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Water Quality - air in lines after replacing well pressure tank
Expert: Steve Young - 10/25/2009
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Hi Steve,
A plumber replaced an old galvanized pressure tank with a new flexcon industries h2p120, 119 gallon tank about 2 weeks ago. We still have quite a bit of air in our lines especially in some parts of the house when the water is first turned on, especially first thing in the monrning. The plumber says it's up to a well guy to now bleed the check valve(?) in the well. After he charged $350 in labor to change out the tank, I'm wondering if this is true or if his installation was faulty; and is necessary or will the air in the lines eventually take car of itself? Is there any chance of damaging the new tank or system? Thanks for your help, Tony
Answer
Hi Tony,
Boy that's too bad that the plumber didn't take care of that! It could be a number of things that is causing the air in the lines and there's no way I can say without actually looking at and testing various parts of the system.
Unfortunately, you will probably have to get a well guy or a "good" plumber out to fix this problem. If the plumber that came out the first time is part of a bigger company I would call his boss and tell him/her what you have told me. They really should take care of it. However, if the plumber works for himself, this won't be possible.
Sorry to have to tell you this but that's all the help I can be on this one. Good luck and let me know if I can help out in any other ways.
Steve
PS: You can try turning on all of the faucets at the same time and letting them run for a few minutes and then closing them, beginning with the ones that had the worst air problem. This may work.
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