Recent content by mikeehman

Thanks for the response Gary, I have a 1 1/2"sandpoint up to a check valve into the 1hp shallow well pump with one line exiting the pump. The whole system is in my basement which is 7 feet below grade and the point is down about 16 feetfrom the basement floor. Mike

Sorry Valveman, I'm sure there is a specific term for what I'm trying to explain but the lights actually blink when the pump shuts off. It shuts down so hard that I can hear it two floors up like someone has hit the pump with a rubber hammer, to the point it rattles the pipes. Thanks, Mike

I have a shallow well pump with a new Square D 40-60 pressure switch. The reason it's new is because the old one would kick in and pump up fine but once it got to the top rather then kick out it would sit at the pressure and the contacts would just rattle back and forth until it either kicked...

Thanks to both responders it sure sounds good, I'll be giving it a try. Thanks again, Mike

Sammyhydro Thanks for the reply. I have a check value at the top of the point right before the pump which seems to be working fine. When last checked I do have about 4' of water standing in the pipe before attempting to pump. I have not experienced any air in the system. My pressure switch is...

Terry, I have a shallow well with a 2" sandpoint set at about 25 feet which is located in my basement so actually it's at 33 feet from ground level with about 4 feet of water in the pipe. My house is a two story with bathrooms on both levels. When I turn on any facet I get about 30-35# of...