Cycle Stop Valves
Pump System Questions and Answers => Pumps, Wells, Tanks, Controls => Topic started by: bill447 on July 28, 2020, 08:26:18 AM
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I have a PK1A tank kit being fed by a Goulds IrriGator on a dock on a lake. The system works fine for normal irrigation usage. However, the pump cycles rapidly when the hose is turned on just slightly or a small drain applied (like the drip line to the pool slide or a mister). Is the solution to replace the 4.4 gallon tank with a larger one?
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It sounds like the adjustment bolt on the CSV is tightened too much. As long as you are using more than 1 GPM the pump should not cycle at all. If using less than 1 GPM it should cycle slowly, not fast, like on for 2 minutes and off for 2 minutes, even with the 4.5 gallon tank.
Those Gator pumps don't usually build enough pressure to work with even a 30/50 pressure switch. With the switch at 20/40 the CSV should hold 30 PSI while using as little as 2 GPM.