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pahrump808 (WA)
I recently moved to Washington where my water system is on a well. We just had a whole house filter added. It is a Pentair Fleck 5800 STX downflow/up flow. Water is now clear. It seems when the system back flushes we have air in the system for about a day or two. Air is most noticeable on the cold, barley on the hot if at all. The only other thing that was done when adding the system was adjusting the pressure switch to on @ 40 psi off @ 60 psi, prior to that it was on @ 20 psi off @ 40 psi. Should I have the pressure adjusted back down? I am beginning to think that this is the problem. The company came back out and made a small adjustment to the system, this did not make a difference. I wondered if this is normal for the setup, they tell me should not be. Any suggestions. In advance thank you for your advice.
James
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Big Al (WA)
James,no you should never have air in a closed system whether you're on a well or not !! Your plumbing system is a closed system (especially being on a well) I think it may be a coincidence that the filter was just installed but sounds more like you have a leak somewhere or losing prime?? Is your well a submersible or jet pump (above ground)?
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m & m (MD)
The increased pressure MAY be contributing to the air problem but not the reason for it. Don't decrease the setting. It will probably take a system diagnosis to determine the cause.
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pahrump808 (WA)
I believe it is a submersible pump. The air appears to go away 24 to 48 hours after the system does its back wash, which is every 5 days or I think 1200 gallon of water usage. From what I understand the system does draw in air to the tank on a back flush however that should not get into the plumbing as the bypass valve eliminates that. Again I am wondering if I am drawing to much water to fast by raising the psi on the pump. The company that installed the filter is a well drilling company Thank you for your response.
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