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rut523
Jan 15, 2011, 09:10 AM
The 1/4' nipple going to the water well pressure switch became clogged with grit,what would be the best way to prevent this in the future. Thank You

jlisenbe
Jan 15, 2011, 10:19 AM
If it's just grit, or perhaps a sandy material, I'd make sure the small pipe went upwards to the switch rather than sideways. Bear in mind that water only stands in that pipe... it doesn't flow. So I would think that having the pipe go up would prevent material from just settling in the pipe. However, if it's a sludgy, rusty accumulation, then that might be a little harder to stop.

Hopefully someone else might have a better answer.

rut523
Jan 15, 2011, 11:31 AM
I neglected to sat that the nipple is vertical & that the grit is not sandy but rather coarse.