Recent content by BillEbob

Wow! Thanks for the quick responses. I did have to unstick that turbine paddle wheel thingy when I first installed the softner. I went a long time with no regens and when I call the service center they walked me thru the process of getting to it and giving it a push. I'll just chalk it up to...

My water softner says I use around 130 gallons per day on average and my water bill states 200 per day. Could there be that much of a difference? As I understand it the outside faucets and sprinkler system wouldn't be reflected on the softner but I'm not using any outside water other then to...

LOL... Appreciated all the great renovation ideas!!!!! Actually I'm having Bee Cave Drilling replace the pump Today. I got a contract on my house and I guess they would rather have a reputable company do the job then me and my lackies. Thanks for all the great knowledge!!!!

Pulling it myself has been on my mind for while. I have 2 strong brother in laws and 2 nephew football players that could help me. I built the well house so it can be removed in sections. The roof will come off in 1 piece. I'll probably need everyone over to lift it off though. I should have...

Found the invoice. pump is a Gould 10GS15, motor 1.5 hp Franklin, only one check valve on the invoice, sch 80 1.25 PVC. Timing changed a little. Still about 30 seconds from cut-in to increased pressure but an addition 9 seconds from pressure to cut-out (maybe a hole is getting bigger). I still...

Control box is rated for 1 to 1.5 hp. Nothing noted about actual pump installed. I will install the additional pressure gauge next. I guess that may tell the story if there is only a check valve at the switch and pump? Any idea of the thread size on the PRV?

Not sure. The only thing I can find at the moment is the drilling report.

Got a hold of a meter Today. Cut in amperage was 11.7. It seemed to slowly climb to about 12.3 for the 30 seconds and then stayed around 12.0 till cut out.

I have spent a lot of time sitting and watching the cycle. Everything is quite until the 30 sec mark when I hear the inrush of water but no visible shock or release of air can be heard. Sometimes I hear a bloup in the tank when near full but I have never noticed any air from the faucets. I'm...

It looks like the first one except the threads for the switch and gauge are 90 degrees apart. If I remove the checkvalve on top and bottom checkvalves fails, won't that suck the bladder in the tank for another 14.7 psia in the opposite direction?

I'm not sure of the number of checkvalves. As you may have guessed I'm not super familiar with these systems. On the very top of the well is a big brass elbow with a pressure relief on the top. Is that possibly a checkvalve? Only other big brass fitting is where the pressure switch and gauge...

Absolutely. I was checking out the website. Makes sense to me. I too would have guessed that the pump would be using more power when choked. I tested a Physicist here at work with that question but he got it right.

Probably be better to calculate the time from cut in to cut out since that would be when the pump is operating in the proper context.

Another slight problem is that in my infinite wisdom I built and really nice well house around the pump and tank and my landscaping doesn't lend itself to getting a truck back to it. I did construct the well house so it can be dismantled in parts. I have seen a few youtube videos of portable...

I timed it over the weekend with a stopwatch. It took 31 seconds from when the pressure switch cut in to when the pressure started to rise and 114 seconds for the pressure switch to cut out at 62 psi with an 80 gal tank. No water was being used from the time of cut in to cut out. Correction: 31...