Cacher_Chick
Test, Don't Guess!
If you turn the pump power off and drain the water from tank, there will be no pressure left in the system.
CC is giving you good advice. Probably all you need to fix it.
You already have a brass tank cross. It is just a little green. Should clean up just fine. And there is no way that tank is 24 years old. I am pretty sure they didn’t have plastic bottoms on them that long ago. The serial number is usually a date code, so you can see how old the tank is. I agree with LL, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
Replacing the tank and fittings is not an upgrade, it will barely keep you up to par. Adding a CSV would be an upgrade to a constant pressure system. Constant pressure means you have 50 PSI steady in the shower, instead of it going up and down from 40 to 60 every time you use 8 gallons from that size tank. A CSV will work with that tank, and add many years to the life of the bladder. And if you replace the tank, you would only need a 4.4 gallon size.
I bought one yesterday from a store who's name gets censored here. I could not find one preset to 30-50 so I jacked the new one up to 30-50.My switch is a square d 20-40 with the auto/on/off lever but online they look to not have the lever feature anymore?
One work around for that is to crank the stop cock on the toilet in a few turns so that it is slower to refill....my son flushed the toilet downstairs and I went to a dribble...
Any words of wisdom/inspiration?
It doesn't sound as if you described symptoms that would indicate the need a new tank. What does the pressure gauge say?Hi! I have a very old Meyers pump with a Goulds V60 pressure tank. Tank was installed in 2001. The problem I am having is that the pump will not shut off. It did the same thing last year so I bought a new gauge and 30/50 switch. These did not fix the problem. I also drained the tank and checked the air pressure, set it for 28 psi and restarted the pump. Worked well for months. Now it is doing the same thing. Am I in for a new tank or is there possibly another problem?
This is awkward, but...
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