Cycle Stop Valves

Pump System Questions and Answers => Pumps, Wells, Tanks, Controls => Topic started by: ROY46CA on July 07, 2011, 07:11:15 AM

Title: air/water tank
Post by: ROY46CA on July 07, 2011, 07:11:15 AM

i have a wellmate hp series air over water tank
they have  seperate pipes for charge and discharge
will a csv work with that setup

Title: Re: air/water tank
Post by: Karen Austin on July 07, 2011, 09:28:12 AM

Yes a CSV will work with a standard air over water tank.  But the air charge system may need some tweeking.  If you have an air compressor, no changes.  If you have a rubber bleeder orifice, it needs to be changed.  If you have a brass bleeder orifice, it will work fine but may need to be lowered in the well.  With the CSV the pump will not cycle nearly as much.  So the bleeder may need to be deeper so it adds more air when the pump does cycle. 

Title: Re: air/water tank
Post by: ROY46CA on July 07, 2011, 07:46:01 PM

my pump is 1/4 hp shallow well with a micronizer

Title: Re: air/water tank
Post by: Karen Austin on July 08, 2011, 07:46:17 AM

A micronizer requires a certain flow rate to draw in air.  So you set a Cycle Stop Valve at 45 PSI with a 30/50 pressure switch.  That way the micronizer works until the tank is full to 45 PSI, which is enough to add the air you need.

Title: Re: air/water tank
Post by: roy46ca on July 11, 2011, 08:26:27 PM

i need at least 5gpm flow for the micronizer to work
i don't think i ever use 5gpm

Title: Re: air/water tank
Post by: roy46ca on July 11, 2011, 08:33:18 PM

ok disregard my last post i was reading micronizer and standard tank and my micronizer will work untill the pressure reaches what the csv is set at

Title: Re: air/water tank
Post by: Karen Austin on July 12, 2011, 10:21:51 AM

"my micronizer will work untill the pressure reaches what the csv is set at"

That is the key right there!