Jud McCranie wrote:
On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:31:59 -0500, Claude Hopper
wrote:

You need a new tank. Sounds like your bladder is ruptured and you are
getting the rust from the metal part of the tank.

It doesn't seem to be rust. It is slick and breaks apart easily.
Also, even with the water out, the bladder holds its air pressure, so
there can't be a large hole in the diaphragm.

There must be a slow leak anyway or the air pressure wouldn't have been low.

If all that was done was to pressurize the bladder/diaphragm side,
shouldn't have had any effect on the water side.

It's still not clear as to what precipitated the problem, but whatever
this mysterious crud is, probably ought to have the water tested and if
a flushing of the tank doesn't clear it up, there's a problem that needs
attention.

Growing stuff inside the tank indicates a contamination of some sort if
it isn't just silt--that can't be good. It may not be pathogenic, but
I'd surely want to know it wasn't if it were my potable water supply.

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