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  1. ttracy

    Throttling back an over-sized pump

    Thanks to the sage advice on this forum, I removed a bad dole valve from my system (much quieter now, thank you). Now for my second problem - I replaced the 10 gal/min dole valve with a half-closed ball valve in an effort to slow down my pump. What's the easiest way to measure the flow rate...
  2. ttracy

    Pressure Tank sounds like a screaming banshee

    Well the post header says it all. Installed a Goulds 10gpm pump a little over a year ago (along with an Amtrol/Well-x-trol 44 gal pressure tank). Everything ran great from day 1, until we went away for a few days back in July. Now, when the pump starts for the first time after a long sit...
  3. ttracy

    Pump sizing

    I replaced our 5 year-old 1/2 HP 5GPM pump this weekend with a Goulds 10GPM 3/4 HP unit and a 44 gal Weltrol 250. I thought I did all my homework to properly size the pump (and more importantly, the new welltrol tank). To give you some history, we built our 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom, 2-story house...
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