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I've read that the air pressure in the pressure tank should be 2 pounds less than the pump pressure. Should the air pressure in the pressure tank be checked with the tank empty of water or full? Is the pump pressure number used, the pump turn on pressure, or the pump turn off pressure?

Does air come out of the taps every time you open the tap? When i start my system up in the spring, i also have some air in the lines, but after the water starts flowing, i don't have any air on subsequent opening of taps. I do have to wait a while for water to flow out of the hot water...

Install a sediment/rust filter for the whole house. They are inexpensive and will save you a lot of time cleaning each faucet screen and washer screens. The appliance filters are very small, and they are mostly used for small consumption applications like waterlines in fridges and icemakers...

I would try a brass hose barb instead of the plastic. I found that i had a suction leak at the plastic barb that was between the pump and suction line. Tightening the barb had no effect.

The screens on the washer are not plugged at all. The system started acting up a couple of weeks ago. The foot valve and suction hose are all new to eliminate any possibility of the old ones being the cause of the problem.

The screens at the clothes washer machine are clean, thanks to a whole house filter that keeps stuff out of the lines. The foot valve screen holes are about 1/16 inch in diameter. They allow algae into the system and plug up the whole house filter in a couple of weeks. The stocking keeps a...

I'm considering installing a Saniflo toilet in my cottage which will mainly be used on weekends in the summer. I'm considering the Saniplus and Sanicompact units. I'd like to hear from anyone who has used or had experience with these products or similar products.

Thanks for the replies. I've changed the suction line to new polyethelene tubing and have a new brass footvalve. All connections are double clamped with stainless steel clamps. I don't have an official lake strainer, but i do have a pair of pantyhose over the footvalve screen. I've used...

More questions Is the pump primed? Is the impelller plastic or metal, and is it in good condition? Is there a foot valve at the bottom of the suction pipe?

I have a shallow well jet pump drawing water from the lake. The problem is that when the clothes washer draws water, the pressure drops from 50psi to 20, the washer fills very slowly after the 1st fill, and the pump has a very difficult time getting the pressure back to 50psi. I've replaced...