I have not pressure at all. What can i do to get water pressure back into my home?
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 at
10:30 am
i have well water, house was built in ’73, its a all electric home, i checked the tank under the stairs no water and no air
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Your pump is probably not working. There is too little information for any more detailed answer. Post more information if you want a better answer.
there’s a storage tank that needs to be checked. it has a tire valve thingy on it and you use a regular tire guage to check the pressure.
if there’s no pressure, you need to pump air into it, usually 50lbs or so. if it doesn;t hold air, the bladder inside is no good… but it you do not hear the well pump working, you may have a bad circuit breaker or shut off switch… if that’s good.. dig deep cuz your well pump is no good.
You may have a bladder pressure tank,The bladder may or may not be broken,Tey shutting off the pump and adding air to the tank.It should be set at two pounds under the draw down (where the pump kicks on at) if it kicks in at twenty the air pressure should be 18 psi , (while the system is shut off)Try letting air out of the valve first if water comes out the bladder is bad. Most pressure tanks only carry a five years warrantee So you may need to buy a new one. Also check the screens on your faucets and see if they are clogged. Now if you have water filtration eqiupment of a sand filter Check the cartridge. Try by passing the filter equipment to see if the problem is there.Water treatment equipment most always has a bypass built on the back. If you still cant figure the problem out call a well driller if the well collapsed sand may be blocking the lines.
For the other poster well pump places are not all thieves. With pumps you get what you pay for and you would have a hard time getting homedepot out to service your pump when things go wrong. And 50 lbs of air is way too much.It must be 2 lbs undewr the point that the pump kicks in Usually either 28 or 18 pounds when the equipment is off.
open valves up along the way to the inside of the house and see what point you have water volume and pressure and note where it diminishes. this will give you an idea where to look for the problem.
Having your well go out is a real drag. When you start to check your system you have to be careful though. Your pump is probably a 220 v motor. Thats alot of current and can be dangerous to a novice.
First think to do is to check your circuit breaker to the well. Is it off or on? If it is off, turn it on to see if it ‘trips’ back to off. If it does, you have a direct short that can be in the wiring to the pump, the fuse box at the pump, the contact switch or the pump motor. Call an electrician or a well company!
If your well breaker is on…..turn it off.
Go to your well and move your manual shut off switch into the off position.
Take your volt/ohm meter and confirm that there is no power at this point! (If you don’t have or know how to use a volt/ohm meter, call an electrician or pump company!
Now that your sure that there is no power to the well, use your meter to check your cartridge fuses (2). Are they good or bad? Replace as needed.
KEEP THE POWER OFF!
Now go to your control box. Does it have a reset switch on it? (Usually located on the bottom.) Push that to reset the system.
KEEP THE POWER OFF!
Finally, go to your contact switch box and remove the cover. Are the contact points burned or are they clean and flat. Use a small paint brush to remove any debris that might be obstructing their operation.
If they are burnt, call a pump company unless you know how to safely replace them.
Replace the contact cover.
Go back to your main circuit breaker for the well.Turn it on. Does the breaker stay on or trip?
If the breaker trips, turn it off and call a pump company.
If the breaker stays on, go out to your well and listen to hear the pump motor cycling on of off. If you hear nothing, call your pump company.
Above all, don’t take any chances with this stuff…too dangerous!
Bottom line?…find a qualified repairman and call him!
guess what!!you need your pump replaced.if your pressure tank is empty normally this is a sign of a bad pump or control box.Call a pump installer NOT A PLUMBER. Most drillers/installers do not charge any extra for weekend work.Ask before you have them come out.I would not attempt to change out pump yourself, if you were to drop it, it will cost big buck to retrive it.