Recent content by JohnnyVirgil

Ah so it has to factor in the vertical lift capability before those stats actually mean something.

I'm confused by this. Isn't 10 gallons per minute better/more than 5 gpm?

Yeah thanks. I was going to order one and I called a plumber and my well company and they both said that I didn’t need one. I asked for details and the well guy said with just me and my wife in the house the pump would be going on every time we turned on the water so it was six of one half a...

Just wanted to stop by and thank you all for the help. I put the new tank in tonight and no leaks. I was worried about working with stainless steel but it went fine. Only two trips to the hardware store so I’ll consider it a win. :)

Is this a good deal? https://www.aquascience.net/stainless-steel-cycle-stop-valve-constant-pressure-system-with-wx-102-pressure-tank-1-1-4

I never heard of this cycle stop valve before but it sure seems like the way to go.

That makes sense. Here’s the rest of the connection from the well. Seems like it shouldn’t be that difficult to replace assuming the black pipe isn’t brittle as glass after 25 years.

Does this drawdown indicate a bad pressure tank? The pressure seems ok when you’re using it but with even a little load, the tank seems to deplete the pressure really fast. The pressure switch was replaced about a year ago, and the tank itself is about 25 years old and rusty on the outside which...

That makes sense. No mixing solution and filling tanks, other than when your calcite needs replenishing. Repiping would probably be a good idea given the overall condition of the copper, but nothing is leaking yet and working in a lot of the basement is miserable because it's basically a...

I read a lot about that here on the forum. It almost seems like corosex can be more trouble than it's worth. I would be happy if I could get my water near 7 so it stops destroying my appliances and pipes. Every sink in the place has the chrome burned off the drain stops, It's crazy. The water...

That would be the best solution, but I'm not finding a lot of information on where the best place would be to purchase such a system. It sounds like it might be the way to go since from the description it seems like it wouldn't affect water pressure at all. I'm also trying to avoid running...

oh jeez, good point. Any recommendations on a good place to order the proper equipment from? Thanks.

They seem to be using decent parts. I'm trying to bring my ph up from about 5.6 and the water is already hard, so I imagine I'm going to be putting a softener after it. My concern is water pressure, since it's not great as it is. I don't know anything about injection systems, and my only...

Yeah, I get that. Here's what it looks like. No washers in sight.

That's interesting to me because I always thought the same, but the nipple and the valve (that are supplied in the kit and are supposed to be screwed together and are straight, not tapered) are made in such a way that any washer would cover the hole where the water flows when the valve is open...