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Water pump running for 30 minutes before stopping
Our water tank /well is losing water quite fast, much faster than usual. We switched off the water pump for 15 hrs to check if the tank was leaking but the level never moved. After turning the pump ...
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Need advice for well water chlorine
I have a filtering system for my well since the water is high on sulfur (smell a lot). The system has chlorine that ‘’should’’ inject in the system.
The thing is that the nozzle gets clogged after few ...
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Undersink reverse osmosis system filtered water TDS increases over time
I have an undersink RO system (iSpring RCC7AK, NSF Certified 75 GPD, Alkaline 6-Stage Reverse Osmosis System, pH+ Remineralization RO Water Filter System Under Sink, Superb Taste Drinking Water Filter ...
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Well Water System Setup
We have a well system that is currently set up in this order. We don't have many problems out of it other than the typical issues such as hard water, sediment (occasionally), and multiple demands (...
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How to fix a pipe leak between well and water preasure tank?
I discovered a leak in my well house today. It is coming from the nut looking element (on the pic). My question is what the purpose of this nut looking element and how to fix its leak?
Any chance it ...
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Sand/silt in my well water after a power outage
I am wondering why we have fine sand and silt in our well water after a power outage? We did use a little water while the power was out, and after the power returned, there was fine sand in our water ...
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How to get rid of phosphorus in my well water
I recently bought a house built in the mid 1960s that has its own well system. From my knowledge nothing had been updated to the well system since it had been installed. I conducted a premium water ...
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Automated Main shut-off before well pressure tank affect downstream system as everything empties due to leak
System design description
In an automated water main shutoff system, I have a downstream well pressure tank, hot water heater and softener past the main MOEN shutoff, which would have some water and ...
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What type of soil should I use to backfill around my recently extend well?
My well was buried so I had a well driller put an extension on so that it extends above ground. Now I need to add soil to fill around and slope away. The soil that was dug out and put back in around ...
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Shallow well pressure loss
I am experiencing loss of pressure with my pressure tank. More and more frequent I am losing water. The pressure gauge when I check it is zero. When up and working pressure switch seems to close at 4⁰ ...
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How to hook up two water well pressure tanks?
Our high-producing well & pump need two bladder pressure tanks. How should those be hooked up? I've come up with two possible configurations.
Do either of these work?
Is one considered the "...
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Well pump keeps losing prime - no leaks in system
I've been chasing this problem for a few months now. My well pump loses prime and throws air into the lines if I run the system hard - that means doing a large load of laundry, dishes, flushing ...
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Pump well and hot water heater
I have a few questions honestly. I work away on towboats so I'm away from home a lot when things go bad, my fiance contacted me to let me know the hot water heater is leaking in the house and has been ...
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Will these measures lower my water's iron levels? [closed]
I recently had a well installed and had a professional come out and perform a water sample. It turned out that the water from the well is high in iron. This wasn’t a surprise to me since my mother, ...
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Well pump not running and busted hose [closed]
Water well pump is not pumping any water to the house. Just checked the well house and noticed large hose has busted.
What do I do?
