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Frequently Asked Questions / Pressure relief valve leaking

« on: December 15, 2019, 01:21:45 PM »

I've had a PK1A kit installed since 2015 and it's been working great.

Recently I've been noticing puddles on my basement floor.

I was blaming the kids thinking they were spilling when watering the dog :-)

Then I noticed water dribbling out of the pressure relief valve on the PK1A set up.

I watched the pressure relief valve for a bit and did some testing and noticed the pressure relief valve starts leaking when the pressure is showing around 50 PSI and stops leaking when the pressure shows around 60 PSI (the pressure switch is set to 40/60).

I'm think the pressure relief valve might be failing.

A few questions:
 1. How do I adjust the pressure relief valve? I took the cap off and I see a ring with hex shaped center, do I turn this clockwise to raise the pressure?

 2. Can I order just a replacement pressure relief valve from this website?

Thanks for the help.

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Frequently Asked Questions / Question about my new CSV

« on: April 23, 2015, 04:21:46 PM »

I have replaced an old 25 gallon pressure tank with the pside kick kit.

I have a 120' well with a 1/2HP 10GPM submersible pump. The well comes in to my basement via a 1'' black plastic pipe that I reduce to 3/4'' PEX.

Everything seems to be working correctly, except I don't seem to be able to adjust the constant pressure at all.

If I close the valve that provides water to the rest of my house and only open a drain valve that I installed inline with the CSV, I can get a constant 2GPM flow through a water hose and to my sump crock. The pressure gauge reads maybe 1-2PSI the whole time no matter how much a screw in (or out) the adjustment screw.

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks.