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I'm on a well, and my pressure tank slowly loses pressure while no water is being used...?
...This is causing my well pump to kick on roughly every hour and a half. I turned the valve between the pressure tank and the house off, and the pressure gauge held steady for as long as the valve was off. When I opened the valve again, the gauge again reflected a slow drop in pressure. That being said, I'm assuming the tank itself is fine, as no pressure is lost when the valve is off. I checked for any visible leaks in the pipes, toilets, and faucets and found none...but I'm still assuming the problem is on the house side of things and not the well side. Would a plumber be able to do leak detection to see if I'm missing something? Has anyone ever had this issue before?
unfortunately, I'm not sure how to check the toilets, as they have pressure assist tanks....I have no clue how to open them.
Not hearing any sounds to indicate a toilet leak, but who knows..
2 Answers
- No MoreLv 77 years ago
Yes you definately have a leak somewhere on the house side of your plumbing, and a good plumber should be able to help you find the leak more quickly and efficiently.
If as you described, there are no visible leaks in your home, then the most likely culprit is a toilet, and from that the most likely problem in a toilet that robs your system of water is the flapper in the bottom of your toilet tank. If the flapper isn't making a proper seal then water will leak from the tank down into the toilet bowl, and from there down into your drain. Every so often the toilet valve will open to re-fill the tank, and that is when your pump will come on to re pressurize your system.
So go around to each of the toilets in your home and see if you can hear a faint trickling, or hissing noise coming from the toilet. If you can hear that, then that is your culprit, and all you should need to do is replace the flapper valve that is at the bottom of your tank.
But if you still can't find your leak on your own, then call your plumber. Finding leaks in residential plumbing is one of the jobs they do best.
- ?Lv 77 years ago
most likely a leaky flapper in one or more toilets. Easy and inexpensive to replace DIY. Some hardware stores sell dye tablets to put in the toilet tank to test the flapper. If the bowl water changes color after a few hours, it's bad. .
