What can I do to better my water pressure in my house
Loo Loo/Lou Lou
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Sunday, 8th of August 2010 12:34:42 AM
l have a 175' Artesian well that sits about 40' from the house. Everything Loo Loo/Lou Lou is located outside around the well..the tank and all that other stuff. The Registered User tank is a 20 gallon welltrol. Lately the pressure seems to be getting lower Joined: Tuesday, 1st of June 2010, 12:20:27 and lower. You can still take a descent shower but it is mainly the kitchen Posts: 1045 sink that is affected by the low pressure. l have a faucet filter that will Viewed 11015 times take almost a minute to fill a glass of water. l do not wanna add larger
pipes as that would be to much hassle. l was thinking of some kind of pump
that could maybe increase the pressure. Thanks for any help.
Dream Doll
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Monday, 9th of August 2010 07:34:20 AM
mike you can put a submesible pump in a artesian well. i do it Dream Doll all the time.what you want is a Grundfos constant pressure system. basicly Registered User it eliminates all the clutter from around your well and puts everything in Joined: Friday, 7th of May 2010, 21:40:04 you basment/crawl space/utility room.the whole system takes up about as Posts: 601 much space as your pressure tank.I would put a new water line in from the Viewed 13193 times well to the house unless its only a couple years old.The constant pressure
system give you city water pressure in the country.
Foog / foogy
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Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 02:00:34 AM
it is been awhile since i have had anything to do with wells. Foog / foogy the first thing is how old is ur system. there are two things i can think Registered User of. the first is ur pressure switch. it may need to be adjusted.the Joined: Friday, 28th of May 2010, 23:15:59 pressure switch usually is gray with two wires running into it. it is Posts: 215 about2 in. high, 2 in. wide & about 2 1/2 to 3in. long. to adjust it you Viewed 1430 times may have to take the cover off. make sure you shut the power of. the
possibility would be the pressure pump. ur cheapest thing to try first
would be the pressure switch.
Giggle Bunny
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Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 10:17:25 AM
take the faucet filter off.maybe IT is clogged.it is a filter Giggle Bunny after all and prone to slow down from the sediment Registered User Joined: Sunday, 23rd of May 2010, 17:02:47 figure out where it is slow by trying different faucets Posts: 136 Viewed 10316 times check for clogged pipes before buying pumps
Kimtaro
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Thursday, 12th of August 2010 06:24:22 AM
May need to add a pump. Also if you are not adept at plumbing Kimtaro you may want to call someone and have your pipes checked. Registered User Joined: Saturday, 22nd of May 2010, 15:28:19 Posts: 743 Viewed 11014 times
Puffin
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Friday, 13th of August 2010 07:14:14 PM
If you have old cold steel piping it may be clogging. Puffin Especially if the pressure is dropping in only 1 part of the house. First Registered User try taking the screen off the bottom of the faucet in the kitchen. At the Joined: Thursday, 20th of May 2010, 01:58:22 end where the water comes out. There is a screen that unscrews. It maybe Posts: 1913 clogged. Viewed 18984 times
sausage queen/princess
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Saturday, 14th of August 2010 01:29:40 PM
Water Pressure booster. Must hook up to power source, of sausage queen/princess course. Registered User My landscaper installs them. He says they cost about 3 or 400 bucks and Joined: Tuesday, 11th of May 2010, 01:09:23 money well spent. Everyone he installs them for is a happy camper!! I am Posts: 1524 planning on getting one myself! Viewed 10410 times
Old Lady
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Sunday, 15th of August 2010 04:57:33 PM
Check the pressure tank maybe it needs more air in it there is Old Lady valve on it just like a car wheel. It has to have the correct pressure of Registered User air to work. Joined: Friday, 23rd of April 2010, 09:16:05 Posts: 1839 Viewed 13848 times
KANDii
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Monday, 16th of August 2010 05:43:37 AM
if its a artesian well you should add a well pump KANDii Registered User Joined: Thursday, 27th of May 2010, 15:35:33 Posts: 1413 Viewed 4437 times
Acey
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Tuesday, 17th of August 2010 05:56:28 AM
Call the plumber. Acey Registered User Joined: Tuesday, 4th of May 2010, 09:28:00 Posts: 485 Viewed 7258 times
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