Clueless89
Member
Hey everyone. I'll make this story as short as possible.
For a week we have had low water pressure. I've ignored it due to being busy running a business. I finally looked into it yesterday. Here's what my testing has showed me so far;
-water pump off, main valve off, no pressure drop
- water pump off, main valve on, water leaked pressure fairly fast
*I turned toilet water off as I had no visible leaks
- Again, water pump off, main valve on, no pressure drop this time
- Went to recharge pressure tank, bypassed filter, left laundry sink drain water out, main valve open, checked pressure again on tank and it was still the same. how can this be?
- Left pressure tank at recommended 28psi for my 30/50 set up.
WITH WATER PUMP OFF, TURNING ON ANY FAUCET WILL DRAIN ALL PRESSURE IN SYSTEM WITHIN 2/3 SECONDS
After all of this information that I've gathered, it seems as though the water pump is the only thing keeping water in my house, without it, the tank has no supply.
My questions;
Shouldn't the pressure tank be drained to 0 psi when pump off and letting water run dry to faucet?
Would my situation be a bad pressure tank or is the pump just not able to supply enough water to the tank?
Thanks in advance!
Adam
For a week we have had low water pressure. I've ignored it due to being busy running a business. I finally looked into it yesterday. Here's what my testing has showed me so far;
-water pump off, main valve off, no pressure drop
- water pump off, main valve on, water leaked pressure fairly fast
*I turned toilet water off as I had no visible leaks
- Again, water pump off, main valve on, no pressure drop this time
- Went to recharge pressure tank, bypassed filter, left laundry sink drain water out, main valve open, checked pressure again on tank and it was still the same. how can this be?
- Left pressure tank at recommended 28psi for my 30/50 set up.
WITH WATER PUMP OFF, TURNING ON ANY FAUCET WILL DRAIN ALL PRESSURE IN SYSTEM WITHIN 2/3 SECONDS
After all of this information that I've gathered, it seems as though the water pump is the only thing keeping water in my house, without it, the tank has no supply.
My questions;
Shouldn't the pressure tank be drained to 0 psi when pump off and letting water run dry to faucet?
Would my situation be a bad pressure tank or is the pump just not able to supply enough water to the tank?
Thanks in advance!
Adam