Michael Moss wrote:

Ok, I guess I'll show my Ignorance, I'm new at all this (married last
spring to a widow who also knows little about our house)
I didn't know that draining the pressure tank was something that needed
doing, let alone how to do it.. Why does it need draining? And I
wonder how many other things around here need doing as "preventative
maintenance".
Is there some kind of "checklist" of things that need attention, or a book?
I'm not being silly, I've lived my whole life as a renter.... ;-)
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If there's no bladder over the water (old style pressure tank, or an old
new style one with a broken bladder), the water absorbs the air, and eventually
the tank is nearly filled with water. So the pump has to cycle on and off
a whole lot in short bursts to keep the pressure within range.

If you had more air in there, it would run longer but fewer times (desireable).

One way to restore the air is drain the tank dry and then let it refill.

I do it about once a year.
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