Recent content by BillyJoeJimBob

Thanks, I understood that. The existing water supply line (aka "sucker line") is buried about 12" underground, so if I were to replace it with PEX, that would also be buried.

So can I assume from this that "P.E." is still being used? Is there a compelling reason to use PEX instead of P.E.? I don't like or trust the hose-clamped connections, and it's possible that there are other repairs in the line underground which may be introducing air into the line. It's REAL...

I'm going to the cabin in a couple of weeks, and will get a more precise measurement, but the distance from cistern to cabin (with pump underneath) is around 100 ft. I'm calling this the "sucker line" and if someone can give me the correct term, I'd appreciate it. The sucker line is 3/4" of a...

Thanks hj. That's also something I wanted to know about. I got a lecture about the difference between CPVC and PVC from a guy at Lowes and wanted to double-check if it was correct, that PVC was unsuitable for carrying potable water due to toxins leeching from the plastic into the water. Is...

Also, I'm wondering about pipe diameter. Usually I see 1/2" PEX in houses, but I wonder if there is a reason to go larger? Same question for the sucker line. Would a larger diameter sucker line increase water pressure, water volume, reduced load on the pump, etc...? My sense is that if...

We have a cabin in the mountains in Ruidoso, New Mexico that was homeowner-built (and poorly) in the mid-1070's. Set "pier & beam" style on a mountain, the underside of the cabin is enclosed by uninsulated walls (we call it the "basement"), but it and the plumbing pipes, etc... are exposed and...

Thanks. I'm printing this off and taking it with us when we go to Ruidoso in about 3 weeks. Also thanks to all the other replies. This forum has the most number of informed participants I've ever been on. Okay so I've been thinking about CSV's for the last couple of days. It's how my mind...

The JB Weld. Was that a joke? Because I'm thinking about trying it.

So say cut-on pressure is 30 PSI. The tank's air pressure should be about 28 psi when 2/3rds filled with water with no pressure. How do I know when it's 2/3rds full if the tank is completely sealed? In fact, that's sort of what I did. One day I noticed that, when under full pump pressure...

I keep noticing the profile pic showing the tank with pipes below as being "wrong", and the one with the pipes above as being "right". I think I have the wrong one at my cabin. Thing is, I'm not sure what these tanks are, or what they are for. The one I have is about 20 gallon, by Sears...

Is it cast iron? I just assumed it was because it was bumpy. The previous weld might have worked if it hadn't been 1/8" off the crack, lol... If I were to buy another pump, I would want something heavier-duty? Besides that, I don't see the motor likely to go bad. I've had this thing laying...

The motor works just fine. 1) The Casing (1K333) is cracked where the pump was not drained properly and water froze inside, and then some time before I acquired it, the crack was welded badly. I've ground-down the bad weld to fully-expose the crack, in preparation for getting it welded...

I'm posting this here because you guys know a lot about just about everything. My situation is that I have power on one side of a concrete driveway, and I want to dig a hole about 12" deep (say 6" below the concrete) with a diameter big enough to run a piece of electrical conduit through it...

The natural result of affirmative action.

I spent 3 years on Camp Pendleton (near San Diego), and he is correct. It rains 30 days each spring there, and is absolutely perfect the rest of the year. It's too perfect, like eating too much choclate, you get sick of how perfect the weather is. Clear skies, low humidity, perfect...