I recently reinstalled a water tank and pressure switch and the tank doesn't seem to be filling and I have hardly any water pressure. I only get good pressure when the pump kicks in. I also installed a check valve to see if that would do anything.

Hello lobstahunta73

The first check has to be why the tank does not fill.
Where is that tank located? Low, high ?
How does the water reach the tank? By gravity or do you have a pump to fill the tank?
If it is the pump, does it work? How often, how long?
If you check the water inlet : what is the water pressure there? What causes the low flow of water into the tank?
Once the tank fills normally it becomes time to review the outgoing water pressure.
Why the checkvalve? And where is it located?

I'll keep an eye on this topic for your response and further reactions !
This poster's a troll

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I recently reinstalled a water tank

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And would that ne a galvanized pressure tank or a smaller bladder tank? Why did you replace the tank and switch? Did you have the same problem before? Pleas furnish us withy more details. Tom

Sarnian, Go backand read the complaint. The asker already stated that he had a pump so half your questions have already been answered. You ask,"

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What causes the low flow of water into the tank?

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and that's exactly wlhat the asker's asking. If he could tell you that he wouldn't be asking us. Stick around a watch how we do things on The Plumbing Page. Regards, Tom

Speedball1

His tank is not filling. He states :

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I have hardly any water pressure. I only get good pressure when the pump kicks in

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So I understand that as the pump being in the outgoing line (the tank may than be located too low, or some valve may be partly blocked).

Speedball : why don't you address the question, but instead prefer to pee on me?
I asked lobstahunta73 for more details, and provided a checklist.
You may agree or disagree with that list, but it does not allow you to attack others replying here. You have no sole advice rights. You may be Senior Plumbing Expert. But you still have to learn a lot on morality and etiquette !
This poster's a troll

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Speedball : why don't you address the question, but instead prefer to pee on me I asked lobstahunta73 for more details, and provided a checklist.
You may agree or disagree with that list, but it does not allow you to attack others replying here. You have no sole advice rights. You may be Senior Plumbing Expert. But you still have to learn a lot on morality and etiquette !

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Nah! I took you to task because you asked a question that the asker had already answered.

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[How does the water reach the tank? By gravity or do you have a pump to fill the tank? If it is the pump, does it work? How often, how long?

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Now he already told you he had a pump when he said,

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I only get good pressure when the pump kicks in.

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You then asked,

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What causes the low flow of water into the tank?

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You're asking him? It goes like this. He asks us to tell him why he has a low flow.
The one question you should have asked but didn't was the type of tank he installed.
Once we knew that we could began to frame questions about the rest of his setup.
Like I said, stick around and see how we do things here. Regards and don't have such a thin skin. A little constructive criticism never hurt any one. Sorry if I ruffled your feathers, Tom

speedball

You really have a problem. Sorry to see that.
And I note that you all do that in lobstahunta73's topic.
Sad, really sad !

No further comment from my side here on you in this topic.
But I'll keep replying- if requested - to lobstahunta73.

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Posted here in this reply by speedball - NOT by me (I just coloured it red) :

It's not the asker I'm attempting to educate Sarnian, but it's you who need To learn how and what to ask. My "problem" at the moment would seem to be you. Take it easy! Kick back and see how we do it around here.

Speedball : please keep to the topic question and to your own response to that, and we both will do fine.
Do not try to blame me for something that is incorrect at your side.
This poster's a troll

lobstahunta73, Pay no attention to the "chit-chat" between experts. Once more, would that ne a galvanized pressure tank or a smaller bladder tank? Why did you replace the tank and switch? Did you have the same problem before?
Does the pressure build up when the pump is running but bleeds away after it shuts off? If that's so give a close look at the check vbalve you've installed. If were installed backwards that would give you the symptoms that you have. Let me know, regards, Tom

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Originally Posted by speedball1

lobstahunta73, Pay no attention to the "chit-chat" between experts.

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Despite what other posters think, you are the only expert on this thread at the moment - :)

You said it JUDY... :)

Turn out this guy was someone with a little chip on his shoulder... someone we have all seen at one time or another. If you care to know more click at the experts area... ;)

MARK

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Originally Posted by sarnian

speedball

You really have a problem. Sorry to see that.
And I note that you all do that in lobstahunta73's topic.
Sad, really sad !

No further comment from my side here on you in this topic.
But I'll keep replying- if requested - to lobstahunta73.Speedball : please keep to the topic question and to your own response to that, and we both will do fine.
Do not try to blame me for something that is incorrect at your side.
This poster's a troll

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Note that this person is offering to SELL advice - wants to be paid - and continues to attempt to take discussions off the board, despite being asked not to do so.

Also an expert on revenge reddies.

Lobsta, we fuss sometimes on this site. Don't worry about it. SB is right when he asks about this being a bladder tank or an older style, galvanized tank. Also, what does your pressure gauge read? It should take LONG swings between the cut in pressure (for instance, 30#) and the cut off pressure (for instance, 50#). Once the pump kicks on, you should be able to watch the gauge slowly climb from cutin to cutoff. When you say you have no pressure until the pump kicks on, it may be that you have a new switch with a cut in pressure of 20# (kind of low) and cutoff of 40#. You won't know that without watching the pressure gauge as described above. If you don't have a pressure gauge, spend the ten bucks to buy one... it is really useful. Remember that the switch is adjustable. Get back with us.

ONe more thing. New bladder tanks will seem to fill with only a few gallons of water initially. This is not terribly unusual. It will do better as the weeks go by as the air below the bladder is dissolved.

I was going to simply write

"idiots on parade"

And leave it at that, but since it was really just one idiot, cred, aka sarnian, aka who-knows-whats-next... don't know what to do.

Can one idiot constitute a parade? What if he gets a permit? ;)