Recent content by neili

  1. neili

    The check valve discussion.

    I sold an old used Johnston Pump once. It was pretty tought to find information on it. Are johnston pumps still in production? I know MAPS had a tough time finding me information on them. I didn't know that about spiders. Is this the case because of the amount of tension used or is this...
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    shower encloser enclosed

    Growing up we didn't have any ventilation either. I was wondering if anyone knew about the one piece shower with the lip at the top and if that helped most of the humidity condensate inside the shower.
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    shower encloser enclosed

    Growing up we had newer one-piece type shower enclosures. These enclosures had a taller ceiling then they did an entrance. By this I mean there was a lip so to speak that hung down towards the door. When I moved into my own house I suddenly started to notice red drips on the walls near my...
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    private irr water service

    Does anyone out there irrigate from a system that is setup to provide irrigation water only. In my area many people can’t get rural water and so an untreated, private irrigation only service has been setup. If there are other systems out there like this, how much do people pay or expect to...
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    My well was hurt by Katrina. Need help

    Agree with the rest and have questions of my own These guys are all correct. Chlorinate the well. If you don’t have a convertible motor, don’t run it with low voltage. You cannot physically “suck†water more than 30 feet (might be as much as 32 feet at proper atmospheric and elevation...
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    Irrigation on house system

    You have a few things going on here. The pump kicking on without water use would indicate a bad check valve or a leak in the system. With the pump and the pressure there could be many things. How is your well? Is it strong enough to pump water for the irrigation system? The irrigation...
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    used oil or waste oil heater

    I will forward these thoughts to my boss as well as ask the oil burner salesmen we are talking to about such concerns. Than k you for your input. None of you know any particular name brands that work well do you? I want to make sure that if we purchase one it is will be a reliable one.
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    large acre drip tape application

    Anyone ever develop large drip tape irrigation systems. I am working with a customer who would like to install twenty acres of drip tape for a vegetable garden. Any recommended filter systems or techniques. Thanks.
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    used oil or waste oil heater

    We don't have the pesky rules here. We do however have very cold winters! lol.
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    used oil or waste oil heater

    Has anyone installed a used oil heater? My company maintains a lot of vehicles and ends up with a lot of used oil. We run about 20% synthetic and also use a lot of atf in place of hydraulic oil. What manufacture would you recommend for us?
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    Well pump acting up

    I agree with speedbump. Bad pump, motor, or well are very likely. Call a water well driller or pump contactor.
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    Preventing frozen pipes

    Thermodynamic equations include energy and velocity. Thinking of frozen water as a particular state of energy for water adding velocity would change that state of energy. With out going to the text books, I would say that the movement of the water has more to do with keeping the water from...
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    Water Pressure--Booster Pump?

    If you hand a submersible, make sure to have a flow sleeve to help cool the pum p motor.
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    Pipe Dope On Teflon Tape?

    Plastic fitting manufactures don’t recommend the use of tape on their threaded fittings. The tape does not “squish†out of the way like paste and causes the threads to become misaligned. See the link below. Toward bottom of page...
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    Cavitate?

    Cavitation is the vaporizing of water and its explosion therein. If the city water supply line only provides 4 gpm, then that is all you should try to pump with your pump. Your pump has the ability to provide some suction—dependent on pump design and elevation, however this suction will most...
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