Jaws
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Usually I can lurk around here and find my answers. I think I know the answer to this question but I would like to make sure.
location florida
deep well is 220' with a submersible pump feeding into a bladder tank everything works here. I left two ball valves one 1" for the house and the other 1 1/4" for possible future irrigation needs. These both feed from the main well and bladder tank.
Slight hint of Sulfur so I installed an aerator. From the house feed (the 1" off of the main well I feed to the aerator.) No problems
From the aerator I feed through 1" piping through a ball valve into a checkvalve, into a quick disconnect, and finally into the inlet on the aerator jet pump. This pump is mounted on top of an additional bladder tank this piping configuration is about 4 feet of pipe to the ball valve then 6" to the check, 6" to quick disconnect then 1' to the inlet.
From the outlet on the (aerator) jet pump I feed to ground level and tee off to the house and the bladder tank...all in all about 4 foot of piping (my main feed line for house only using aerated water 1" piping.) A few feet downline I have another ball valve to shut off the feed to the entire house. The piping then runs about 120' to the house.
The pressure switch is preset to 22 and 38 I have decreased air in the tank to about 20. I've made no further adjustments although I will probably eventually fiddle with the pressure switch to spread it out and increase pressure. The bladder tank is not water-logged and is brand new. The reading on the pressure guage at shut off is 40 and immediatly falls to the 38. At this time the reading on the tank is 36 (maybe just a difference in guage readings???)
The problem is I have developed water hammer at the check valve going into the jet pump. The second problem is that the jet pump is cycling repeatedly hammering the points back and forth. At first I thought the tank was bad I checked it and now believe it is ok.
My question is I turned the ball valve that is located before the check valve half way off and noticed a significant decrease in the amount of hammer and the pump stopped cycling. If I was to put an air chamber in the line just before the check valve, on the aerator side would that fix my problems? If I tee'd off of the vertical line as it exits the aerator and then elbowed up 1 foot to form an air chamber would that fix the problem or would the water being allowed to run horizontal for a few inches and mess it up. What about a mecanical studor vent : )
Any suggestions???????? Thanks
location florida
deep well is 220' with a submersible pump feeding into a bladder tank everything works here. I left two ball valves one 1" for the house and the other 1 1/4" for possible future irrigation needs. These both feed from the main well and bladder tank.
Slight hint of Sulfur so I installed an aerator. From the house feed (the 1" off of the main well I feed to the aerator.) No problems
From the aerator I feed through 1" piping through a ball valve into a checkvalve, into a quick disconnect, and finally into the inlet on the aerator jet pump. This pump is mounted on top of an additional bladder tank this piping configuration is about 4 feet of pipe to the ball valve then 6" to the check, 6" to quick disconnect then 1' to the inlet.
From the outlet on the (aerator) jet pump I feed to ground level and tee off to the house and the bladder tank...all in all about 4 foot of piping (my main feed line for house only using aerated water 1" piping.) A few feet downline I have another ball valve to shut off the feed to the entire house. The piping then runs about 120' to the house.
The pressure switch is preset to 22 and 38 I have decreased air in the tank to about 20. I've made no further adjustments although I will probably eventually fiddle with the pressure switch to spread it out and increase pressure. The bladder tank is not water-logged and is brand new. The reading on the pressure guage at shut off is 40 and immediatly falls to the 38. At this time the reading on the tank is 36 (maybe just a difference in guage readings???)
The problem is I have developed water hammer at the check valve going into the jet pump. The second problem is that the jet pump is cycling repeatedly hammering the points back and forth. At first I thought the tank was bad I checked it and now believe it is ok.
My question is I turned the ball valve that is located before the check valve half way off and noticed a significant decrease in the amount of hammer and the pump stopped cycling. If I was to put an air chamber in the line just before the check valve, on the aerator side would that fix my problems? If I tee'd off of the vertical line as it exits the aerator and then elbowed up 1 foot to form an air chamber would that fix the problem or would the water being allowed to run horizontal for a few inches and mess it up. What about a mecanical studor vent : )
Any suggestions???????? Thanks