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Ether Jones

wrote:
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?

Was anyone else in the house at the time? Are they the mischievous
type? Do they know where the water shutoff valves are and how to use
them?