Re: ????

Posted by jdemaris on October 29, 2006 at 15:13:26 from (69.67.235.179):

In Reply to: Re: Part number and price posted by massey333 on October 29, 2006 at 14:33:38:

Well, you've got me confused now. Assuming I can still read and interpret American English - the guy that started this post #1 thinks his pump is losing its prime, and #2 he specifically asked if a switch is available that will shut down when PSI gets below 5.
I specifically answered #2 - with a part number and description of exactly what he said he wanted.
In reference to possibilities to what is causing his described symptoms - I did mention the typical problems that usually occurred with piston-pumps - e.g. piston seal, cut-off set too high for the old style pumps, etc. Pistons seals wore out very often and usually, a spare was kept along side the pump for quick replacement. When the seal wears, it won't pump high enough pressure to shut-off at the high end, and often won't be able to create enough suction to override a check or foot valve to feed itself water.
The reality is - he's fooling around with an old-style pump. I lived in many houses with them and installed - and replaced many. They worked fine for small or dug-wells and springs - but cannot keep up with modern typical water demands and typical modern flow rates of driven/drilled deep wells.
I didn't get the impression he is expecting modern GPM or pressure performance out of an old piston-pump. If he is - than anthing other than replacement would be a "bandaid."

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• Re: ???? massey333 18:13:37 10/29/06 (1)
  • Re: ???? jdemaris 05:05:53 10/30/06 (0)

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