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Posted by dpb on June 11, 2007, 6:02 pm
Rich wrote:
> Parisisehs wrote:
>> My Gould shallow well pump has a 30 gal bladder tank. The tank does
>> not seem to have any water in it. (Does not sweat on a hot day and
>> tapping on the tank gives no apparent sound change) . Pump is loosing
>> pressure quicker than it used to. If you turn on a faucet it will run
>> full , slow down for about 10 sec. then run full some more. I have it
>> serviced ant turned on each year by a local plumbing contractor.
>> A friend told me to check the pressure on the tank. I put a tire gauge
>> on it and it has 45psi on it. The pump operates at 40psi and turns on
>> at 20 to 25psi. Isn't this too much pressure? A tag on the tank says
>> to put in 2 psi less than turn on pressure. Any help will be
>> appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Drain the tank complety then pump up to the 2 PSI below your turn on
> pressure. It sounds like the bladder has to much pressure and the volume
> it's holding has diminished?
Yep, which is the sign of having developed a pinhole leak....it'll
probably continue to operate for quite some time again after the
resetting, but that period will get shorter and shorter until it
eventually will require replacement...
DAMHIKT.... :)
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