What Should I Do If I Do Not Have Water Pressure?

Your well could most likely be the cause of no water pressure in your home. Boylan Water Well Service and Supply, a Santa Fe, NM, well service company, shares how to get it pumping again.

The second worst thing besides having dirty hands, is having no water at all to wash your hands. You may be able to fix this problem without professional help from your local plumber or well service company.

1. You can start by checking all your faucets to see which one has water and which ones don’t. By checking your other faucets you can determine if the problem is with your plumbing or if it is from your well.
2. Next, you want to check all your iron filter systems. Try bypassing your Iron Curtain or any other iron filtration.
3. If the water pressure returns to normal, you will want to schedule your iron filter to be repaired. You can still use water until the repair is done.
4. The next thing you can do is to check your water softeners. Most water softeners do not last forever and towards the end of their lifespan they will negatively affect how much water pressure you can get from your well.
5. Try bypassing your water softener; and if your water pressure increases significantly you know that you need to have your water softener repaired. Again, you can still use your water until your water softener is repaired.
6. Then you will want to check your read your well pressure gauge on your well pressure tank so you can determine how much well pressure you are getting from your well. If your well pressure gauge reads zero you know the problem is coming from your well water system, either because; your well is dry, or because you have an electrical failure with your well pump.

Until you know the exact problem do not panic, just continue to go down the checklist by checking your well pressure switch contacts. If the top contacts of your pressure switch are very dirty or dusty your switch may not be conducting electricity properly.

Please be careful, the electricity going to your pressure switch may be up to 220 volts, and you may receive an electrical shock if you touch live wires. Always turn off the power to your well pump before conducting any repair, even if it is just observing what is happening inside your well.

Once you have verified everything is working correctly and your water pressure is still very low, now go check the circuit breaker box. Make sure your well pump circuit breaker is switched in the “ON” position.

Even if it appears to be on, switch it to the “OFF” position and then back to the “ON” position. If your well pump is still very low or no water pressure, unless your well is a shallow well (still a possibility) or you have concluded all the items on above the checklist, you know there is something wrong with your well now.

Troubleshooting Steps for Well Pump Functionality

Let’s review the steps you need to complete to troubleshoot your well pump for functionality:

1. Turn off the power to your well pump to perform repairs.
2. Locate your well in yard and keep your distance.
3. Remove well cap carefully and observe wire for visible electrical arcing and burnt, shorted or bare wires. If you see burnt or shorted wires, you have found a factor affecting your water flow.
4. After observing wires, replace the well cap firmly and reconnect power to your well pump.
5. Listen to your well pump run and if you hear it stop quickly and restart, then you have a problem with your well pump motor.
6. If you are in a safe position and you can disconnect your well pump wires at your well. Once you disconnect the wiring, check the circuit for electrical current.

6 Types of Low Well Pump Pressure Problems

1. Your well is not filling with water.
2. You have a bad check valve making your well appear empty.
3. You have a hole in the piping between the water storage tank and the water pump making the water production very weak or non-existent.
4. It is time to recharge the pressure tank on your well pressure system.
5. Your pump is worn out and has passed its usable life expectancy. Most of the time when a pump quits working the consumer will not know it until it quits working, so be prepared for a broken well pump any time without warning, but proper well pump and pressure tank maintenance can prolong the life of your pump.

When to Seek Professional Help

IF AFTER THE STEPS LISTED ABOVE YOU DON’T HAVE RELIABLE WATER PRESSURE:

If you have performed all the steps above and still have low/no water pressure and you still suspect all of the issues above, then due to so many potential causes of low water pressure or supply failure it can be difficult to find the problem at first.

To obtain additional assistance in Santa Fe, NM, you can schedule a well pump diagnosis with the Boylan Water Well Service & Supply team by completing the contact form on their website or calling Boylan Water Well Service & Supply at 505-438-3416 to schedule an emergency/priority service to repair or supply a new water pump.

Boylan Water Well Service & Supply can send a water/pressure expert to your location the day of your call.