My water is I beleave siefining back down my well.

[MasterPlumbersKeymaster]

My water is disapearing it must be draining back down my well. I thought there where check valves in submerged pumps to prevent this from happening, but it is. I am wandering if a seperate check valve at the top of the well was recomended or if this was a manuf. defect, or if there where any other options. all help is greattly appreaceated. Allen Shay Baker [email protected]

[AquamanParticipant]

You can install a check valve right before the pressure tank. IT WOULD BE ADVISABLE to find out where the water is draining. You could have a leak in the supply pipe that feeds the house. If this is the case every time the pump goes off contaminates can enter the system.

1. Check valve at the pump is failing
2. Pin hole or crack in drop pipe
3. Leak in supply pipe
4. Water logged bladder tank

Hope this helps

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Aquaman
Water Treatment Specialist

[GarySlusserParticipant]

Shut off the water to the house at the pressure tank. If the pressure falls, then the leak is on the well side of the tank. If not check toilet tanks for the proper water level, one inch below the top of the overflow tube. Then add a few drops of food coloring in the tank and over 30 minutes or more look for food coloring in the bowl.

If the leak is on the well side, adding a check valve at the top of the well or at the pressure tank will help for a time but is not fixing the problem which won’t get better with time. Yo really should pull the plubing from the well and inspect things. If you don’t find the leak, then it’s between the well and the house. Finding leaks in the drop pipe can be tricky if you have PE tubing and the best way is to pressurize the line.

Gary
Quality Water Associates

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