Any expects here?
Wife and I recently bought a house with a well. For the first couple weeks we had great water pressure. The it went way away. I checked the particle filter. It was pretty clogged, so I changed it and the pressure improved measurably, but not 100% back to what we had when we moved in. I checked the pressure tank air bladder on a recommendation from a guy at work. No water, just a little burst of air (very little so as not to release too much PSI). The pressure gauge at the bottom of the pressure tank is always between 40 and 50 psi. So it seems the pressure tank is ok near as I can tell.
When we draw a bath for our daughter (evening) the water runs strong for maybe 3-4 minutes, then quickly slows down and ultimately stops completely.
In the morning my wife and I can both get a shower in without much trouble. But if the sink is run or, worse, a toilet gets flushed the shower stops completely.
We've had lots of rain lately so I can't believe we've depleted the well and we are getting pretty fed up with this shit. I know a properly operating system would be fine and that our system is not operating properly.
Before we bought the well was tested and delivered 7.5+ gal/min (about 450+ gal/hr).
Anyone have any suggestions? I'm pretty fed up and feeling like it's time to call in the professionals.
Wife and I recently bought a house with a well. For the first couple weeks we had great water pressure. The it went way away. I checked the particle filter. It was pretty clogged, so I changed it and the pressure improved measurably, but not 100% back to what we had when we moved in. I checked the pressure tank air bladder on a recommendation from a guy at work. No water, just a little burst of air (very little so as not to release too much PSI). The pressure gauge at the bottom of the pressure tank is always between 40 and 50 psi. So it seems the pressure tank is ok near as I can tell.
When we draw a bath for our daughter (evening) the water runs strong for maybe 3-4 minutes, then quickly slows down and ultimately stops completely.
In the morning my wife and I can both get a shower in without much trouble. But if the sink is run or, worse, a toilet gets flushed the shower stops completely.
We've had lots of rain lately so I can't believe we've depleted the well and we are getting pretty fed up with this shit. I know a properly operating system would be fine and that our system is not operating properly.
Before we bought the well was tested and delivered 7.5+ gal/min (about 450+ gal/hr).
Anyone have any suggestions? I'm pretty fed up and feeling like it's time to call in the professionals.