Hi,
My bore has the pump submerged, and at the top of the bore there is a pressure tank.
Of late, when having a shower, we have noticed that our water appears to be thrusting/pulsing.
I assumed ( no technical knowledge) that perhaps the tank needed air pumped into it.
The tank itself is made of some sort of fibreglass, and at the very top there is a black plastic plug type thing, that seems securely attached to the tank. I thought that the valve may be placed underneath it. Trying not to appear to being crude, it is similar to a thick erect nipple.
I tried to turn it, unscrew it, pull it up, but without too much pressure, in case I was doing the wrong thing, and damaged it. I could see no valve elsewhere.
Even if I did find it was under that spot, how do I determine what amount of air should be in it, or whatever. I could see no markings on it, perhaps over the years the old label has come off or deteriorated away.
To the side of the fitting, under it, there is a round pressure guage attached to the pipes. I have never touched this, but note the needle rises up and down showing different pressures when it is in work.
Should I try prize off the black stumpy plastic type fitting from the top of the tank?
My bore has the pump submerged, and at the top of the bore there is a pressure tank.
Of late, when having a shower, we have noticed that our water appears to be thrusting/pulsing.
I assumed ( no technical knowledge) that perhaps the tank needed air pumped into it.
The tank itself is made of some sort of fibreglass, and at the very top there is a black plastic plug type thing, that seems securely attached to the tank. I thought that the valve may be placed underneath it. Trying not to appear to being crude, it is similar to a thick erect nipple.
I tried to turn it, unscrew it, pull it up, but without too much pressure, in case I was doing the wrong thing, and damaged it. I could see no valve elsewhere.
Even if I did find it was under that spot, how do I determine what amount of air should be in it, or whatever. I could see no markings on it, perhaps over the years the old label has come off or deteriorated away.
To the side of the fitting, under it, there is a round pressure guage attached to the pipes. I have never touched this, but note the needle rises up and down showing different pressures when it is in work.
Should I try prize off the black stumpy plastic type fitting from the top of the tank?