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    Jul 31, 2013, 06:46 PM
    Air release valve on my water well
    It spit air when it was new and now water comes out all the time keeping my well running.Do I change valve stem or whole valve.
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    Jul 31, 2013, 07:17 PM
    No, you change the whole tank. You have a ruptured bladder.
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