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I live in an old country house that was remodeled @ 12 years ago. Last month my Holding Tank rusted out, and I replaced it with a pressurized tank. Since then have have had air blowing through most of my fixtures. I have tried to purge the system by turning on all of the fixtures at once. No luck.
Any thoughts?
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By pressurized tank, do you mean one of those with a bladder between the water and the air pressure? A little more detail on the pressurized tank might help - inlet/outlet orientation, tank dimensions, etc.
I have a bladder type in my system, and I know that it's essential to balance the air pressure and the cut-off switch on the well pump.
*Rich,Thanks for the quick response.The tank is an 82 gal equivalent, pressurized bladder tank. It was installed per manufacturers instructions: has 1 inlet/outlet, bladder pressure is 40 psi, pressure switch is set 40/60 psi.I have installed several bladder tanks before and have never experienced this problem. Stephen
*Those bladder tanks never win any durability awards. Try a diaphragm tank instead. There is one on our water system right now that has been in service since 1982. The only reason it will be replaced is our water is VERY corrosive (H2S among other things).I installed third pump a few years ago. Previous pumps were eaten (literally) by the water. The motor (including bearings and starter switch) outlasts the pump. This time we're trying a stainless steel rather than cast iron pump.
*Dear Stephen,Let's put this matter into perspective. I'm thinking that, with natural bubbles and enough volume, you may be able to give Perrier some real competition. On the other hand, if other business interests have you tied up and you simply want some relief from water spraying back in you face whenever you open a tap, have a plumbing riser near the tank fitted with a vent valve. I suspect your old tank was performing this operation unintentionally all along with slow leaks.Effervescently, Fred
*Stephen;Did you replace an open pressure tank? They used to install these with a check valve near the tank that allowed the water to drain back to the pump. The resulting air column was forced into the pressure tank with the intention of preventing water logging.Sounds as though you need a (replacement?) check valve to stop the drain back in the line.We need to pump you up.....Cheers;JE
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I live in an old country house that was remodeled @ 12 years ago. Last month my Holding Tank rusted out, and I replaced it with a pressurized tank. Since then have have had air blowing through most of my fixtures. I have tried to purge the system by turning on all of the fixtures at once. No luck.
Any thoughts?