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  1. nhaho

    Portable Sink Troubles

    Hi, I am trying to build a portable sink. I bought a EcoPlus 185 Fixed Flow Submersible/Inline Pump 158 GPH - 728300 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018WVNXC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) to pump water from a 7 gallon tank I have underneath a sink stand. I have one 6ft...
  2. Mark McKenzie

    Removing Culligan Super S filter control unit and bypass valve from tank

    I want to replace the sand and carbon media in the tank and reseal this older unit for my Dad. I've read all the threads here on this model and watched all the YouTube videos I could find, and have downloaded the Super S installation/operators manual from several sources... But none of them...
  3. andre3000

    Chronic community pump failure

    Hello evryone, I live in a community that lives off a well that produces 55 gpm+, about 70 house. For years now water shuts off, pumps get fixed and water turn brown now and then. The system is made of a 350' well, 2 large reservoirs with min max sensors which shut off booster pumps if out of...
  4. Kev123

    Why is my sprinkler pump is cycling?

    Hello, I just recently had the pressure regulator replace (30 - 50 psi). And all was working fine. Then the pump started cycling(every 5 seconds) when watering lawn. I went to check the pressure tank. When I did water was coming out of valve. So I replaced the pressure tank(set to 28 psi...
  5. towheedm

    Pressure tank getting waterlogged

    I've recently install a new pump and 2 pressure tanks. The installation is shown in the image. The pump is a Gould's J5S and the tanks are A.O. Smith's PM26 diaphragm tanks. At first, I installed only one tank. The pump came adjusted 30/50. I adjusted the pressure in the tank to 28psi. I...
  6. Kidd65

    No water for 5 days! Help!!!!

    We have a submersible well pump with a bladder pressure tank. A couple weeks ago the water pressure was pulsating. My brother added some air into the tank and the pulsating stopped. Saturday I turned on the water and the pressure was very low. It continued to decrease each time the water was...
  7. Arizona.pioneer

    Well pump replacement, never seen this!! Help please :)

    Ok this might be a lengthy post but the picture pretty much explains my dilemma. I'm just baffled on how to free up and remove the pipe from the casing in this particular setup. I tried to upload a video but apparently the file is too big :/ Basically, the inner pipe with the pump...
  8. PeterR

    Need to Pump 450f distance and 80f vertical to holding tank

    Ok my cottage is on a hill 450 feet from the lake and about 80 feet vertical, today i pump using a Honda high pressure fire pump over black 1.5 pollly pipe up the hill into a 300Gal holding tank into the basement and then Jet pump the rest of the house from the tank. I hate having to hook up the...
  9. Panagiotis

    Kaufmann 4300 pump pH tolerance

    Hello, We have a Krausmann 4300 pump, and we'd like to pump some liquids with a low pH. Specifically, the pH in question is around 3. Any clues as to if we'll be able to do it without issues or is the low pH going to cause trouble with seals or something else we can't think of right now? The...
  10. SovietAgentBor

    Water Not Flowing Into House, Is It The Pump?

    The water to my house stopped flowing, at first I thought it was the pressure switch due to the inability of it to turn on when the breaker was on. I replaced the pressure switch, and flipped the breaker. The pump roared to life but after ten minutes there was not a trickle in the open faucets...
  11. Victoria-nola

    Shallow well pump installation

    Hi, new here, home/farm owner with many projects to do. We are aspiring market gardeners, would like to do a small goat dairy, but for this summer we're setting up a 1/4 acre field of watermelons as they do well in our area and there is a market for local melons. For the moment what we need is...
  12. Keith Powers

    Wet bar sink

    I am in the process of building a custom bar in my formal living room. Originally this was not on the plans when I purchased the house six months ago. The house is on a slab and I laid new marble flooring throughout. I was going to do just a dry bar, but I realize how beneficial a wet bar could...
  13. jimheem

    Old style well not pressurizing, trouble getting water

    So let me start from the beginning and get out everything I can tell you about this. Sorry if it gets long but I want to be complete as possible. So I have a 200 year old house. The well is probably nearly as old, hand dug, and rock lined. I wish I could tell you exactly how deep it is, and I...
  14. C.Chase

    WH extra-circulation line?

    Hi, I've just had a crash course in WH's! Thanks to everyone in this forum, lots of helpful information!! Currently, getting estimates on replacing this nearly 17yr WH, Rheem Ngas 50g, it started gushing out the bottom- where the blue meets the white tank in pict-- I never did any kind of drain...
  15. Mr. Walker

    Air Lift Well Pump Problems

    Well, I've got a well problem that is about to drive me mad. I've talked to the person who drilled the well three years ago and all they are doing is sending me around in circles. So, here is what I got: 2'' well drilled 130' deep with 10' screen at the bottom and static water level at 50' and...
  16. Sloman61

    Problems pumping lake water to cottage

    I am a first-time poster looking for some advice to solve problems with my cottage water system. Since we took over and began rebuilding an old cottage we have replaced the old jet pump with a new one. This year we were having problems drawing water and burned out the newer pump. It hadn't seen...
  17. Daniel Gottesman

    Specify whole house filter for well supplied home

    We need to install a whole house water filter system to both eliminate bacteria and sulfur smell. The pump supplies 12.5 GPM (measured actual) And has reservoir in pressure tank that supplies 4.5 gal before pump kicks in for 21 seconds to replenish. Our current fixtures are kitchen sink and...
  18. BatesOKC

    What should I be hearing & how often from my well?

    We moved into a home on a water well a couple of years ago. I have very little experience with these (as in zero). The other day I was messing around the well in the front yard and realized I could hear some mechanical noise coming from it. Nothing real loud, and you have to be within a foot or...
  19. GeorgeH

    Do drains leading into lift pump need vents and traps

    My main sewer drain exits the house at about 5 feet above basement floor. There are four drains in the basement (floor drain, laundry sink, washing machine drain, and a pipe that sticks about one foot out of the floor) All of these lead to a pit outside the house (several feet below basement...
  20. Biddle

    Circut Breaker Trips - Pump Wire Short, Bad Pressure Tank, or Well Running Out of Water?

    I would be most grateful if you would give me a hand at figuring out the well/pump problem I’ve been experiencing the last 2 weeks. The pump circuit breaker trips under normal water demands for 2 people. Example: The circuit breaker trips and, consequently, cuts off the water after running the...
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