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Pumps, Wells, Tanks, Controls / Re: Lot of air in the piping

« on: July 07, 2022, 07:26:06 AM »

Thanks

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Pumps, Wells, Tanks, Controls / Re: Lot of air in the piping

« on: July 06, 2022, 10:35:23 AM »

I capped the schrader last night and check for any hammer this morning, no sound of water hammer and no air in pipes. I will soon pull the pump and fix the holes and remove the check valve above ground.
Thanks for your help.
 One more thing. The water pressure seams low, should I need to adjust the pressure switch. It turns on at 20 psi and turns off at 42 psi. The pressure in the tank is 43 psi when the pumps stops. Open a faucet and the pressure drops to 30 psi till it goes to 20 psi.
I have the 40 psi valve
PK125 Pside-Kick Pressure Tank Kit
1 HP in the well pump 100 feet below ground

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Pumps, Wells, Tanks, Controls / Re: Lot of air in the piping

« on: July 05, 2022, 02:59:45 PM »

Should I not cap the air valve off till I fix the holes in the pipe down by the pump and remove the check valve? Water hammer does not sound good.

Or do like my wife wants, go back with a bladderless tank!

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Pumps, Wells, Tanks, Controls / Re: Lot of air in the piping

« on: July 04, 2022, 05:06:42 PM »

I know there is no bleeder orifice in the pipe since I had the pump out 3 years back to put a new pump. There are several small holes in the pipe above the pump to let the water out. Could I just cap the Schrader? Would that work or not? I have 1 1/4" pvc pipe about 100 '.
Thought I read before it is not good to have the pipe full of water when pump starts. I do not know if true.

Thanks for the quick reply!

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Pumps, Wells, Tanks, Controls / Lot of air in the piping

« on: July 03, 2022, 07:45:29 PM »

I installed the PK125 PSIDE KIT, now I have a lot of air in the water line. I know it is not the PK 125 but looks like water well snifter valve lets in the air and when the pump comes on the air enters the piping. With the 80 gal. tank I had before I never had air in the pipe. Do I need to remove the water well snifter valve with the PK125? My wife is ready to go back with big tank and get rid of the PK125!