Recent content by MIKE123

thats it, I am off burning wood and coal now I am going to stuff my boiler with puppies and kittens. not only will I heat my house, but it will smell like a bar-b-q all winter long!!

Please clarify I'm sorry, I just don't see how a few weekends of manual labor along with the equipment and fuel can add up to my propane payment. Maybe you could post that math you wrote about and I can see the error of my ways. My math seems to show savings that will pay for the boiler...

Log splitter The only log splitter I ever used had a wooden handle and a hunk of metal on the end. You know what get's the fire burning fast and hot? tires.:) Rugged, How does thousands of gallons of propane compare to -8 to 10 chainsaw refuels? -a tank of diesel for the...

As for global warming, after having a physics class, I find it hard to believe we are the cause "Warmest temps in 30 years" 30 years is less then a blink of an eye in the timeline of the world. The world has seen it all. Besides that. I doubt my shovel or two of coal is something you can...

The heating season is done and all I bought was 16 gallons of propane! I recently installed an indoor coal and wood boiler. What a treat! I cut about 10 cords of wood and didn't get to burn any of it (too wet) So I bought 3 tons of coal and burned that. Took a long time to get used to it...

starting the repairs before I read ranchers latest post, I started to increase the pressure turning the large nut clockwise and pressing the plate every so often, the gauge did not move off of 40 so... I draind the tank and took a reading.... 38 then I turned the pump back on and took a...

picture here is the pic you requested

not sure how to post pic

Control Box I have never seen the control box. Is it possible there is not one? I believe I have seen them in other homes but I never saw one in my house.

Thanks! Thanks for the info sam! I never relized that those tankes were pressurised manually, I thought it wat the well pump that did that. I will try it when I get home. IF the pump does not turn on at 40lbs then how do I adjust for that? thanks again sam.

pressure it is the reading on the gauge. As for the adjustment... I fiddeled with it years ago when there was a huge drop in pressure as the well kicked on and resolved that (a little). could my adjustment have started my problem with the noise?

yet, more onfo Franklin submersable motor 1/2 hp Well-x-trol wx-202 pressure is @ 40 lbs (should and can I raise that?) Square D pumptrol switch all installed on nov 2003 I took a pic but I am not sure how to post it. hope this helps you troublshoot thanks in advance. mike

more info as requested Well, as far as equipment I will need to log on when I get home. I dont beleive I will be able to tell you what size pump I have. The line comes out of the slab in the form of black plastic, to the valve and then to the expansion tank (I beleive) I will take a Pic...

more info Thanks for the reply, The points are operating correctly. In another forum I asked the question and only one person replied saying it may be a check valve in the pump. Where would that valve be? Could I replace it? No baby yet, still waiting for the call.:o

Help! I am worried that I may be causing damage to my pump. When the pressure switch calls for water there is a loud chattering sound that comes from that area. I took of the cover and the contacts clamp down tight with no movement. What is it? and can I fix it myself? Is it something that...