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UPDATE I went out there today and installed pressure gauges before and after the valves and now I have a better idea what's going on. Valveman, you asked what is on the red tag? The red tag says: No. 7F8 P.R.V. Model 200-1. On the body casting is "Jacuzzi Bros". Google knows nothing of these...

Thanks for everyone's input. I spent the morning getting to know cycle stop valves, which I was unaware of as a layman. What I learned is that a CSV IS a pressure reducing valve but it has an internal bypass that allows a low flow of water to reach the pressure switch and fill the tank when...

I'm going to add a whole-house iron filter system for my daughter's well. I'd like to freshen up the plumbing at the well head as it's probably all original from the late 70's. It has a combination pressure reducing valve and tee to a pressure tank (which I haven't tested yet) plus ports for the...

It was very tough but it's done! I went with PEX A and made a special barb that would hopefully be secure in the pipe but not expand it very much so we could pull it through the one inch poly. Here it is: At the house end I had to dig a lot to find the transition from the poly to 1 inch...

Thanks for the reply. Reasonably certain this is HDPE. I rented a high-end leak detector and listened all along the pipe path. I heard various rushing and rumbling sounds along with a repetitive but irregular timing "bonking" sound, quite loud. Kind of like bonking a plastic bottle on your head...

I've lived in my house since new, 1978. Several years ago I got a huge water bill from a leak in my supply line (140') with no surface indications at all. I know the path of the line and I rented an amplified stethoscope to look for the leak. I got close to it due to the sound of tinkling gravel...

Edit: I made a stupid mistake reading my meter, everything appears ok--