Okay , So I bought a pump with a small pressure tank. Like the all-in-one kit about 6 months ago and installed it in the house that I bought. The red ones.
I have since built a second level on my home and moved the Tenaco to the roof. Since that time, My system does not maintain water pressure. The pump constantly cycles.
I have a back flow valve off of the Tenaco. It is also isolated with a shut-off valve but when I shut that off the system continues to loose pressure.
I have tried to redo the fittings at the pump where there is a very very small leak but without success.
The sytem looses pressure and the pump cycles about every 45 seconds. So I cannot imagine that that small leak could cause such a fast cycling of the pump and such a fast loss of pressure.
I followed all of the lines into the concrete and there are no leaks. There are no leaks inside either house. At least nothing that I can see.
Being unfamiliar with concrete construction and Tenacos , I have 4 questions.
1/. Can there be a leak inside the walls or the floor? (There are no signs of any)
2/. Can the pressure from the Tenaco up higher, be doing something ?
3/. Would a 20 gallon pressure tank resolve either of these problems ?
4/. I have drained the existing little red pressure tank. with what seems without success.
I am at my wits end and I am afraid to call a "plumber" . You all know WHY ! I do have some engineering experience and do know about pressures and flows. I just can't seem to figure this out.
I have since built a second level on my home and moved the Tenaco to the roof. Since that time, My system does not maintain water pressure. The pump constantly cycles.
I have a back flow valve off of the Tenaco. It is also isolated with a shut-off valve but when I shut that off the system continues to loose pressure.
I have tried to redo the fittings at the pump where there is a very very small leak but without success.
The sytem looses pressure and the pump cycles about every 45 seconds. So I cannot imagine that that small leak could cause such a fast cycling of the pump and such a fast loss of pressure.
I followed all of the lines into the concrete and there are no leaks. There are no leaks inside either house. At least nothing that I can see.
Being unfamiliar with concrete construction and Tenacos , I have 4 questions.
1/. Can there be a leak inside the walls or the floor? (There are no signs of any)
2/. Can the pressure from the Tenaco up higher, be doing something ?
3/. Would a 20 gallon pressure tank resolve either of these problems ?
4/. I have drained the existing little red pressure tank. with what seems without success.
I am at my wits end and I am afraid to call a "plumber" . You all know WHY ! I do have some engineering experience and do know about pressures and flows. I just can't seem to figure this out.