Posted by John in La on September 12, 2015 at 16:03:51 from (96.33.136.54):
My son in law bought a older house and has been trying to go threw and repair things. I went today to help him install a new tank on his well because the old one has developed some pin holes and has started to leak. I got in a little over my head so I need some help.
My well has a above ground jet pump with a bladder tank so this is what I am use to.
He has a submersible pump in the well. He bought a tank that looks exactly like his old one but I have no experience with them. Supposedly this tank has no bladder; but has two different holes in it where you can install a Air Volume Control Valve. I looked at his old tank and it does have some type of thing screwed into the tank with a pressure gauge installed on it. I assume this is the Air Volume Control Valve.
So a few questions.... 1) It is my understanding that a bladder tank can not be used with this pump because it pumps a little bit of air when it first starts up. 2) It is my understanding this Air Volume Control Valve has a float on it that stops the water level at this point. It controls this by letting air out of the tank. 3) There is what looks like a valve stem in the pipe between the pump and tank. If you look right under the pressure switch you can see it. I assume this would be used to let air out the line on first start up. Or it may be used to add air. Really do not know.
So does anyone have any experience with this type of system. Are my 3 assumptions above correct. If not can you explain it to me. Should I replace this Air Volume Control Valve with a new one while we are replacing the tank. Do they make different Air Volume Control Valves and if so how can I tell what one to buy.
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