Ok guys who know these systems, I need a little advice.
Here's what I have. I have a pressure vessel that is about 48" tall and 20" in diameter. My well is about 70 feet deep & 8" in diameter (in case it matters). We currently have more water in the ground than it can hold seeing as I have great drainage and yet still have standing water in two low spots in my yard. The ground is full here. We've had lots of rain and some local areas are having flooding.
Tonight I drew a bath for my son. Water seemed to be flowing slowly and with not much pressure. After his bath, the tub was drained. About 5 minutes later my wife drew a bath for our daughter. The flow was even more weak and seemed to have even less pressure.
I went to my basement where the well feed enters the house and looked at the gauge it was around 3 psi and dropping while the tub filled. It got down to less than 2 psi but was not to the very bottom of the gauge. It did not kick on.
I pulled the two post switch cover off and triggered it manually. It ran and stopped at just a hair under 20 psi.
Everything I've read says it should cycle between 40 and 60 psi. I'm topping out at 1/3 of that. I've adjusted nothing since moving in. My sediment filter is ok, but probably due before too much longer.
I put a gauge to my pressure tank and it jumps straight to 58 psi. Shouldn't I be getting a steady 40-60 on my gauge.
Also after about 15 minutes I looked at the gauge again and the pressure had dropped from about 19 to just under 15. Is this normal for pressure to bleed off? I've not noticed it in the time we've been in the house. We have no leaks that I am aware.
I'm still fairly green on the workings of a well system, but something seems not right about this to me. It seems like the switch might be bad since the pressure doesn't trigger the pump till near zero and it stops at 20psi.
Should I just adjust it as described online for more pressure?
If you have experience with well systems, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Here's what I have. I have a pressure vessel that is about 48" tall and 20" in diameter. My well is about 70 feet deep & 8" in diameter (in case it matters). We currently have more water in the ground than it can hold seeing as I have great drainage and yet still have standing water in two low spots in my yard. The ground is full here. We've had lots of rain and some local areas are having flooding.
Tonight I drew a bath for my son. Water seemed to be flowing slowly and with not much pressure. After his bath, the tub was drained. About 5 minutes later my wife drew a bath for our daughter. The flow was even more weak and seemed to have even less pressure.
I went to my basement where the well feed enters the house and looked at the gauge it was around 3 psi and dropping while the tub filled. It got down to less than 2 psi but was not to the very bottom of the gauge. It did not kick on.
I pulled the two post switch cover off and triggered it manually. It ran and stopped at just a hair under 20 psi.
Everything I've read says it should cycle between 40 and 60 psi. I'm topping out at 1/3 of that. I've adjusted nothing since moving in. My sediment filter is ok, but probably due before too much longer.
I put a gauge to my pressure tank and it jumps straight to 58 psi. Shouldn't I be getting a steady 40-60 on my gauge.
Also after about 15 minutes I looked at the gauge again and the pressure had dropped from about 19 to just under 15. Is this normal for pressure to bleed off? I've not noticed it in the time we've been in the house. We have no leaks that I am aware.
I'm still fairly green on the workings of a well system, but something seems not right about this to me. It seems like the switch might be bad since the pressure doesn't trigger the pump till near zero and it stops at 20psi.
Should I just adjust it as described online for more pressure?
If you have experience with well systems, I'd love to hear your thoughts.