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  1. jguff330

    Water is dark brown after softener regen

    When my softener does a regen, the water looks like this for about 24 hours . It will (mostly) clear up after a couple minutes if I let it run and look like this. Years back, my pump started to go out and the only sign was because the water got real brown from being churned up inside the well...
  2. R

    Replacing Submersible Pump Control Box Pipe

    Hi I bought the house 6 months ago and today noticed a leak in one pipe coming through the control box. I am totally unfamiliar with the well pump system/function. Attaching the pictures to explain the setup. It seems from the Control Box there is a pipe going to the wall , that i believe is...
  3. michaelvcowan

    Low Water Pressure issue

    Low water pressure throughout the house. Well assembly is just over 20 years old. The well pressure tank had a ruptured bladder. Replaced. 36 gal. Air at 38psi. The pressure switch was bad also. Replaced. Also replaced the T pipe and the gauge. After replacements, same issue. Same psi...
  4. J

    Sediment after well pump kicks on

    I recently installed a check valve before the pressure tank. I am now experiencing orange water with sediments only when my well pump kicks on. It last for about 10 seconds then clear and sediment free water. I have clear water and no sediments all the time until the well pump kicks on. It...
  5. S

    Residential Well - loss of pressure

    Here are the facts. I replaced a bad water pressure tank (35 gal) and replaced the pressure switch (20/40). Pressure tank was set to 18 psi and pressure gets to just under 40 psi so I adjusted the pressure switch accordingly. We have a deep well jet pump, but not sure how deep the well is. Here...
  6. nasonjo

    Inconsistent Water Pressure - Driven Well

    Good Afternoon! I have been having an issue with my water pressure in my house for about a year now. It seems to have started last year when I noticed my shower and sink water pressure started to die down and went from full pressure to probably 1/2 to 1/4 pressure with water just "spilling" out...
  7. J

    Please help me troubleshoot my old well system

    About 2 weeks ago, our water suddenly slowed to a trickle. I went outside to my "pump house" for a visual check. Everything looked good, but when I tightened the electrical connections, the pump came on. This was short-lived, however, and problems continued. A day later it happened again, and I...
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