Aerator tank keeps overflowing

[Flmedic]

I have an aerator tank that I can't stop the jets on and it keeps overflowing. I have replaced the float, the pressure switch, and the solenoid, and the solenoid valve. The pump is reaching the proper pressures and it kicks on and off when it is supposed to but it continues operating when the tank is full. I have replaced the float in it twice because I was told sometimes you get a bad one. I'm at a complete loss as everything has replaced on the system.

 

[LLigetfa]

Is this on a well or municipal service? I assume it has a pump that takes the water from the tank and pressurizes it for the house and that part is working fine.

The float should control the inlet flow into the tank and it is possible that it is the electronics the float drives or a solenoid valve that is bad.

It might help if you mention the brand and model of aerator tank system.

 

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[Flmedic]

Is this on a well or municipal service? I assume it has a pump that takes the water from the tank and pressurizes it for the house and that part is working fine.

The float should control the inlet flow into the tank and it is possible that it is the electronics the float drives or a solenoid valve that is bad.

It might help if you mention the brand and model of aerator tank system.

It is a Red Jacket aerator. I have a submersible pump in the well and one in the tank that sends the water to the house. The solenoid is piggybacked into the float. The float has been replaced twice I put a new pressure switch on it, and a new solenoid. The solenoid is working because when you do the quarter turn to the left it shuts off. But if I leave the solenoid on the submersible pump in the ground will not shut off. All the pressures are correct for both of the pumps and it has a new pressure switch. So as far as I know I have replaced everything that can be replaced but still having the same problem.

 

[Flmedic]

Also when I replaced the solenoid I replaced the valve thinking maybe it had some sand in it.

 

[Reach4]

Maybe you need to tether your float switch lower.

You might put some kind of light across the input to the solenoid. If the light is on while you overflow, the problem is the float switch.

 

[Flmedic]

Maybe you need to tether your float switch lower.

You might put some kind of light across the input to the solenoid. If the light is on while you overflow, the problem is the float switch.

I have tethered the float switch lower with the same problem. I will try the light on the solenoid. Maybe I just got lucky and got 2 bad float switches. And I also turned it upside down just to be absolutely sure it wasn't a normally open float switch. I greatly appreciate all the help. I'll test the solenoid and let you know what happens.

 

[Reach4]

120 VAC solenoid? If so, https://www.ebay.com/itm/131613410401?epid=1500043188 might be good. I like green.

 

[Valveman]

The pressure switch is what turns off the well pump. The pressure won't get high enough to shut the pump off if the solenoid won't close. Sounds like the problem is in the solenoid/float switch part of the system. When you get this system working properly, if the well pump cycles on and off while the aerator tank is filling, you need to add a Cycle Stop Valve to fix that.

 

[LLigetfa]

When you get this system working properly, if the well pump cycles on and off while the aerator tank is filling, you need to add a Cycle Stop Valve to fix that.

If the system was properly tuned, the pump should not cycle while the aerator tank is filling. It would however cycle once when the level goes down and back up between the on and off positions of the float.

Assuming the well pump uses a pressure tank and pressure switch, a failing tank could cause it to cycle.

 

[Valveman]

Rarely is the pump sized properly for the aerator. Aerator systems are notorious for cycling the well pump to death. There are aerator companies who use Cycle Stop Valves on their systems to keep this from happening.