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  1. mccabechristian

    I seem to have a pretty unique shallow pump problem.

    Well, I'm going to fix it with a baseball bat or admit defeat. I went and got an additional check valve today and a ball valve for the outlet just in case the old gate valve wasn't closing off enough to show a build in pressure. I installed both and thought I was in luck... it surged to 50 then...
  2. mccabechristian

    I seem to have a pretty unique shallow pump problem.

    No, if I leave all sprinkler heads closed, it just stays at 40 psi as well as when strinkler zones are open. When I flip the breaker the pressure drops to zero. That's why I figured a leak in the line because no pressure builds in the line past 40. So, I closed the gate valve located after the...
  3. mccabechristian

    I seem to have a pretty unique shallow pump problem.

    I don't want to go on a pump timer because the irrigation ditch is not consistent. It runs 4 days a week but sometimes from upstream water usage it is not sufficient to run the pump. It's more just in case I am not home I want the switch to be pressure activated. Does that make sense? So you're...
  4. mccabechristian

    I seem to have a pretty unique shallow pump problem.

    This is something I wondered about. I was told that the backflow from the sprinkler heads being closed would create enough pressure to activate the switch.
  5. mccabechristian

    I seem to have a pretty unique shallow pump problem.

    Hey there, I have been looking through this forum for two days now for anything that could lead me to solution. I could not find anything that fit so I hope I am not repeating a previous thread. I recently purchase one of those Utilitech plastic internal cast iron 1/2 Horsepower centrifugal...
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