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I'd appreciate any advice about using a SharkBite 1" brass PVC male adapter, model UIP140. I assume my valve is brass, but I don't really know. Here's the SharkBite. Am I correct that my valve is likely brass and that the SharkBite adapter will work, or am I better off going with an adapter...

Thanks for the advice. I haven't filled in the hole yet. Before I do, I'll redo my repair with a brass nipple/PVC compression coupling like hj and Smooky advised.

Smooky, that Transition Adapter looks like it would have been a much better choice than the PVC adapter that I used. I'll know better next time. I'm just a home owner with limited plumbing experience. Lack of knowledge about available plumbing parts, like those you mentioned, is always a...

Thanks for the help. We have a well supplying water to two houses. There's over 1/2 mile of pipe running through dirt, clay and sandy soil. It's not unusual to get a broken or leaking pipe. Over the course of wet and very dry times of a year, the ground sifts and breaks usually happen at a...

A pipe broke at the inlet side of the cut-off valve for my house. As can be seen in the photos, the PVC doesn't appear to have been screwed very far into the brass valve. Is that normal?

Thanks for the very helpful advice. I’ll install a PRV, but I’d appreciate some basic plumbing advice. What is the best way to join all the fittings shown in my diagram so that when I get them all sufficiently tightened the pressure switch and PRV are pointed in my desired directions...

My cistern supplies water to the pump inlet at about 14 psi, so my uneducated guess is that if my pump can do a maximum of 80 psi at five feet total suction lift, it should easily be able to do 80 psi, maybe more, with water from my cistern.

I’m installing a 1-½ HP Goulds J15S Jet Pump to pump water from a cistern. My pressure switch is set at 40/60 psi. Goulds says that the maximum shut off pressure for that pump is 80 psi (at five feet total suction lift). Is it advisable that I install a pressure relief valve? If so...

I installed an EPS15/9. Looks very well made. Heavy duty. Works fine.

I’m looking for a new shallow well jet pump, probably 1 hp. Do most cast iron pumps have built in protection in case the water intake runs dry? I want to get a pump that will provide long reliable service. I’d appreciate recommendations for quality pump brands, or what to look for in...

Does the EPS15/99 remember its settings after a power loss?

Based on my very limited knowledge, your suggestion might be a problem. 1. If the submersible pump has to flow up and out the top of my storage tank, then I’d have at least 11 feet of exposed pipe from the top of the tank to the ground. There isn’t any electricity near the tank, so keeping the...

I’d appreciate advice on increasing my water pressure. I have a well system with a very large water storage tank (about 8 ft high and 6 ft in dia., with a 2†outlet pipe). Water from the storage tank goes through a booster pump for pressure, then to a 20 gallon Champion pressure tank (on a...

Thanks. I thought that they were referring to a pressure tank, but I wasn't sure.

I have a water well system with a water storage tank. Water from the storage tank goes through a booster pump for pressure, then to a pressure tank (on a “Tâ€) and on to my home. I’m planning to replace the booster pump with a Red Jacket 100SRJ shallow well jet pump. The installation...