coltontvb
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To begin, I am new here and had a great time looking around for answers, everyone seems extremely helpful!
Situation:
I have a 7 year old 2 Line Jet Pump which is a Franklin FCVJ07CI in a 45 foot dug well that has a 4 foot cribbing with about another 15-20 feet to the house. This pump supplies a 20 Gallon (older Red Lion R20) pressure tank with a 30/50psi switch on it.
Pump Specs
According to these specs I should be able to pump around 5GPM and the Tank has a 6.8G drawback
Problem:
The pump runs for nearly 7 minutes a cycle and will turn on again after the water runs from the shower for around 45 seconds to 1 minute. If the water is running for too long (over 15 minutes from the shower, or 5ish minutes from a garden hose, the water will pulsate then sputter out completely. I have NEVER had to reprime it, it always just comes back.
Things I've Tried:
I have checked all fittings and joints that I can see inside the well and at the pump, replaced all the gear clamps with stainless steel ones (some were sort of nasty) but no signs of leaking, and replaced the pressure switch. I did notice a small amount of air in the water line that goes from the pump to the pressure switch (its a clear hose) which made me wonder if the pump is drawing air.
Another thing to note, when this happened last, I ran out to my well climbed down and took a look at the foot valve and it was still at least 5 feet in the water so the well isn't running dry.
I am at the point now where if I can't either find the leak or fix whatever else is going wrong that I'll just put a submersible in it and be done with.
Situation:
I have a 7 year old 2 Line Jet Pump which is a Franklin FCVJ07CI in a 45 foot dug well that has a 4 foot cribbing with about another 15-20 feet to the house. This pump supplies a 20 Gallon (older Red Lion R20) pressure tank with a 30/50psi switch on it.
Pump Specs
According to these specs I should be able to pump around 5GPM and the Tank has a 6.8G drawback
Problem:
The pump runs for nearly 7 minutes a cycle and will turn on again after the water runs from the shower for around 45 seconds to 1 minute. If the water is running for too long (over 15 minutes from the shower, or 5ish minutes from a garden hose, the water will pulsate then sputter out completely. I have NEVER had to reprime it, it always just comes back.
Things I've Tried:
I have checked all fittings and joints that I can see inside the well and at the pump, replaced all the gear clamps with stainless steel ones (some were sort of nasty) but no signs of leaking, and replaced the pressure switch. I did notice a small amount of air in the water line that goes from the pump to the pressure switch (its a clear hose) which made me wonder if the pump is drawing air.
Another thing to note, when this happened last, I ran out to my well climbed down and took a look at the foot valve and it was still at least 5 feet in the water so the well isn't running dry.
I am at the point now where if I can't either find the leak or fix whatever else is going wrong that I'll just put a submersible in it and be done with.