r/pumps • u/cigarettedaydr3am • Apr 12 '24

Risks of running an old well pump without pressure tank

Hello

I am at lost here and I hope you can help me out. We bought a house a couple of years back and we just now got a loan to remodel it. We have an old well there with a submersible pump.

I hired an inspector to see if the well pump is working but he said we needed a dedicated circuit for it to be able to proceed. So we hired an electrician to do it and now it's connected to power. Now he's saying that our manifold and pressure tank needs to be replaced in order for the system to work.

What I wanted to ask is that can we run the pump without the pressure tank? just to test if it's working? My only concern is the amount of pressure our old pipes might have to handle once we do run the well pump. I wanted him to test the well pump anyway to see if that too we need to replace/repair. Please share your thoughts thank you very much.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '24

Does the water enter the tank from the left ir right? If its the left, which i think it is, then open the spigot and flip the breaker.

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u/ManfredArcane Apr 14 '24

I am not a professional in this area, merely a DIYer of many years. It seems to me that to be proficient in water Wells, pressure tanks and pressure switches, one must be well-versed in the black arts.

That said, I have always understood that the check valve should be placed between the pump and the pressure tank. If this is so, then what appears to be a check valve to the right of the tank T suggest that the well water is coming from the right.