As a DIY'er (and marginal at that) , I'm at my wits end. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Summary:
Jet pump is cycling on and off after filling bladder tank.
Bladder tank is Well X Trol wx255
When drained the wx255 is holding 40 psi and holds 21 gallons measured by me. No leaks according to the water meter to the house (which has a trickle meter).
A new pressure switch was just installed at factory specs (30-50)
Put a new check value in between the jet pump and bladder tank
Double (triple) checked for prime in pump – no air
Well water goes into a a 1000 gallon holding tank and this tank is connected to the jet pump (just inches away from the holding tank).
The pump is only a year old and works great. It’s a Grainger 1D881, plenty of muscle for pushing the water 10 feet at ground level to the bladder tank.
Could the bladder tank be bad even though it has the pressure and capacity noted in the summary? It’s about 15 years old.
What else would cause this. It just started "out of the blue".
Summary:
Jet pump is cycling on and off after filling bladder tank.
Bladder tank is Well X Trol wx255
When drained the wx255 is holding 40 psi and holds 21 gallons measured by me. No leaks according to the water meter to the house (which has a trickle meter).
A new pressure switch was just installed at factory specs (30-50)
Put a new check value in between the jet pump and bladder tank
Double (triple) checked for prime in pump – no air
Well water goes into a a 1000 gallon holding tank and this tank is connected to the jet pump (just inches away from the holding tank).
The pump is only a year old and works great. It’s a Grainger 1D881, plenty of muscle for pushing the water 10 feet at ground level to the bladder tank.
Could the bladder tank be bad even though it has the pressure and capacity noted in the summary? It’s about 15 years old.
What else would cause this. It just started "out of the blue".