[supitch15]

I lost pressure in my well bladder. I have very low cold water pressure throughout my house, and no hot water pressure at all.

I'm assuming my well pump is still working (since I'm getting SOME water), but I'm suspecting the pressure tank switch is the culprit.

Any suggestions on what/how to test this?

 

[supitch15]

Thanks for the response.

I just tested the pressure in the bladder, and it's only reading 10+ PSI.

HOWEVER, I should note that after I made this post, I learned that I'm not getting any water from my well pump, either. I'm not sure if it's the pump or the switch. The pump is just over 5 years old.

Is there a way I can bypass the switch to trigger the pump (to see if it's dead)? I have the typical 4-post switch. The wires to my pump are on the outside two posts, and the "juice" is going to the center two posts.

post 1 - black wire to well pump
post 2 - black feed wire
post 3 - white feed wire
post 4 - yellow wire to well pump

Any thoughts? Would the low pressure in my tank contribute to the pump not pumping? I don't have much knowledge with this stuff (yet)...sorry for the naive questions.

Thanks for your time!

Ryan

 

[supitch15]

We had to pull the pump...turns out we had a broken wire about 250' down.

Better than a burnt up pump, I guess.

Thanks for everyone's input!

Ryan

 

[supitch15]

Pierce,

I didn't replace the pump...it's only 5 years old, and would have tripled my expense. If it were a marginal price increase, I would have replaced it.

Thanks.

Ryan

 

[supitch15]

Just out of curiousity....what other options are out there other than the twisted cable? I'm a little bit concerned about this being a recurring issue, since the wire was replaced when the pump was replaced only 5 years ago.