Brian94
Member
Good afternoon. I have been having some issues lately with air spitting out of my faucets and toilet. I believe I'm on the right track with what happened the other morning. I used the toilet around 230a and there was no water present. I went to the basement to investigate and discovered the cycle sensor was tripped on dry conditions. My Rainsoft AN runs at 2a. It must be using so much water during regeneration that it runs the well dry. Keep in mind I can fill my 50 gallon tub with no issues, so its obviously using more than that, which leads to a bunch of other questions like flooding of leechfield, but I'll leave that for another day.
Back to the issue, with that being said it was confirmed from my phone call this morning with csv company that the pump will suck air for a couple of seconds before cycle sensor detects it and by then it is already past the pumps check valve (only one on system). Once cycle sensor kicks pump back on 20 minutes later it then shoots that trapped air up the line and into the system where it then can greet me at the faucet. (It was interesting sound to hear the water flowing into the well through the casing. I flashed stream light down, but obviously couldn't see anything. Would have been a good time for the ice cube trick vs. Static level.)
As advised its possible to put an air release valve inline before the pressure tank and or csv1a to solve this dilemma. Would this be the correct item to put on or could a taco vent work?
Does this make sense or am I crazy?
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAEegQIAxAC&usg=AOvVaw3jSVCApvWf715eXKSc448m
Back to the issue, with that being said it was confirmed from my phone call this morning with csv company that the pump will suck air for a couple of seconds before cycle sensor detects it and by then it is already past the pumps check valve (only one on system). Once cycle sensor kicks pump back on 20 minutes later it then shoots that trapped air up the line and into the system where it then can greet me at the faucet. (It was interesting sound to hear the water flowing into the well through the casing. I flashed stream light down, but obviously couldn't see anything. Would have been a good time for the ice cube trick vs. Static level.)
As advised its possible to put an air release valve inline before the pressure tank and or csv1a to solve this dilemma. Would this be the correct item to put on or could a taco vent work?
Does this make sense or am I crazy?
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAEegQIAxAC&usg=AOvVaw3jSVCApvWf715eXKSc448m