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OK, update time. Found the time to rebuild. I got a Simmons check valve, made multiple trips to the local Home Depot, and a few to Lowes for pvc pieces. HD is basically next door, but Lowes has a much better selection of pvc, I hate that. Anyway, the check valve is now vertical, no loops...

Thanks, no flap. Would that also apply for a swing valve? I assume it's just a different term for a similar action, maybe with a metal "flapper" and better internal materials.

It's a Apollo 1.5" SS ball cone valve. I

Life pushed this aside for a little bit, but now I'm back at it. I took things apart, and pushed in the valve of the check valve, and it stuck open! A tap with a rod, and it easily enough closed. The operation resumed, so I figured I was all good. Went to the sink and filled the 'upstream'...

If memory serves me correctly, the name Appolo comes to mind for the brand.

Many thanks Valveman, I understand what you mean. To be proper, I should have the cv on the well head, and keep the piping below the pump. Would that be accurate? With the limited space, I'll have to get creative. Maybe rotate the pump to the left, pump facing out (have the input about where...

Well, I have an update. :-| I relocated the check valve to vertical. Put in a new pressure gauge, which I will replace with a liquid filled one tomorrow. Mixed things up down below, assembled the new set-up and ran it for an hour, hopefully pumping out some silt and creating a clean spot down...

My well is about 25 feet deep, and the water table is about 7' down, so I see no issue with the vacuum creating any vapor. The water supply is great, it's never come close to running dry. I've already done some development stirring yesterday, and will do it again before I assemble the new...

Looking at the solenoid diagram, it identifies the Valve Inlet/Outlet. I do see a couple flow arrows, but couldn't it be installed so that the diaphragm would mimic a check valve? The vacuum would pull the diaphragm tighter into the seal. I found no leaks using the shaving cream method, but it...

I like the idea of moving the check valve to vertical, it should function either way, but I get the logic. Since I'll be doing some mods, I'll make a provision for a potential "head stack". Would a solenoid valve be even better than the cv, or do you think the cv would act faster in closing?

[ My defense regarding a pre-pump leak. In the spring I did have a leak, I could hear air come through the heads. Covering joints with shaving cream, I could hear a slight change in the pump sound in a leak area. After 15-20 minutes, I could see the 'suction funnel' in the cream to the leak...

Thanks for the input, I may have to install a new Zone 1. Before I do, how about this: the head pressure I have now is minimal, omit the "n" and I have about a foot of head, so maybe 2.5 psi. If I removed the hose spigot and attached a 2" vertical pvc pipe (filled with water) id have about...

Hi guys with all the answers! You have helped me in the past, and I'm going to pick your brains once again. Long story on my well is that I have an issue with silt. I've given up on trying to develop and be rid of it, and now I just deal with it. [irrigation only]. I have a 10"x4" whole...

With shaving cream covering the leak, it went from 22psi to 44psi! It never ran that high, thank you so much! Here's a pic of the leak(s), and if it works, a link to a video on repairing a joint leak...

Thanks Reach4, that's a great idea. Now, when I find a leak, do I just slather the area with PVC cement, some other glue, or is it a cut and replace type of thing?

Sprinkler use only, pump start relay recently installed, pressure switch and tank removed. Filter is for a silt problem. Last year the system ran at 35psi, now I'm getting 22-25psi (zone dependent I believe). When the system is running, I can hear air spurts coming out of the heads. Tonight I...

Thanks for the confirmation of my thoughts, that's what I like about this site. Drick, my filter is last in line, before the zone solenoids. If I read your comment correctly, should the filter be before the pump? Mine is on the discharge side, not the intake. Just wondering...

Thanks in advance- I have a regular, simple system for irrigation only. I have a long standing issue with some silt, and my work around is a filter after the pump, before the zone solenoids and sprinkler heads. For reasons unknown, sometimes when the irrigation is done, the pump continues to...

The nipple area looked clean. I took apart the back of the switch. I can see how the diaphragm had trouble making the switch work rapidly, the stuff in there solidified! A little cleaning, and it's working much better, it will get me through this year's lawn watering season.

What a pretty picture. :) Now it shuts off at 36 PSI. I can monitor that and adjust if need be. One quirk that I did notice today. I opened the spigot, and that's gauge went all the way to Zero PSI, and after maybe 5 seconds the pump kicked on. The gauge answer switch are on the same...