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• Clearance Distances Required for Wells & Septics
• Water Pressure & Pump Pressure Control Adjustment
• Water Pump Short Cycling & Water Tank Air - How & Why to Add Air
• Water Tank Repair or Replacement

This website answers just about any question you may have about pumps, wells, and drinking water. Even before performing water quantity, quality, equipment function tests, there is an enormous amount we can determine about a building's water supply just by looking at the equipment. Articles here provide details on water pumps, tanks, controls, and wells and water supply inspection, diagnosis, and repair. The photograph shows a one-line jet pump, the water pressure tank, and a water softener. We know from the fact that this is a single line jet well pump that the well is a shallow one, probably less than 27' deep. Well depth may have implications for water quantity and quality and vulnerability to surface water contamination. The page top photo shows our client holding the open top of his well casing along with some unusual well casing exit plumbing at a drilled well with a modern steel casing. Finding the location of your well and inspecting the condition of the well piping and equipment are an important first step to assure a functional and potable drinking water supply - that is, having enough water supply and having water that is safe to drink. The articles listed below provide detailed advice on diagnosing and repairing problems with water pumps, water tanks, wells, and other water supply equipment.

• Air, how add an air charge or "pre charge" to a water tank to stop pump short cycling and improve water delivery and pressure
• Air, how much to add to a water tank for proper water pump and tank operation
• Air, how often to add to a water tank - how often should you need to add air to the water tank?
• Air loss signs, how to know if the water tank has lost or is losing its air charge
• Air volume controls on water tanks what are AVC's and how do they work and are they any good?
• Cisterns as a source of drinking water
• Clearances Required for Wells Distance Between Well & Septic System and other water pollution sources, Online Table of Well Distances
• Clearances Required for Septic Systems Between Septic System & Wells, Streams, Trees, property boundaries, Online Tables of Septic Distances
• Controls & Switches on water pumps and tanks, how to identify, use, and repair or replace these devices. Where & How to turn on or off water.
• Drilled Wells - steel casings used with jet pumps and submersible pumps - modern drinking water well design, diagnosis, testing, repair guide
• Driven Point Wells used for drinking water
• Dug Wells: Hand Dug Wells
• Jet Pumps: Shallow Well with One Line Jet Pump parts, components, how they work
• Jet Pumps: Well with Two Line Jet Pump parts, components, how they work
• Life Expectancy of Pumps, Tanks, Wells how long should a water well and its components last?
• Pressure/Temperature Relief Valves, proper inspection methods, issues and hazards (article in process)
• Short cycling water pump causes & cures, why does the water pump keep shutting on and off so quickly? Is it a problem?
• Springs as Water Supply
• Submersible Pumps: Drilled Well with Submersible Pump parts, components, how they work
• Water Pressure Adjustment how to adjust the water pressure in a building
• Water Pressure Loss Diagnosis: a how to diagnose and repair poor water pressure or loss of water supply
• Water Pressure Repair Guide & Costs for typical well, water pump, and water tank repairs or repalcements
• Water Pressure Tanks what they are for, how they work, what goes wrong, how to fix them
• Water Pump & Tank Safety notes about water tank relief valves and electrical controls, risk of tank bursting or electrical shock
• Water Pump Diagnosis & Repair details of problem diagnosis, recommended repairs
• Water Pump Pressure Control how to adjust the pump cut-on and cut-off pressures
• Water Pump Short Cycling what to do if the water pump keeps turning on and off too rapidly
• Water Requirements, Home & Outdoor Living how much water do we need, how much water is used by various fixtures and activities
• Water Tank Diagnosis, Repair & Costs an specific case offers an example of diagnosis of loss of water pressure, loss of water, and analyzies the actual repair cost
• Water Tanks, Diagnosis & Repair - how to diagnose problems with water tanks, such as the need for air, how to add air, stop water pump short cycling to avoid damage - water storage water pressure tank safety.
• Water Tank Pressure Calculations the effects on water tanks and pumps caused by changes in temperature, pressure, or volume are reviewed using Boyle's Law, Charle's Law, and the Combined Gas Law
• Water Tank Types, a description of various kinds of water supply systems, pumps, watertanks
• Water Tanks, how they work what is the purpose of a water tank in buildings, how they work, what goes wrong, how to fix water tanks
• Water Testing, Water Quality: how to test for contaminants in drinking water - what test are available, what tests to ask for, what they cost, how people cheat on water tests
• Wells, Cisterns,& Springs types of sources of drinking water, what they look like, what goes wrong, what to do about it
• Well Flow Rate, Well Yield, Well Water Quantity: How Much Water is In the Well?
• Well Flow Rate, Yield Improvement Methods How to Get More Water From a Well without drilling a new well
• Well Pits

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If Your Water Tank is Not Working Properly See These Diagnostic Guides

WATER TANK REPAIRS
  CONTROLS & SWITCHES on WATER TANKS
  INTERMITTENT CYCLING WATER PUMPS
  SHORT CYCLING WATER PUMPS
  SHORT CYCLING DETECTION
  SHORT CYCLING CAUSES
  WATER TANK AIR LOSS SIGNS
WATER TANK AIR, HOW TO ADD
  WATER TANK AIR VOLUME CONTROLS
  WATER TANK AIR ADD AT AIR VALVE
  WATER TANK AIR IN BY DRAINING
  AIR HOW MUCH TO ADD
  AIR HOW OFTEN TO ADD

If You Need Help Diagnosing a Loss in Water Pressure or Other Pump & Well Problems See These Guides

WATER PRESSURE LOSS DIAGNOSIS GUIDE
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  No Water Pressure
  Water Pressure Tank Problems
  Water Pressure Tank Diagnosis
  Bad water pressure regulator
  Water pipe clog diagnosis
  Water pipe clog repair guide
  Making the "right" repair
  Typical Water Tank & Pump Prices
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