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by the way it is an A.O. Smith 50 Gal WH

So my water heater started leaking on Christmas morning... It is only 6 years old. After doing some investigating, I found that the cold water supply was the part leaking. Here's my question... If...

thanks for the help.

By pressure-side are you talking about the discharge side? The pump itself does not have a plug or fitting for priming. I do not have a tank.
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Thanks Bob. Thanks everyone for suffering my questions. I have a couple more...

1) Should a sandpoint system lose prime? I would think not, but it always has. I have a self-priming pump so it...

Who sells 20' sections? HD or Lowes? or do I need to go to a plumbing supply place like Rite Flo?

I think I am going to give my shallow system one more try. I think I'll wash each point out with my hose to make sure there is not a clogged screen on the points. I may replace my pipes, as well, I...

do you think adding a tank will help?

I'm in Odessa, so not in the city limits, the hand watering doesnt affect me yet. I'm near Gunn Hwy & Van Dyke. I'd love to have some info on the water table out here.

I have water, but I think...

as for the flow. it took 4 of the 4' sandpoints to get a flow rate of ~18 GPM. This will probably vary widely. Now with the drought the recovery rate of the area surrounding the points seem to be...

I did this with just a water hose. I needed 4 points to get enough water for my system. I connected a heavy duty 3/4" hose directly from the 1" municipal water source (not through a spigot)to a 3/4"...

Newbie here, please be gentle. So here is my story...

Location: West Central Florida (Tampa area)

I have a home on a half acre lawn that was originally hooked up to municipal water for...