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Hydrant is next to Well Pump, stopped working after we upgraded our Piping in Wellhouse.
We have recently installed a new Check Valve, Shut Off Valve and Sediment Filter in Wellhouse and then Frost-free Hydrant stopped giving water. However, the rest of water system flows through Pressure Tank to Main House just fine. Likewise, if we turn on the House Garden Bib and then crank open the Hydrant then the Hydrant will give water. My guess is the new piping configuration in the Wellhouse is wrong. We are guessing that the Hydrant is connected right to the Well Pump and then there is another water line going to the Wellhouse system.
Also have replaced the Manifold with all new Pressure Gauge, Pressure Relief Valve and Faucet. The Pressure Switch is only about 2 years old and that along with the Pressure Tank are doing there jobs fine. The problem occured prior to swapping out the Pressure Tank (so the tank is not the problem), it happened before the tank swapout just after the new configuration of Piping in Wellhouse.
The only other changes that we did FIRST was to replace our CPVC in the Main House with PEX and install 2 frost-free garden bibs at each end with 2 Shut-off Valves also at the Main House. But nearly positive Hydrant was working after that phase was done. It only stopped after the new configuration in Wellhouse.
We need someone who has EXPERIENCE with Hydrant Systems to reply to this, please.
We have recently installed a new Check Valve, Shut Off Valve and Sediment Filter in Wellhouse and then Frost-free Hydrant stopped giving water. However, the rest of water system flows through Pressure Tank to Main House just fine. Likewise, if we turn on the House Garden Bib and then crank open the Hydrant then the Hydrant will give water. My guess is the new piping configuration in the Wellhouse is wrong. We are guessing that the Hydrant is connected right to the Well Pump and then there is another water line going to the Wellhouse system.
Also have replaced the Manifold with all new Pressure Gauge, Pressure Relief Valve and Faucet. The Pressure Switch is only about 2 years old and that along with the Pressure Tank are doing there jobs fine. The problem occured prior to swapping out the Pressure Tank (so the tank is not the problem), it happened before the tank swapout just after the new configuration of Piping in Wellhouse.
The only other changes that we did FIRST was to replace our CPVC in the Main House with PEX and install 2 frost-free garden bibs at each end with 2 Shut-off Valves also at the Main House. But nearly positive Hydrant was working after that phase was done. It only stopped after the new configuration in Wellhouse.
We need someone who has EXPERIENCE with Hydrant Systems to reply to this, please.