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I have a compression tank that adds pressure to the incoming water from the shared well in my neighborhood. The main line from the pump has a leak and we've lost our water. Do I need to turn off the power to this compression tank system while the water is off?
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I'm not sure what you mean by compression tank. a storage tank with an air bladder inside is charged through an air valve on top of the tank. this inflates a rubber bladder inside the tank. it is there to produce a back pressure when the system is full of water and serves to dampen the pump pulsations when the pump is running. when there's a leak in the system, gravity will drain the line through the leak, the tank pressure will level off but won't really contribute to make it leak faster. -
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you have the correct system I'm talking about, just trying to figure out if I need to have the power off to it until the water source gets fixed.Comment
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no need to power off the pump as it'll just keep trying to maintain pressure. you'll find it'll just either keep running until system pressure is satisfied or will "short - cycle" off-on until the pressure switch is satisfied. get the leak repaired! running the pump too many times in a cycle will just weaken the pump.Comment
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If your leak is source side and not pressure side, I would turn off the pumps etc. The main pump underground that brings the water up to the surface is leaking at the well head? I would shut it off yesterday, if the pipe cracks off all the way it can be one hell of an expense to retrieve it when it falls down inside...
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