Banjo Bud
Active Member
I'm hoping someone can explain this one because I have no idea. I have a PK1A kit for my shallow well pump. I mounted all the stuff from the kit on the pump, except for the tank. I plumbed the output side of the CSV valve into the main county water line coming in to my house. Yeah, I know, it sounds backwards but I’m going to cut the county line and use my well. Ok, so I have a ball valve at the pump. I plugged the intake side of my pump, I didn't want to put the tank on yet so I plugged that port. Then I opened the ball valve. Instantly my gage went to 70 PSI, which is what I'd expect. Then I closed the ball valve. The gage SLOWLY dropped. I'm talking slow. Like it loses 2-3 psi overnight. But there's no leaks anywhere around the pump. So, I thought maybe there's air in the CSV valve and all the small pipes around the pump. I mean I basically had air in the pipes from assembly, and blocked them all, then tried to force water in to them, right? Kind of like turning a garden hose on, with a closed nozzle, when it's full of air. The gage is the highest point of the stack that's on the pump. So, I slowly unscrewed the gage until water spewed out. Then I screwed it back tight. SO, I basically purged all the air from the stack. Again I opened the ball valve and again, instantly my gage went to 70 PSI. But again it loses a few pounds overnight. Maybe it loses 5-6 psi in 24 hours. But no water leaks anywhere. I don't get it. If the ball valve was leaking, I’d have 70 all the time, so that’s not it.
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