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Its tough enough to get respect in this line of work, no one really understands or appreciates what we are, a great source of knowledge and experience. They don't see the hours in the field, the hours at seminars and continuing education or how we have to keep up with an ever evolving industry.
Most people see us as "well diggers" in a rusty old truck, wearing coveralls and wearing a dirty old a John Deere hat. Then they call or go online after trying to reinvent the wheel by running a pump 1/2 voltage with no tank and a ball valve on the wrong side of the pump. They ask what could possibly be wrong and when given well thought out logical reasons, they question the combined knowledge of those who answered.
Valveman did the right thing, he bailed. Next time I'm jumping with him!
So you're just frustrated generally and taking it out on me.
That's mature.
Then they call or go online after trying to reinvent the wheel by running a pump 1/2 voltage with no tank and a ball valve on the wrong side of the pump. They ask what could possibly be wrong and when given well thought out logical reasons, they question the combined knowledge of those who answered.
I haven't questioned anybody's knowledge or opinion except when it was clearly flawed. Again, cite to where I've done that if you can. You can't, so don't bother trying.
I've taken in everything that's been offered -- even from DonL -- and I get asinine comments like "you cannot fix stupid." Stupid? THAT'S stupid. But stupid is as stupid does so there ya go. That's why that comment was made. By someone who IS stupid and can't think of anything intelligent to offer.
Why you people care about what I'm doing in my life, for whatever reason I have, continues to intrigue me. I've given you my situation -- my well is uncased and that's my basic problem. A function of that problem is that I'm pumping sediment. If you were pumping sediment, would you be a happy camper and just live with it?
If you all can't figure out why I'm running without a pressure tank, think about it. Maybe "stupid" can figure it out since he's so smart.
And if you didn't know already, I've taken the advice that's been offered here. I'm not running the pump at half power and I
am using the infamous ball valve to control the flow, or I intend to. In the meantime I'm controlling flow by the only method available to me now, which is at the output end.
So why anyone would say I'm questioning the knowledge that's been offered escapes me. The only knowledge I think I've questioned is valveman's assertion that my pump was "producing 10 or 15 GPM until it shuts off" which, as it turns out, was indeed wrong. It was based on his failure to remember that I have no pressure tank. So I'm to blame for that? Apparently. Even tho' I'd given that information previously (and I think more than once).
I am fully aware of how clubby these sites get and how the established members pick on the noob, especially when one of 'em is challenged -- and regardless of how valid the challenge is.
So get over yourselves and stop the bullshit and stick to the subject at hand. If you can, that is.
Or keep on name-calling and making asinine comments and yada yada yada. For me, I'll keep looking for information as I need it and wherever I can find it -- without the bullshit. Or at least until the bullshit -- that
always seems to come -- comes.
BTW, I like DonL's most recent post -- a complete blank. Edited no less. Am I to take it that his brain is now officially blank?