In this article someone wrote. > Turn on your well pump and the tank will be automatically pressurized. You > may close the faucet after all air is exhausted from the system.
If you exhaust all air from the system you will be right back where you started from, maybe worse. I would say to close the faucet, then turn on the pump. After it stops you can open the faucet again to blow the air out of the pipes. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "rj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Handyman" <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 11:20 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Water pressure > http://www.naturalhandyman.com/qa/qawell.shtm > > > > Thanks for bringing this up. Been wanting to increase my pressure and > finely > know how. > RJ > Dear NH > > My home has its own water well as I live in a rural area of Missouri and I > have recently had a problem. My well is short cycling, meaning that the > amount > of times that it cycles on and off has increased dramatically for say just > flushing the toilet. I feel that it has to do with the pressure tank but > do > not know what to do about it. Someone told me that I needed to add more > air > to the tank because of a possible leak in the bladder but I am unsure or > the > procedure. Could you please help? > > W from Macks Creek, MO. > > Dear W, > > The purpose of a well pressure tank is two-fold. First, by having a tank > of > mostly air pressurized to the level of your fresh water system, you have a > reserve > of pressure that allows the water pump to only run intermittently. If your > electricity goes off, you will be able to draw a few gallons of water > before > the system goes dry. Secondly, the air in the tank absorbs the surges of > water that pumps characteristically move, smoothing out the flow from your > faucets. > > There are two types of tanks. Older homes used a simple tank which held > the > cushioning air. These tanks have a standard automotive-type air valve for > adding > air. In newer homes or for tank replacement, a tank with an internal > bladder > is used. This bladder is like a balloon filled with air, which keeps air > and > water separate. > > Over time, the air in a simple well tank will be absorbed by the water. As > the amount of air in the tank decreases, the tank looses its ability to > hold > pressure, and the well pump on-off cycle time decreases until the pump > cycle > causes surging at the faucets. This continuous running is potentially > damaging > to the pump and can literally take years off its life. A years worth of > wear > and tear can occur in a matter of weeks as the pump wildly cycles on and > off > trying to maintain pressure in your water system. > > To recharge a bladderless well tank, the tank must be completely drained > of > water. You may need to rent a powerful air compressor to blow the air out > of > the tank if your tank in below grade without a convenient drain. The > procedure is simple... first turn off the well pump switch or flip the > circuit breaker. > Open a faucet above the level of the tank to relieve all pressure in the > system. Attach the compressor hose to the air valve on the tank and blow > air > into > it. When air begins to come through the open faucet, disconnect the > compressor. > > Turn on your well pump and the tank will be automatically pressurized. You > may close the faucet after all air is exhausted from the system. Be aware > that > you may experience sudden spurts of air from faucets and toilets for a day > or so as the system relieves itself of air introduced by the partial > draining > of the system. > > If you have a bladder-type tank, the tank should be pre-pressurized to the > same as the low pressure setting on your pump. Usually, the bladders do > not > leak, > so the only reason for adding air to the tank would be if you decide to > increase the water pressure in your home. Conceivably, if the pressure is > the tank > is too low, you could overstretch or break the bladder if you were to > increase the system pressure. You would not necessarily have to replace > the > tank, > but you would lose the benefits of a bladdered tank. > > To adjust the pressure in a bladdered tank, first decide on the LOW > pressure > you want for your system. If you are not changing the pressure, but wish > to > check to be sure your tank is properly charged, look at the pressure gauge > near the tank and taking note of the pressure level at which the pump > turns > on. > > To perform the charge, the pressure in the system must be released by > turning off the well pump and opening a faucet. Use a compressor or a hand > pump to > increase the pressure in the tank to the desired level. You don't need as > powerful a compressor as you do for vacating all the water from the tank. > A > small electric tire pump will do the job nicely. You can even use a hand > pump if you want to, though it may take an eternity to increase the > pressure > even > a small amount! > > Return to NH's Question and Answer Index > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! 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