Air in water faucets from well. If I turn off the electricity to the system it stops for a few days.?

Question

Is there any thing I can check ? Any ideas?

Answer 1

make sure your foot valve is submerged at all times in the bottom of the well. It could be that your water level is getting to low and you need to dig deeper to have more reserved water in the well.

Also a pump will have a negative pressure on its intake side. there may be a small leak allowing air to enter as it is running and accumulating in your system.

Also be sure the pressure settings on you pressure expansion tank are what the  manufacturer recommends

Answer 2

question : do you have a filter in the line before your water tank ?

if so change the filter .....mine does the same thing after so long

it clogs up the system

Answer 3

i think your pump is not shutting off when it should, therefore pumping air when it should be off.   the pump is good but the mechanical or electronic float switch is binding or bad.

Answer 4

What you are discribing is low water in your well. If you have a shallow dug well you can take the top off the well and look to see the water level.

Answer 5

You will need to check the piping/hoses from the pump to the water (suction side) and the pump housing.  Also inspect the check valve.  If any of this is not air tight, well.. air gets in.

maybe your well is getting low and not keeping up with demand.  That will also pull in air when the well level drops below the inlet pipe.