Have a well pump to draw water from. Pump is bolted on a welded factory mount for that purpose and sits on top of a 40 gallon bladder supply tank. Immediately when pump starts. The vibration can be felt at the iron outlet pipe from the pump. This pipe is connected by Quest fittings to a 6" long plastic pipe. And the continuation is copper piping.

Would rubber padding installed on the mount between the pump and bladder mount or a flexable rubber hose pipe connected by 2 radiador hose clamps be enough to absorb the vibration?

Many thanks
Dave

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Would rubber padding installed on the mount between the pump and bladder mount or a flexable rubber hose pipe connected by 2 radiador hose clamps be enough to absorb the vibration?

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What you're attempting to do is to mask the vibration rather then locate the sorce and eliminate it. Where's the vibration the strongest? The pump? The check valve? The tank? Where? Back to you, Tom

Speedball1- Vibrating pipe from ground well to pump outlet into the water supply for home.


Tom:

One other part of your question I did not provide an answer to is that the vibration seems to be mote on the input side opposed to the outlet. Difference is difficult to determine. Your point is well taken that the vibration is on both sides of the pump.

Tom: If the vibrations are on both sides, the pump has a date of 1988 and maybe there is a bearing going but the vibrating and sound of the motor is disguising it.

Is the vibration greatest on the pump? You could have lost a piece of your impeller. Your thoughts? Tom

Tom: Well, as this story develops, found my daughter's boyfriend moved the tank and pump 1" over to match the original spot it resided prior to installation of a new well. This was done without disconnecting the pipes

Did not envision stress could be the culprit, but you can't ignore it. It is winter and to disconnect the pipes to examine all the possibilities regarding the source, when reconnecting, priming the pump on the outside is unenviable.

Let me see the next step and will let you know..

You have been a great help-thanks. Dave