Pressure type problem

[Preppypyro]

So I installed a yard hydrant, got everything placed in properly with no leaks and whatnot. Tested it all and it works great.

Heres the problem. After a person showers, the pressure system will kick in the pump every few minutes. It was getting annoying so we turned off the pump last night, then turned it back on this morning to use water. No one has showered yet, but we have ran taps, and flushed the toilet. The pressure system has not been kicking in and out like it was.

Im betting that after we run the shower, the pressure system will start kicking in and out again.

Anyone have a clue why it would do this?

[joed]

Do you have a pressure guage on the sytem? Sounds like a leak somewhere letting the pressure drop to restart the pump. Could be the foot valve.

[Preppypyro]

Yes we have a pressure gauge, and it does this very intermittently. The more we use it the better it seems to be, making me think its a setting on our system that needs to be readjusted, or there is air in the lines. If it was a leak it should do it pretty non stop, right?

[joed]

Sounds like possibly the foot valve is sticking open intermitently. The pressure drops and the pump restarts.

[Gary Slusser]

The "pressure system" is a water pump. It is the only thing that builds pressure and that is due to the resistance of the flow of water the pump creates.

Is your pump above ground or in the well?

I believe you are drawing the well down and the pump isn't able to lift water from that depth very well or, it overheats and shuts off because of the thermal overload protection.

Do you ever run out of water?

Do you ever have air spitting at the faucets etc.?

What does the pressure gauge say when this happens?