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Hi,
I was taking a shower this morning and suddenly the water stopped
coming out.
A few seconds went by then the water started up again.

Then a minute later it shut off again!

I got out and tried the sink. No water. No Hot or Cold.

A few minutes later the water was back on and stayed on.

I am at a loss.

The water pressure seemed fine until it stopped, so I didn't notice any
slow down in the water before it shut off.

The well tank is new. The pump is 10 Years old.

The well pump was not running when I went down to check it. The well
tank pressure was in the middle around "6" (60psi?)

I am really confused. I would suspect the tank, but the pressure seemed
fine up till it went off. I would suspect the pump, but why wouldn't
the tank compensate for the pump?

Could there be some other faulty valve involved? A backflow preventor
failure or something?

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If you happen to have a whole-house filter, any chance your filter is
clogged?
I assume you don't but thought I'l toss it in.


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Hi,
I was taking a shower this morning and suddenly the water stopped
coming out.
A few seconds went by then the water started up again.

Then a minute later it shut off again!

I got out and tried the sink. No water. No Hot or Cold.

A few minutes later the water was back on and stayed on.

I am at a loss.

The water pressure seemed fine until it stopped, so I didn't notice any
slow down in the water before it shut off.

The well tank is new. The pump is 10 Years old.

The well pump was not running when I went down to check it. The well
tank pressure was in the middle around "6" (60psi?)

I am really confused. I would suspect the tank, but the pressure seemed
fine up till it went off. I would suspect the pump, but why wouldn't
the tank compensate for the pump?

Could there be some other faulty valve involved? A backflow preventor
failure or something?



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I wonder if it is possible that the supply water valve was not fully
turned back on after he installed the new unit. After the tank water
was drained from the shower, the supply water not being fully turned on
would try to fill the tank first......no?

The tank would eventually fill again to pressure, and testing from sink
will seem normal, however sinks use much less water than shower. I
would check the supply valve; make sure it is fully on.

After that, call him back in. :-)

Dean

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