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Crypt
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Posted 6:27 am, 09/11/2015
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I'd verify the pump is turning on at 30 and off at 50 and doesn doesn't slowly bleed down when no water is running. Then bleed all the pressure from the system by turning off the power to the pump and opening the outdoor faucet. After replacing/cleaning any elbows, and piping around the tank/switch, put the correct amount of air pressure in the tank. A new accurate pressure gauge would be good.
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shagbag
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Posted 6:06 am, 09/11/2015
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If one sink has better pressure that another one I would bet you have rust and\or gravel stopping them up. If you have a well it's probably gravel city probably rust. I've had people on city water call me with the same issue and when I talk to a friend at the Wilkes water plant I find out they had to work on something disturbing the rust in the pipes. Clean all of the screens in your sink faucets before trying anything else.
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Crypt
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Posted 6:05 am, 09/11/2015
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Or could be your pump is worn out.
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Crypt
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Posted 5:53 am, 09/11/2015
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The pressure in a bladder type pressure tank is normally set to be 2 psi below the cut-on pressure of the submersible pump. In this case if the pressure switch is turning the pump on at 30 psi the tank would need 28 psi with no water pressure on the tank. Sounds like you have a blockage in an elbow or somewhere.
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JC
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Posted 11:16 pm, 09/10/2015
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The water pressure in my house is low in some areas, but good in other areas. I'm hoping someone can suggest how I can improve it in those low areas.
I have well water, and the pump is in the crawlspace next to the basement. I checked, and the air pressure in the tank is 43psi. The pressure switch is at 30/50.
When I measure the rate of filling a 1 gallon jug in the basement, it fills up in 0:17. That's great. When I measure the garden house outside, it's 0:16. That's also great. Both of those are on the same level as the well pump.
I go upstairs to the main floor, where the pump has to push water upwards, and filling up a 1 gallon jug at the kitchen sink took 1:15. That's with a new faucet, but the old faucet was slow, too.
I go to the second floor bathroom, and the shower fills the 1 gallon jug in 1:30. That's using a new handheld sprayer on it's highest setting. On it's lowest setting the water just dribbles out.
If I remove the handheld sprayer and just go straight from the hose that connects to the sprayer, it fills up in 1:00 minutes.
I can see the water lines that go to the shower, and I don't see any leaks or anything.
Should I increase the air pressure in the water tank?
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