Hi Guys,
Have a couple of questions that I hope someone will be able to help me with.
The house end of the well pump plastic (1" diameter ?) inlet water line, has a brass/bronze check valve arrangement on it. From the check vale the water goes to the pressure switch and to the pressure tank. On this check valve body there is a small snifter valve? or vacuum breaker valve, that looks to be about 1/8" NPT thread.
What is this small valve - is it a relief valve or a vacuum breaker valve? What is the pipe thread size ? This small valve leaks and I want to replace it with a new one, but need to know what it is before I can buy same. Would there be a problem with just fitting a plug in place of this valve as a temporary measure ?
Thanks in advance for any information - much appreciate the interest.
mariner
Have a couple of questions that I hope someone will be able to help me with.
The house end of the well pump plastic (1" diameter ?) inlet water line, has a brass/bronze check valve arrangement on it. From the check vale the water goes to the pressure switch and to the pressure tank. On this check valve body there is a small snifter valve? or vacuum breaker valve, that looks to be about 1/8" NPT thread.
What is this small valve - is it a relief valve or a vacuum breaker valve? What is the pipe thread size ? This small valve leaks and I want to replace it with a new one, but need to know what it is before I can buy same. Would there be a problem with just fitting a plug in place of this valve as a temporary measure ?
Thanks in advance for any information - much appreciate the interest.
mariner