I need some advice about my well water system. I don't know if I have two problems or one.
I noticed a water pressure and flow problem the last two days. Usually this means I need to replace the whole house water filter cartridge, but I just did that last week. I don't have any regular schedule for changing the cartridge. Usually what happens is as the filter gets old and pressure starts to drop the shower valve will start to whistle and I know it's time to change the filter.
The problem now is that when you turn on a tap there is decent flow and pressure for maybe two seconds and then it starts to drop off. Flow volume continues to drop as the water tank pressure drops. Since I recently replaced the filter cartridge, I started trying to find the problem by looking at the tank pressure. More about that later.
After playing with the tank did not make a difference in water flow, I took the filter cartridge out of the filter housing to see if that made a difference. It made a big difference. Turning on a tap, again there was strong pressure and flow for about a second or two and then it dropped off a little but stayed steady after that initial drop. So, I need to get a new filter, but I'm wondering if something else could be going on with the whole house filter since I just changed the cartridge. There was not a lot of sediment, and the filter did not look bad. Can the housing itself fail?
For the tank, when I was testing it, I got the following numbers:
Aside from needing a new cartridge for the filter, I'm wondering about the tank pressures. Is it bad to have a 40/60 switch set to 68? Should I lower the cut-out pressure to be 60? Do any of these numbers indicate there could be a tank problem? Is there anything else I should look at?
Thanks
I noticed a water pressure and flow problem the last two days. Usually this means I need to replace the whole house water filter cartridge, but I just did that last week. I don't have any regular schedule for changing the cartridge. Usually what happens is as the filter gets old and pressure starts to drop the shower valve will start to whistle and I know it's time to change the filter.
The problem now is that when you turn on a tap there is decent flow and pressure for maybe two seconds and then it starts to drop off. Flow volume continues to drop as the water tank pressure drops. Since I recently replaced the filter cartridge, I started trying to find the problem by looking at the tank pressure. More about that later.
After playing with the tank did not make a difference in water flow, I took the filter cartridge out of the filter housing to see if that made a difference. It made a big difference. Turning on a tap, again there was strong pressure and flow for about a second or two and then it dropped off a little but stayed steady after that initial drop. So, I need to get a new filter, but I'm wondering if something else could be going on with the whole house filter since I just changed the cartridge. There was not a lot of sediment, and the filter did not look bad. Can the housing itself fail?
For the tank, when I was testing it, I got the following numbers:
- Pump cut-on pressure 38 PSI
- Pump cut-out pressure 68 PSI
- With the tank drained the air pressure was 28 PSI
- The pressure switch says it is a 40 on / 60 off switch
Aside from needing a new cartridge for the filter, I'm wondering about the tank pressures. Is it bad to have a 40/60 switch set to 68? Should I lower the cut-out pressure to be 60? Do any of these numbers indicate there could be a tank problem? Is there anything else I should look at?
Thanks