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Home Handyman
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Hope this is the right place to add this article.

I have a 3 year old water tank in a home that has a well. Problem is the
air in the bladder is increasing. Not sure how that can happen. But it
does. I have drain the tank of water and adjusted the air pressure to 2
psi lower the kickon setting. Which is (40 PSI) As recommended. And in
about 2 weeks or a month after the pump starts running right when the
toliet flushes, etc. So then after I drain the water from the system and
the tank, I put my pressure gauge on the valve on the tank. and it reads
60 psi. This is with the drain valve open. I then relieve the air back to
38 PSI start the water again again and every thing works great again. I
do have an air-ation system which cleans the iron out of my water. This
draws air in while the pump runs and works with the mineral tank. I need
some good advice PLEASE!!!


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Pump systems without an air bladder use a small air bleed on the pump inlet
to supply a small amount of air to the tank along with the water. They use a
float valve to bleed excess air out of the tank when needed. It may be
possible for you to adapt such a valve to your tank.

However, I do not see how air in the water gets into the air side of the
bladder unless the bladder is leaking.

Don Young