First I would like to say hello again to everyone out there. I’ve been off the site for quite a while. I’m still driving the 911, but not as much or as hard as I used to. These days it’s more my going to work on Sunday vehicle. Every time still feels like the first time.
Having said that, I have an issue in my home and I knew that the Brain Trust here at Pelican would be the place to go to get answers.
I have a well system for water to my house. It’s in my yard, I’m the only one on it and I’m close to the ocean so there is no lack of water in the ground. The well pump brings the water up out of the ground and is pumped into a pressure tank, no filters, softeners or anything like that. It’s pretty straight forward. The pressure tank has an air bladder.
Lately when I take a shower or turn on the faucet it spits and sputters air for a while in both the hot and cold lines. I’ve run the water several times this past month with all faucets open for 5 minutes or so to evacuate the air but the symptoms return if I haven’t run the water for a while.
I’m thinking this is probably due to a faulty bladder in the pressure tank. I replaced the tank a little less than 10 years ago with one that came off the shelf at Lowes .
What do you guys think? Am I on the right track or am I missing something here. I don’t want to have to crawl under the house and replace the tank if that is not the culprit. Any suggestions for replacements other than the typical Lowes/Home depot selections would be welcomed.
Thanks in advance. A token photo of the 911 follows.
