Recent content by dsk

The pipe dope angle might be a possibility. I was using the teflon from a squeeze tube and that stuff can get away from you, quick. I'll also take the cover off and watch what's happening in the pressure switch, as Bob suggests. To this point I haven't made any adjustments to the system. First...

Thanks for responding Jim. In this case all materials are brand, spanking new. I installed a 10 gpm submersible pump in my 96' deep well last month. It's 4 feet off the bottom with 70 feet of water above it, in a six inch diameter well. Only 24 feet of lift above water level to reach the...

I've read several threads on this forum with information relating to setting the the pressure switch in relationship to the air bladder's internal pressure. But none of them come from situations similar to mine, so I'll ask the question again, from my own recent experience. I just installed...

Thanks for the great explanations and anecdotes. Wish I'd known this sooner. The submersible pump I installed in my well does have a check valve built into the top of it. But not knowing what I know now, I ordered the Tank Tee package at this link, including the check valve...

Bob, Can you elaborate on what the problems of putting a check valve just before the pressure tank (i.e. downstream from the pump, but upstream of the tank) might be? Thanks, DSK

You might try this: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mwps_dis/mwps_web/plans/74001.pdf DSK

Thanks. Yes, I am on a well and have a pressure tank with pressure switch set to 40-60 psi. This is a weekend cabin setup so I don't have a high water demand, and the important outputs (shower, sink, etc.) are all within 75 feet of the pressure tank. At the far end of the run will just be a...

I had planned to use 1" poly pipe to distribute the water around my small piece of acreage, with a max run of up to 500 feet or so. Problem is, I can't find 1" poly in anything longer that 100' pieces. And the thought of burying all those pipe connections (with their potential to require...

Two great posts, thanks. The added pressure tank is a neat idea. I'll be running 1" polypipe the whole way, and my water usage will rarely ever be more than one faucet working at a time (this is a weekend cabin with very little demand on the well). So I hope to have good results.

I have a well head located 500 feet from the farthest point where I need to get water (a spigot at my garden). I plan on laying 100 psi poly pipe in a trench, and splitting off two runs along the way. One run will carry water into my cabin (used monthly) and the other will carry water into a...

What's the best way to put a hole in the side of the well pipe so that I can install the pitless adapter. My well pipe is 6 inch diameter, and about 1/8th inch thick steel. A cutting torch seems obvious but I don't have one, nor know how to use one. Any other options out there? DSK

Someone I know told me that it's possible to buy pressure tanks designed to fit down into the well casing. Sounds suspicious to me, and I can't google anything that looks like what my friend describes. So how about it? Does such a beasty exist? If so it would be a neat way to get rid of the...

Thanks for the pointers guys. I'll be back if I have any questions. DSK

I've bought an old farm property in West Virginia. On it there's a 6 inch diameter well, 80 feet deep, with 55 feet of water in it (not tested yet). I'm a reasonably good do it yourselfer but have no real plumbing experience. I'm casting about for any information that explains all the...