Recent content by Ted M

On my water heater the T&P valve is 150 psi and 210 degrees. However, there is also a 75 psi pressure relief valve in the piping. It came with the house, although I put a new one in a few years ago. The T&P valve, therefore, would theoretically never trigger, as the 75 psi relief valve would...

I see where some of these calculators show about 1/2 gallon expansion, depending on conditions, like temperature. My water in temperature is about 45 degrees. Heat up to 120 degrees; 40 gallons. What happens when the 4.4 gallon tank is already full, though (say 60 psi)? THEN the water heater...

I use well water, pressure set to 30-50 PSI. Captive air tank has a drawdown of 10.7 gallons. Water heater is electric, 40 gallons, set at 120 degrees. Never any problems with T&P valve, etc. Over the next few months I want to install a CSV system. I already bought a 4.4 gallon tank, a Cycle...

My house is about 35 years old; maybe 1979. I bought it in 1987. The black poly pipe runs about 30 feet underground from the well and then another 25 feet under the concrete footing and concrete basement floor. It sticks up out of the concrete about one foot near the captive tank. The ID is 1...

Can a Cycle Sensor (1/3 - 2HP) be used withOUT a Cycle Stop Valve? With the thought of installing a CSV and 4.4 gallon tank at a later date. Would be used with present setup: 10.5 gallon drawdown tank, 30-50 psi, 90 seconds to fill from 30 to 50 psi. Gould's 1/3 HP, 4.4 amp pump. Thank you, Ted

Craigpump: In post 17 above you mention a Goulds pump (1/3 HP) with Franklin motor. In another posting I mentioned that I have this same pump. In the ground 35 years. What did you replace it with? Thank you. Ted Northern NH

It's a bladder type tank. 10.7 gallons drawdown. Well pump is, according to information on shutoff switch: Goulds 7EH-03422 Franklin Electric 2 Wire Submersible Motor 1/3 HP Single Phase 230 Volts 4.4 Amps I'm just thinking next spring I should get a new pump. It's now 35 years old! It still...

After reading most of the information on Cycle Stop Valves by Valveman, I agree that more than one check valve is more detrimental than useful. My house in northern New Hampshire has a check valve near the pressure tank. Anyone know if New Hampshire is one of those states that require a check...

I have a detached garage built in 1985. It has exposed NM-B cable vertically between 2 x 4 studs. Nowadays you cannot have exposed NB-B cable; it must be protected. Does anyone know in what year it was required that NM-B cable be protected in detached garages? Thank you. Ted

I'll be using a 100 amp CB. In a much earlier thread JW advised me that this is the correct wire size, which is what I had already bought. THHN, copper, #3. It's difficult to read the dot-matrix print on the wire, but it's also gasoline and oil rated. The reason I wanted to try to downsize the...

For convenience I'm installing a 100 amp subpanel within one foot of the main panel, which is 200 amps. NO new circuits are being added; only moved from main panel to subpanel. Three THHN #3 wires and a #8 EGC wire will be run through 1 1/4 inch PVC. (Other conduits for circuits) In...

Is it legal to run NM-B cable (#10 solid, 3-wire + G), with sheath, right through a main CB panel? After going through the panel, the NM-B cable will go through about 8-inches of EMT or PVC to a sub-panel. From reading these forums I understand NM-B cable CAN go through EMT, as long as...

I've been doing what you do for 25 years. No problem wearing out a CB. If we go away for one night or more the water heater CB goes off. Also, the well pump is turned off, although it has its own power switch near the captive tank. Ted M

My well pump pressure switch is a Square D, 30 to 50 psi. I've changed it about three times over the last 20 years or so. In addition, I had a High Pressure Safety Cutoff Switch installed. This operated at a HIGHER pressure than the 50 PSI cutoff in the pressure switch mentioned above...

I know the fuse would only blow measuring current. I just wondered if the fuses put into leads were fasting acting than the ones inside the meters. Since almost all quality meters have internal fuses, why are the Canadian authorities so insistent in having fused leads then? Ted M