Private well- low water pressure

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Private well- low water pressure

Author: Smithtyl1984 (WI)

My well tested positive for Coliform recently so I sanitized my well yesterday using a chlorine pellet kit. Everything seemed to go well until I turned my water back on today and have little to no water pressure. I'm not sure what I could have done in the sanitizing process to cause this. Could too much debris/grass gotten in to the well to cause some kind of clog? Or some kind of pump malfunction? Any thoughts? It would be greatly appreciated.

Tyler

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Re: Private well- low water pressure
Author: North Carolina Plumber (NC) Do you have a water filter ? Is the pressure low at every faucet ? Does the pump build up to the cut off pressure ?
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Re: Private well- low water pressure
Author: Smithtyl1984 (WI) I do have a filter located right before the water softener. The water is weak from all faucets. Seems to be worse upstairs. It is not weak from the test faucet in the basement.
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Re: Private well- low water pressure
Author: Smithtyl1984 (WI) Im not sure about the pump build up to the cut off pressure.
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Re: Private well- low water pressure
Author: m & m (MD) The chlorine has probably oxidized soluable iron and clogged your filter or softener.
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