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Pumps, Wells, Tanks, Controls / Re: Pressure switch setting

« on: July 11, 2014, 10:00:30 AM »

Yes a typo,but what would that mean then? There is an elevation difference of about 6 ft and this is when I see most pressure difference, with the well below the sprinklers, could this be what I'm seeing? I will replace the fitting, it's only a small drip and not fast but I noticed it.   
The water does sound just like thru a fawcett, no problem.

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Pumps, Wells, Tanks, Controls / Re: Pressure switch setting

« on: July 10, 2014, 08:37:11 PM »

Success! No cycling!  Very nice thing we have here. Most of the time the pump will not cycle anyway since it will running full output but I also use soaker hoses and small sprinklers and small sprinkler lines were it would, but not now. No chattering or rapid cycling at start up either. Seems to come on at 48 and off at 58 or so and that's fine.
One question, when running it seems to hold the pressure at about 64 or 65, this is the gauge at the tank, another gauge connected elsewhere at a distance reads slightly less, but still more than 60, normally this wouldn't be a problem except I notice that there are a couple of drips at pvc fittings that were not there before.  I'm thinking this might be the slight increase in pressure. This is after the valve but it concerns me a little. Is it the increase in pressure? Should I be worried?
One more thing, I assume a low rushing noise through the valve is normal, correct? Not much but I can hear it. Thanks so much.

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Pumps, Wells, Tanks, Controls / Re: Pressure switch setting

« on: July 07, 2014, 03:03:22 PM »

Thanks it's working great as is, hope I don't have to do anything else but install the valve. I have a probably stupid question, the drop pipe coming out of the well seal, is it free rotating or is it in fixed postition? I did not pay attention when the well guy was setting it all up and it would possibly help when installing the valve if I could twist it in different directions to make everything fit.

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Pumps, Wells, Tanks, Controls / Pressure switch setting

« on: July 06, 2014, 09:02:56 PM »

Got my new CSV and can't wait to put it on.  It is a CSV60, if I understand correctly, the PS should be set to 50/70, the tank is a 20gal.  And the empty tank should be 40-48 psi, is this correct? Also I think there may be a problem, my PS is on the main line near the T, just adjacent to the tank, will this screw things up and make me redo the piping and move it to the same line as the tank? I sure hope not, maybe it will work just as it is. Frank

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Pumps, Wells, Tanks, Controls / Re: Pressure drop

« on: January 29, 2014, 04:19:29 PM »

Ok, I think I know what you mean.  That pressure loss is fairly insignificant btw, I thought it would have been more. So the CSV1 is the one I would need? This is a new pump so I want it to last as long as they can, nowadays anyway. The only trouble I will have is that the well guy did not leave me much room, things are pretty tight, and then the electrician also did not leave me much wire length, I'll have to work everything in as best as I can.

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Pumps, Wells, Tanks, Controls / Re: Pressure drop

« on: January 29, 2014, 01:46:36 PM »

Thanks, what do you mean "close to 80' " the static was at 20'. I have a 60/40 pressure switch so I mean the max could be 60psi, the pump does not cycle when using two sprinklers. I'm not understanding what you mean.

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Pumps, Wells, Tanks, Controls / Pressure drop

« on: January 29, 2014, 12:35:59 PM »

I'm thinking about a CSV and am wondering how much pressure drop across the valve.  I assume I would be using the CSV1, I would like 60psi if possible. I also wonder about the back pressure on the piping.  I only use the well for yard irrigation and have very good pressure now, I use Gilmour X-Large impulse sprinklers which for optimum distance require 60psi but since I usually run two at a time I don't quite get full throw but amazingly pretty close. I actually can run three with not too much loss in distance, certainly better than most sprinklers, these really put out the water.  However, sometime I need to run only one or maybe small uses and that, of course, makes the pump cycle which I want to avoid. 
The well pump is: Grizzly 75C21112G12, the well is 160ft deep, static water is 20ft, pump at 130. Pressure tank is 20gal.

The well man that came to set everything up did not do a pump down test which I really wanted but said I had more water than I would ever use and he was right. I have pumped for 6 hours at full 12gpm and it never ran dry even during "exceptional" drought we had this year. It is an old well drilled in 1960 which surprises me, no iron or sulfur, very good water. It just gets colder and colder the longer I use it.  Which valve would I use and how much pressure drop would there be. Thanks Frank