Some well systems have a sediment filter between the pump and the pressure tank. If you have one of these, they can become clogged to the point where little water comes thru. If you see a filter in the line, it will have some method of cleaning it out, maybe a valve to open to backwash it, or something a bit more complicated. Some pressure tanks don't have internal bladders and can become waterlogged. (no air above the water in the tank). This causes the pump to kick on every time any water is run, bad. Then, depending on how many GPM your pump produces, you only get what's actually being pumped when a tap or something is turned on. If your tank has a galvanized finish rather than paint, it probably has no bladder and could become waterlogged. Same thing can happen if the bladder has burst in a bladder type tank.
Is this a problem that has been slowly getting worse, or did it happen all at once going from good to bad. Ed
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, "Donna" <donna.m.ballard@...> wrote:
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> I have searched through these posts and recall seeing one that suggested backflushing the pipes due to age and possible sediment (my house was not lived in for about a year and it is old to begin with).
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> Can anyone give me feedback or their techniques?
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> My pressure is low throughout the house and if someone flushes a toilet the kitchen sink would slow down to a trickle. The overall house pressure is slow.
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> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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