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Thanks for the additional info on CSV, it's clear to me technically the tank requirements for the CSV. I lose power at my home several times a year, some times for a couple of days, so having a few gallons of water in reserve for these situations is a must for me. So I would want probably at...

The mystery is how my pump has survived this long with an undersized tank and short cycle times. From all I have read, this should have killed it long ago. We don't use a ton of water, maybe I'm just lucky?

Thanks for everyone's replies, learning a lot here. That said, I still do not have a definitive answer as to why my pump is filling my 20 gal pressure tank w/ a 6.2 gal drawdown in 26 seconds. I tinkered with the pressure switch, and the tube is clear, and it responds to adjustments as it should...

Sorry...the 28 psi is a typo, the pump is kicking on at 30 psi as it is supposed to. Getting my tank and kick-on pressures mixed up. Interesting comment on the water softener, I do not have one currently, but there was one that I removed years ago that came with the house that was not...

It sounds like you have a new pump and tank, along with a CSV. How large of tank did you get? I've read about the CSVs, and sounds like a small tank is all that is needed since only needs a gallon or so reserve by how it keeps constant pressure for the differing system demands. Is your new pump...

Interesting...after replacing the check valve by the tank (which looked original), I would get a momentary drop in the water pressure maybe 1 in 10 times when the pump would cycle on. Originally thought my new valve was sticking, but your experience makes we wonder if there is some leakdown at...

I have not touched the PS yet, it seems to be doing the job from what I can see. Kicks on at 28 psi on the gauge, and off at 50 psi. I should have mentioned the pressure gauge on the T is new, I swapped that out when I replaced the check valve because the old one was pretty crusty. I have not...

I have tested the tank air pressure when the system is pressurized with water, and that value matches up pretty well with the pressure on the water pressure gauge. I was wondering if there could be some accumulated sediment on the bottom of the tank that could be the reason from the lower...

During a recent power outage, I lost water pressure in the house very quickly, which never had been an issue before. Diagnosed as a bad check valve off of the T, replaced the valve, and that issue was resolved. I've lived in this house for 10+ years, and the well system had been 100%...