A home outside a city has an entirely different source of water: a well of varying depth. From this well, water is drawn for you and your family by devices known as well pumps and pressure tanks built into the home’s plumbing system.
The size of your home and the depth of your well are all fixed variables that determine what type of well pump and pressure tank you need to guarantee sufficient water pressure to each faucet and toilet in your home.
Jensen Well Company, Inc. are experts in water system installation services in the eastern Nebraska area, knowing exactly what your well needs. However, you as the homeowner must determine if something is wrong with your well pump or pressure tank, so it pays to learn exactly what these devices do.
Functionality Of Your Well Pump
The ease at which you fill your cup of water from the faucet is thanks to the centrifugal force of your well pump, sending water throughout your home when a valve is opened.
Experiencing low water pressure is a good indicator of either a malfunctioning well pump or one of insufficient depth. When replacing a well pump, check how many gallons per hour or gallons per minute it generates, coupled with its PSI rating. This is like horsepower and the speed at which water is delivered throughout your home.
Depending on the depth of your well, you will either need a shallow or deep well pump. For many, the water table their home is built on fluctuates, which instead calls for a convertible jet pump. This multi-purpose well pump suits both shallow and deeper wells, using the ever-changing environment of your water table to increase or decrease pressure.
How Does A Pressure Tank Help?
Every time you turn your faucet on, you are employing the functionality of your well pump. But thanks to pressure tanks, your well pump does not need to run repeatedly. So what exactly does a pressure tank do?
Without a pressure tank, your well pump would turn on and off every single time water is used, wearing it out fast. The pressure tank is a reserve of water to draw from, limiting how many times the well pump must pull water from your well. It functions like an air compressor, where it uses self-contained pressure to deliver water right from your basement.
If your pressure tank malfunctions, your well pump will ‘short-cycle.’ A short-cycling well pump will run constantly as if there isn’t a pressure tank, expediting its wear and tear tremendously.
Educational and Experienced
Jensen Well Company, Inc. is dedicated to both educating our customers in eastern Nebraska on what type of water system they need while providing high-quality pump and pressure tank installation and repair services.
If you are on a well system and are experiencing mismatched water pressure, don’t hesitate to contact us at Jensen Well Company, Inc. regarding your water system today! We are here to solve any water system issues you may have.
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