New Dayton well pump now pressure tank will not hold

You probably need to purge the pressure tank.
Well Pressure Tank Installation Instructions

Pressure tanks lose their Pre Charge pressure and have to be serviced. The well Pump needs to OFF. The Pressure tank needs to be emptied of water. There should be an air valve on the tank. Check the pressure .If this is a Bladder tank and Water comes out of the air valve- then the bladder is broken and the tank needs to be replaced. The Pre Charge pressure is set to 2 psi Below the cut-in pressure set by the pressure switch. If your system operates at 20-40 psi, The Pre Charge pressure will be 18 psi. Hope this helps.....

Do you have a shutoff valve so that you know there is no water flow after the pump? There could be a leak downstream.
If so, what pressure are you getting?
Is it possible that the pump is not going full speed?

A new pump with no water flow should get to shutoff pressure.

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Gary

There is a screened check valve that should be attached to the pick up / suction side of the pump on the very end of the plumbing in the bottom of the well. If you have shut off the water output going to the home / what ever and the pump still drops pressure to zero as soon as it shuts off the shallow well foot valve is stuck open / has failed.

Some systems use both a foot valve and an in-line check valve to prevent the symptom you currently have.

Foot valve example:
http://www.docolfaucets.com/ingles/produtos_detalhe/docolvalves-24/check-valve-and-retention-valve-93/foot-valve-for-well-w-check-valve-line-bsp-thread-348/foot-valve-for-well-w-check-valve-1928
More examples:
http://www.plumbingsupply.com/wellpart.html

http://www.plumbingsupply.com/images/well-footvalve.jpg

If this valve has failed... there is nothing to prevent the contents of the pressure tank from dumping back into the shallow well.
I doubt you have a shut off on the pump suction side but if you do once the pump shuts off close this valve. I would bet your pressure tank holds the pressure. If you do not have a shut off valve... just feel for a rush of water in the suction pipe AFTER the pump reaches pressure and shuts off. If your feeling water flow with the pump off and the tank at pressure / loosing pressure the foot valve is bad.

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Hi,
Those pumps will reach 50# when brand new, but soon the parts wear and then they will not make that pressure anymore...
Instead of replaceing the pump, just back the pressure down a tick or two to get it to shut off and not waste your electric....

Well Pressure Switch Adjustment Water Well Problems

heatman101

Sounds like you have a bolwer motor or fuel pump that has bad bearings, as it runs, it starts to bind up, and get to the point where it is pulling to much juice to turn it, and the fuse does it's job and blows?
If you could give be a bit more detail, I can help you furthur.
Please rate the new guy :)
And get back to me, so we can get the problem fixed for you.
Lets get this fixed.
Sincerely,
Paul Gibson

The pressure tank must have a certain amount of air in it so pump doesn't cycle as you say. The new pressure tanks have a bladder that separates air from water and keeps the pump from cycling so much. Make sure your pressure switch on the pump is OK--ie doesn't have burned contacts!

You probally need a new pressure switch that mounts on or near your pressure tank and controls the pump.

These holding tanks are pre charged with air which in turn pressurizes the water. The tank has a bladder and an air valve on top. The pre charge ,over time, loses pressure, and the tank has to be pressurized again.

• The well pump needs to be turned off.
• The water has to be drained from the tank
• Air is put into the tank from the air valve on top of the tank, and is measured with a tire air gauge.
• The pre charge pressure is set to two psi below the pump cut in pressure.
• In other words if your pump kicks on at 30 psi, the pre charge pressure is set at 28 psi. If the pump kicks in at 20 psi, the pre charge is set at 18psi, etc.
• After you pressurize the tank, turn water back on.
• If water comes out of air valve on top of tank, then the bladder is ruptured and you need a new tank.
• Hope this helps!

Installed new shallow well pump still only can get to 30 lbs pressure. when i turn pump off pressure drops to 20 lbs right away and stays there