Check the nipple that goes to the pressure valve for corosion (blockage) and clean or replace it.
----- Original Message ----- From: "RJ" <[email protected]> To: "handyman" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 11:59 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Water pressure and the well >I been a city person most of my life, until 6 years ago. I can tell you > there is a all together set of learning to do, living in the country. Last > week I had my son and his family of 4 on a weeks visit. Well last Saturday > the pressure went to 0 and the pump wasn't working. I took off the > pressure > switch cover and had my son throw the tester on the points. There was > juice. > I than went out and took the black tape off the wires in the well. The > tester had a very fine light. Back to the basement. The pump started to > run > but the pressure wasn't there before the pump shut down agan.Found a valve > near the pressure valve about 1/2 hour later and open the valve and tapped > the pressure valve. The pump started up again. But shut down. Figured with > all the iron in my water, that the pressure valve was plugged after 6 > years. > Open the valve agan and gently tapped the valve. the pumped kicked on and > I > let the water run for a while. Now the pump runs, the pressure is back to > normal and I am going to purchase another pressure valve just in case. But > I > will be doing the same thing to the pressure valve as I do to the holding > tank and water tank, that will be to flush them out once a month. I did > pour > some bleach down the well today for my spring clean out. > > RJ > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > 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 > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > > ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected]! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
