pines4equines
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Okay, I'm not a plumber but I need help! We have a freeze proof water spigot outside our barn. The barn has two spigots. One inside which is not freeze proof and then the one outside which is freeze proof.
We just had our pump worked on. The hoses or pipes or whatever had to be opened up and then closed. Apparently alot of silt got in there as the water ran brown for a bit and we had air bubbles.
Here's the problem. Right after the repair, we ran the no freeze spigot. Hardly any water wanted to come out, then a burst of water and then a trickle and then a burst. We figured it was silt so I went in the barn and ran that spigot and hose down a drain for about an hour to clear anything out. That hose ran alot of bubbles and silt but eventually ran clean.
The outside no freeze spigot is still having trouble. When I put the hose that is attached to that spigot in a bucket, alot of air bubbles run out. There is no more silt coming out water runs clean but it is still trickling or then a big burst of water. It seems like too much air is getting into the spigot. It worked fine prior to fixing the pump and all that silt getting in there...This hose had a lot of good pressure previously and we have great water pressure...
I would like to see a diagram of the inner workings of this no freeze spigot but could not find one online. COuld something have gotten screwed up in this thing? It shuts off alright and it turns on alright. NO leaking when in shut off mode. Could there be a little rock affecting the air intake or whatever. I know some air gets into this thing as you hear it slurping and doing it's thing. Thank you for any insight into this?
We just had our pump worked on. The hoses or pipes or whatever had to be opened up and then closed. Apparently alot of silt got in there as the water ran brown for a bit and we had air bubbles.
Here's the problem. Right after the repair, we ran the no freeze spigot. Hardly any water wanted to come out, then a burst of water and then a trickle and then a burst. We figured it was silt so I went in the barn and ran that spigot and hose down a drain for about an hour to clear anything out. That hose ran alot of bubbles and silt but eventually ran clean.
The outside no freeze spigot is still having trouble. When I put the hose that is attached to that spigot in a bucket, alot of air bubbles run out. There is no more silt coming out water runs clean but it is still trickling or then a big burst of water. It seems like too much air is getting into the spigot. It worked fine prior to fixing the pump and all that silt getting in there...This hose had a lot of good pressure previously and we have great water pressure...
I would like to see a diagram of the inner workings of this no freeze spigot but could not find one online. COuld something have gotten screwed up in this thing? It shuts off alright and it turns on alright. NO leaking when in shut off mode. Could there be a little rock affecting the air intake or whatever. I know some air gets into this thing as you hear it slurping and doing it's thing. Thank you for any insight into this?
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