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    Jan 17, 2006, 07:02 PM
    Water pump/pressuretank matching
    Trying to find out if I made a mistake. I have a 85 gal. tank hooked to a 1/2 hp pump. Cycle time is over 7 minutes before pump comes on and five minutes before pump shuts off.
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    Jan 17, 2006, 10:18 PM
    At the very worst, you put more money into the tank than you needed to. What is hard on pumps is too small of a tank resulting in frequent, short cycles. If it is working Ok, quit while you are ahead.
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