the tank via the air fitting on top of the tank. This does not fix the problem, just gets you water till you can replace the tank. However the tank begins to rust inside the moment the badder fails, so this is a SHORT term fix.Hope this helps. Doing without water sucks.
 
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The tank has a bladder type thing inside , which holds the water.Often they wear out.Sounds like it should be fine. Did you notice your pump clicking on more often then normal before you lost pressure? Thats a sign that the bladder is on its way out..
 
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....thank you and welcome to the site. :mrgreen:
Hubby just read your post and said that you sound like you know what you are talking about.
We bought a new tank and reset the pressure switch.
Now we have been told that we need to purge the tank.:confused:
The guy from home depot did not mention this to hubby. Just said to put it in. :?

I'm being the secretary here;)

Doing without water does suck. :-?
20$oz said:
Howdy all, kinda new here, but pretty old in every other way. ex old fart @ OG. Anyway thats off topic. If you have had pressure @ 80lbs psi it's likely he will have to reset the pressure switch. Most residential systems are set to come on @ 40psi and go off @ 60psi.Pressure switches do not reset themselves so your hubby probably did. There are 2 prominent screws under the pressure switch cover, one tall and one short. These set the pressure. If you turn either counter clockwise it will reduce the setting, and clockwise will increse it. In other words, if you turn the tall screw counter clockwise it will reduce pressure on the cut off switch and reduce your line pressure. Conversely if you turn the tall one clockwise it increases the pressure...I'm guessing hubby gave the tall one about half a turn clockwise. Several things can cause a sudden loss in pressure. Usual cause is bladder failure in the pressure tank.This can be temporarily remedied by pressurizing the tank via the air fitting on top of the tank. This does not fix the problem, just gets you water till you can replace the tank. However the tank begins to rust inside the moment the badder fails, so this is a SHORT term fix.Hope this helps. Doing without water sucks.
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20$oz said:
Howdy all, kinda new here, but pretty old in every other way. ex old fart @ OG. Anyway thats off topic. If you have had pressure @ 80lbs psi it's likely he will have to reset the pressure switch. Most residential systems are set to come on @ 40psi and go off @ 60psi.Pressure switches do not reset themselves so your hubby probably did. There are 2 prominent screws under the pressure switch cover, one tall and one short. These set the pressure. If you turn either counter clockwise it will reduce the setting, and clockwise will increse it. In other words, if you turn the tall screw counter clockwise it will reduce pressure on the cut off switch and reduce your line pressure. Conversely if you turn the tall one clockwise it increases the pressure...I'm guessing hubby gave the tall one about half a turn clockwise. Several things can cause a sudden loss in pressure. Usual cause is bladder failure in the pressure tank.This can be temporarily remedied by pressurizing the tank via the air fitting on top of the tank. This does not fix the problem, just gets you water till you can replace the tank. However the tank begins to rust inside the moment the badder fails, so this is a SHORT term fix.Hope this helps. Doing without water sucks.
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Thats DEAD ON.... Just what i was going to tell you Lacy
 
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korvette1977

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Its best to replace the tank...... Its not that expensive .. if the tank in older than 10 yrs its already outlived itself ...
 
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the pump is in the well so we only have a switch to listen to and that is far away from our living area so we are not sure about that.

Gosh I am surprised how many people know about these things.

thanks garden and cats....long time no see :hug:
gardenandcats said:
The tank has a bladder type thing inside , which holds the water.Often they wear out.Sounds like it should be fine. Did you notice your pump clicking on more often then normal before you lost pressure? Thats a sign that the bladder is on its way out..
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Lacy said:
the pump is in the well so we only have a switch to listen to and that is far away from our living area so we are not sure about that.

Gosh I am surprised how many people know about these things.

thanks garden and cats....long time no see :hug:
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If your well pump went your looking at at a few hundred dollars ,,,,, Crossong my fingers for you ,, before you pull the pump check the breaker (make sure its good before you buy a well pump)
 
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LiveVibe said:
I would think that you would hook anything up that needs pressure first without any and make sure you have it secure with washers, o-rings, etc. so it does not bust once it builds up - not sure though. That's my logical guess.
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they have pressure release valves on them so they dont blow up....
 
Lacy

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he went out and bought a brand new tank.
I thought you were going let us call...:|
thats ok
here's is a pic of the tank purchased
 

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he is asking if it needs to be purged?

He is about to go back to home depot and tell them that it did not come with instructions.
 
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A bladder tank does not need to be purged. Purging is done to introduce air to a waterlogged tank (usually bladderless)
 
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it is a bladderless tank and right now we are getting leaks so we are losing pressure
he's off to the store to fix the leaks:?

He's going to home depot and I'm haing a damn sponge bath :cry:

thanks buddy
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A bladder tank does not need to be purged. Purging is done to introduce air to a waterlogged tank (usually bladderless)
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a water tank needs air in it to maintain delivery pressure without the pump running. A bladder tank has a rubber membrane inside that is normaly flat when the tank is empty. the void outside the bladder inside the tank is the air source.This way water is never in contact with the inside walls of the tank....preventing rust.
Water is TOTALLY noncompressable thats the reason you need air inside the tank. The air compresses to provide pressure to the line.As the bladder fills it compresses the air in the tank providing pressure to the line
 
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korvette1977 said:
they have pressure release valves on them so they dont blow up....
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I was talking about the o-ring and the washer so that water does not bust out of it....you got to have pipes water tight around the thread where they connect.

I am pretty sure it would take a lot of air pressure to bust metal. More like combustion LOL.
 
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