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I've had low water pressure the entire time I've moved into my house.

I'm looking at getting a Kenetico water softner and I'm afraid I won't have any pressure when it regenerates.

I've checked my pressure tank and adjusted it. I raised my switch pressure to 40-60.

The Kenetico rep checked the water pressure (at 30psi running pressure) showed 4gpm.

Would this be my pressure tank itself or would it be the well pump?

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That would be the pressure tank. When you checked your pressure tank did you drain the entire system? If not then you didn't get an accurate reading. If you did and the pressure was low you most likely have a hole in the bladder which = new pressure tank.

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I've had low water pressure the entire time I've moved into my house.

I'm looking at getting a Kenetico water softner and I'm afraid I won't

have any pressure when it regenerates.

I've checked my pressure tank and adjusted it.  I raised my switch

pressure to 40-60.  The Kenetico rep checked the water pressure

(at 30psi running pressure) showed 4gpm.  Would this be my

pressure tank itself or would it be the well pump?

 

I'm guessing that 30 psi running pressure means that the

pump is running at that point.  That sounds very good.

 

I'm also guessing that there is a check valve (back flow

preventer) between the the pump and the tank.  It could

be leaky and allowing you to lose pressure in the system.

It should also cause your pump to kick on more often than

necessary in order to keep the system pressurized.

 

That's my 2¢ worth, today for free.

 

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i run 80-110psi at the switch, but that's because the well and p tank are 80 yards away down hill.

If your house has fairly modern fixtures they all probably have flow restrictors in them. From the kitchen sink to the shower head. I hate them. You could have 200psi and it will still suck. You can normally remove them very easily or drill them out. Normally a little plastic thing with a small hole in it that doesn't really need to be there. Pressure vs. Volume

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