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Average life of bladder tank for well
I am constantly seeing messages on here about the bladder tanks for
wells not working. I have had to replace far too many of them myself. I have never opened one of them, but I assume these bladders are similar to a inner tube for tires. Apparently the water contact with them causes the rubber to deteriorate. Does anyone know what the average lifespan is for the bladders? I seem to have to replace them every 7 or 8 years, and that is getting costly. Before I installed the bladder tank, I had a large galvanized tank that had no bladder. That tank would need to be drained 3 or 4 times a year, but even when it waterlogged, the pump did not cycle as often as a much smaller bladder tank. I know my tank is probably due to be replaced soon again, and I am considering going back to the old fashioned large non-bladder galvanized tank, which seem to last forever. In fact I still have the one I removed years ago, and I bet it will still work. I'm starting to think the manufacturers of these tanks give them a limited lifespan so they can keep selling them, and since the bladders are not replaceable, they can sell a whole (costly) tank each and every time. By the way, I found the tanks with defective bladders make good air compressor tanks, so at least they serve some purpose afterwards. |
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