More pressure please?

[jg24cv]

I have a similar situation. Maybe you guys can lend some advice.

Here's a little bit about my system... My pressure switch is a 30/50. I have a 32 gal pressure tank from 1993. The well is 430ft deep, about 175ft from the house and yields about 6 gpm.

Here's what I'm experiencing. The pressure is awful. It works good in the basement, Ok on the first floor and bearly makes it to the 2nd floor. When running the water, the pressure drops from 50 to 30 in about 20-30 seconds and refills back to 50 in about 10 seconds. When not running water, the pressure holds. The pressure of the tank always matches the line pressure.

I shut the pump off, drained the system and the tank pressure was zero. I filled it up to 28 and it held. I refilled everything and drained it down again. The tank pressure was at zero again and it felt like there was still water in the tank. When the system is full, no water comes out of the air valve on the tank. Just air. Now, I've only pressed the valve briefly. Should I hold the needle in for a while to see if I get water out of it? Is it definately my tank? Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.

[speedbump]

Your tank is waterlogged and the bladder is gone. You really should replace it before you take out your motor.

Do you have any filters after the tank? Any kind at all, in line filters, water softeners, iron filters, carbon filters etc?

[jg24cv]

I replaced the tank. It was definately the problem. I have 3 inline filters after the tank.

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Those three inline filters are probably the reason you don't have any pressure upstairs. Inline filters are useless.

[jg24cv]

What do you suggest I use to catch sediment. I change my filters about once every month or two.

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For the life of me, I can't figure out why people think they have to catch sediment. I mean unless you are using river water, there shouldn't be any sediment in your water. At least nothing that can be seen with the naked eye. So anything you can't see can't harm you anyway. If it's chemicals, those filters aren't going to catch it anyway. There are filters that remove hardness, iron, sulphur gas and a few other things. They are much larger than those in line filters and have backwashing heads on them along with a manufactured mineral that will actually remove what they claimed to remove. Not so with inline filters.

[jg24cv]

My filters turn black within the first day and actually get build up on them after a while. I have high iron in my water.

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You could put an old cotton sock in the canister and it would change color, but it doesn't mean it's doing anything for the quality of your water.