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Frequently Asked Questions / Re: Any ideas about how to fix a leaky redwood tank?

« on: March 23, 2015, 11:32:53 AM »

I have an old redwood wine tank I used to make wine in. It's round like a barrel with a couple of bands that can be tightened when needed. After it's tightened I use a thick cotton twine or string in between the staves. You can pull it tight starting at the top and push it between the joints as a stop gap measure. After this is done, when the tank is filled with wine or water the cotton swells and makes a seal. I hope this helps.

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Frequently Asked Questions / Re: Getting started.

« on: March 23, 2015, 09:56:05 AM »

Thanks, Cary. Will I need two CSV's? One for the booster pump and one for the well pump?

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Frequently Asked Questions / Getting started.

« on: March 22, 2015, 02:22:38 PM »

OK, for my set up, I have a 1/2 horsepower Flotec well pump that fills a 1000 gallon cistern. My well is @ 3 gals. / minute. I don't want to over pump it. It is 133 ft. deep. What I think I need to do is put a dole valve on the water line from the well pump that will cut the flow down to the 3gals. per minute so the well remains static and the pump continually fills the well until it's full. I have a pressure tank that tuns on using the cistern when there's a call for water from the house. What I think I'm understanding here, is that once the CSV is hooked up to the well pump, it will allow the well pump to operate at a slower rate to fill the well and I'm free from manually (over) pumping the well into the cistern for about 10 minutes until which time I need to shut it off before I run it dry. It takes about 20 mins. to run it dry at about 5 gals.per minute before I have to wait a few hours for it to recover. Am I getting this right?