Well Pump Delivers Terrible Water Pressure

khoffsis asks,

We share a well with two other houses, and the well head is at the home furthest from us. They both have great water pressure, but we have really bad pressure. We can’t use the faucet when showering, run the dishwasher and sink at the same time, we can’t water our garden, etc. Our plumber adjusted the pressure switch at our neighbors house in hopes of increasing our pressure, which worked at their houses but not ours. The plumber thinks somewhere along our pipe, it has been crushed by bedrock or the house adjusting. What are our options to increase our water pressure without breaking the bank?

Our Answer

First it seems you need to confirm the pressure coming from the well pump itself. If that is in a remote location, that should not be hard to do. If the pressure is good at that point, check it again at the first place it comes into your house. If its dropped, then the plumber is right and you have a problem with the main line. The only fix for that would probably be replacement. However, if the pressure is god where it enters your house but bad after that, then you’ll need to track down the restriction, which could for example, be a bad valve (or if your house is old) a corroded steel pipe, etc.

The other option might be to add a pressure tank and send booster pump in your home. The pump would run as needed (not every time you turn on the faucet) to pressurize the tank, but your water would be pressurized and pulled from the tank itself.