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mike28honda
Sep 17, 2008, 06:06 PM
I posted on here a few weeks ago about not getting water and it ended up being my pump.thanks for everyone's help.anyway I followed the directions supplied with pump and in them they recommended a shut off valve between the pump and tank so I put one in.well I adjusted the pressure in the tank to the new switch.worked fine for a while then pump kept kicking off and on.so I messed with the switch.same thing worked for a while then messed up.after about a week I was real pissed.I started thinking about that shut off valve being right after the pump and about how it had such a small hole for the water to pass through.I took it out and no more problems.I think the hole was so small that evertime the tank was about full that there was just enough water being used and not enough coming into the tank that the switch was fighting with the pressure.anyway everything's good now and my water pressure is the best it's been in 13 years.

speedball1
Sep 18, 2008, 12:03 PM
Thanks for the update Mike. Bet you used globe valve. A ball valve would have been better. Regards, Tom