John Pollman
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Hi folks,
I have a basic understanding of well systems but I've never owned one so it's not something I've had to deal with very much. My sister in law just posted on FB that their "pump is out". She was asking her friends if they knew of any plumbers that might be able to do the job on a Sunday.
I asked her to post a picture of it. She posted a picture of her pressure tank. Another of her friends commented that their system goes through them fairly regularly. Is that normally the case? If so, I'm assuming that it's no big deal to replace the pressure tank and that the pump is probably still OK.
It looks like Home Depot carries them and if I can get one the same size, it will probably have instructions on installing it. I've done a LOT of plumbing over the the years and can replace a water heater in my sleep, but I've never dealt with a pressure tank. Are they pretty easy or a pain?
If they're not a big deal, I'll cancel what I had planned for tomorrow and go put in a new one for them. I'm in Rochester but they live in Fenton so it's a bit of a drive but not that big of a deal.
Thanks in advance for any input!
John
I have a basic understanding of well systems but I've never owned one so it's not something I've had to deal with very much. My sister in law just posted on FB that their "pump is out". She was asking her friends if they knew of any plumbers that might be able to do the job on a Sunday.
I asked her to post a picture of it. She posted a picture of her pressure tank. Another of her friends commented that their system goes through them fairly regularly. Is that normally the case? If so, I'm assuming that it's no big deal to replace the pressure tank and that the pump is probably still OK.
It looks like Home Depot carries them and if I can get one the same size, it will probably have instructions on installing it. I've done a LOT of plumbing over the the years and can replace a water heater in my sleep, but I've never dealt with a pressure tank. Are they pretty easy or a pain?
If they're not a big deal, I'll cancel what I had planned for tomorrow and go put in a new one for them. I'm in Rochester but they live in Fenton so it's a bit of a drive but not that big of a deal.
Thanks in advance for any input!
John