How do you get air out of water lines from the well?

Answer 1

Air in water linesIt's possible that your jet pump could be sucking air from your holding tank. There is usually a float switch from your well to the holding tank depending on the system. The float switch determines how much water is pumped into the holding tank. if the holding tank isn't full enough your jet pump could create a vortex in the tank causing it to suck air. It could also be the case if your jet pump is oversized. It could be a serious problem depending on how much air is being sucked through the pump.

Answer 2

The level of water in well could be dropping because of the pump action lowering level of well which would allow air in. We had this problem in a well near a beach where we had to take only a few inches of water to obtain fresh water, increasing depth would bring up salty water.

Solutions - 1. smaller pump

2. increase depth of well

3. Use a automatic shutoff device so pump shuts off before level drops below inlet. We used a pressure switch from a Little Giant sump pump so we could run on as little as a couple inches of water.

We could not do 2. as it brought up salty water, we were already using 1 a very small pump. In fact we settled on a Little Giant sump pump with the pressure switch as quality of pump was also good, Epoxy coated, for the slightly salty water.

Ken

Answer 3

If there's air in your well water lines you have a connection problem. If you are using a jet pump this is a BIG problem ! You need to go over each and every connection from the pump to the well, all connections between a hose and a metal fitting are susceptible to air leaks. To do these connections properly, use a propane torch to soften the last 2 inches of hose ( but do not overheat -you only want it a little soft) and then force it on the metal barb as far as it will go .ALWAYS use 2 hose clamps with the gearheads on opposite sides of the hose, tighten both quickly with a nut driver, then switch to 1/4 drive socket, do each hoseclamp 1/2 turn alternately. This will really give a good air tight joint. The idea is to do this while the hose is still malleable to get a good grip of the barbs. - Before you finish, another handy essential is a ball valve between the jet pump and the pressure tank. After you prime and start the pump, crack this open very slowly so as to get rid of trapped air -You will hear the pressure switch 'chattering' loudly as you do this -don't be concerned, it's normal. Once the pressure gets above 40 psi then open this valve fully. If your pressure will NOT rise above 36-38 then you still have an air leak and it's cavitating the pump.

Answer 4

Usually the well pump sucking air in with water due to low water levels.