southcppaw
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Hi all,
I've researched a few things on this site before and it seems like there are a lot of knowledgeable people on this site. I've a got a question so I went ahead and signed up.
This weekend I re-did the plumbing in the house we bought and our sytem is as follows: pipeline water fills a tank in the basement and is controlled by a float valve. A jet pump is connected to the tank, goes through a Cycle Stop then into the pressure tanks/pressure switch across the room. I installed a check valve on the suction side between the tank and the pump.
The first night after the install I noticed the pump ran at 3am when no water was being used. Wondering how that could be I conducted a test today: in 7 hours of not being home, the system leaked down from 55 psi to 50 psi at the pressure tank (48 to 43 at the pump). I am 99% percent sure that I do not have any leaking faucets or fixtures. I'm not sure how the pressure tanks play into it but I seem to be get a decent amount of drawdown so I'm wondering if this is just a normal amount of leakage for a spring-loaded, Lowes/Home Depot quality check valve? Should I have sought out a better quality valve? Could something else be going on?
Thanks in advance for your replies.
I've researched a few things on this site before and it seems like there are a lot of knowledgeable people on this site. I've a got a question so I went ahead and signed up.
This weekend I re-did the plumbing in the house we bought and our sytem is as follows: pipeline water fills a tank in the basement and is controlled by a float valve. A jet pump is connected to the tank, goes through a Cycle Stop then into the pressure tanks/pressure switch across the room. I installed a check valve on the suction side between the tank and the pump.
The first night after the install I noticed the pump ran at 3am when no water was being used. Wondering how that could be I conducted a test today: in 7 hours of not being home, the system leaked down from 55 psi to 50 psi at the pressure tank (48 to 43 at the pump). I am 99% percent sure that I do not have any leaking faucets or fixtures. I'm not sure how the pressure tanks play into it but I seem to be get a decent amount of drawdown so I'm wondering if this is just a normal amount of leakage for a spring-loaded, Lowes/Home Depot quality check valve? Should I have sought out a better quality valve? Could something else be going on?
Thanks in advance for your replies.