Recent content by awgeez

yes, there is what appears to be a check valve just before the pressure switch. if i understand how this all works, the tank and pump were fightin each other, which is why the gauge read 0(40mius 40=0), until the pump overpowered the tank. right?

i am by no means dumb, but sometimes i do need things explained in little bitty words. this would explain why adding air made the problem worse, D'OH thanks brother, seems to be a-ok now.

and, when the pressure drops at cut-in, the flow is almost nothing. as the pump builds pressure, the flow and pressure return. im thinking that the screen in my submersible is plugged or the pump is buried in the mud.

run out of reserve? im not sure what you mean by that. with a stopwatch, the water will run for 58 seconds with out the pump running. and put out around 6 gallons (overflow a 5 gallon bucket) when the pump comes back on it will take 26 seconds to reach cut-out, 60 psi. where im confused is that...

i have a weird problem. Lerts start with everything normal, 60 psi at the guage. turn on the water and the water flows normal, guage pressure starts to drop, all is well. Until the guage reaches cut in, 40 psi. thats where it gets strange, as soon as i hear the pressure switch close, the guage...