Posted by Norm Schultz on January 14, 1998 at 07:54:53:
My 25 year old house seems to be losing water pressure. It's most noticable in the shower (tried several shower heads).
The deep well , two pipe water system cuts on at 35 psi and off at 55 psi. Last night I connected a pressure gauge to the laundry sink and turned on a spigot in the house. The two gauges tracked each other, letting out the Culligan water softener as a problem (I think) but it took 10 minutes for the water pump to build up the pressure to cut off. Does this tell me that the screen in the well might be partially clogged or that pump is not efficient? Do house water pump impellers (or seals?) go bad?
I still plan on getting the correct adapters to connect my 2nd gauge upstairs to the shower to check the pressure there.
Thanks, Any help would be appreciated