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Subject: Re: pump slow to kick in

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Date Posted: 19:22:48 01/28/08 Mon
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In reply to: T. Prexhurst 's message, "pump slow to kick in" on 06:40:15 01/28/08 Mon

>I have an 85 foot deep well. It has an above-ground
>jet pump. Lately, when using a lot of water - say to
>fill 4 5-gal buckets, or taking a shower, the flow
>will stop, and after about 5-10 seconds, the pump will
>kick in (I can hear it) and we have full pressure
>immediately. There is a relatively new bladder-type
>pressure tank. What is wrong?
>ex

Speedbump1 could be right, but I wonder if the pressure in the tank is set correctly. If you have the installation manual to the new pressure tank, look in there as to how to set the pressure.

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Re: pump slow to kick in speedbump1 11:06:47 01/30/08 Wed

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>>I have an 85 foot deep well. It has an above-ground >>jet pump. Lately, when using a lot of water - say to >>fill 4 5-gal buckets, or taking a shower, the flow >>will stop, and after about 5-10 seconds, the pump will >>kick in (I can hear it) and we have full pressure >>immediately. There is a relatively new bladder-type >>pressure tank. What is wrong? >>ex > >Speedbump1 could be right, but I wonder if the >pressure in the tank is set correctly. If you have the >installation manual to the new pressure tank, look in >there as to how to set the pressure.

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