Iron in well water is a very common problem. Everyone within a 20 mile radius of us and perhaps beyond has some type of iron in their well water. When we first moved into our dream house, I noticed two water softener bypass valves left by the previous owner. I never really [...]
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Well Pump Installation
This is a big one. In September of 2005 we discovered that our well was not really on our property. In fact, it was located across the street! That means that if anything happens to the pipe coming from the well to our house we are basically out of luck since the [...]
Water Logged Pressure Tank
I wrote a post about our new pressure tank, which has an air bladder installed in it. Our old pressure tank does not have a air bladder installed. Pressure tanks work under the principle that gases can be compressed, while liquids cannot. When the pressure in the tank drops, the well pump turns [...]
Well Pump Pressure Switch
I like lots of water pressure… remember the episode of Seinfeld when they were buying and installing large wasteful shower heads on the black market? I am that guy. I like my showers to have an average pressure slightly less than that of a sand blaster. Since I have my own well, [...]
Well Pressure Tank
For a related post on setting well pump pressure switches, check here. I briefly mentioned this is my post about Well Pump installation a few weeks ago. One of the things we are getting ready to replace is our well pressure tank. The old system was not in bad shape, but since we [...]
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