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Pump Station Pictures / Salina Kansas 1995
« on: February 02, 2016, 04:14:41 PM »
Golf Course

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Pump Station Pictures / Topeka Kansas 1994
« on: February 02, 2016, 04:12:41 PM »
Safari Golf

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Pump Station Pictures / Neola Iowa 1994
« on: February 02, 2016, 04:11:38 PM »
Quail Run Golf Course

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Pump Station Pictures / Nebraska City Nebraska 1994
« on: February 02, 2016, 04:09:08 PM »
Golf Course

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Pump Station Pictures / Plano Texas 1995
« on: February 02, 2016, 04:06:34 PM »
Los Rios Golf Course

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Pump Station Pictures / Ponka Nebraska 1994
« on: February 02, 2016, 04:01:21 PM »
Highland Oaks Golf Course

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Pump Station Pictures / Fullerton Nebraska 1994
« on: February 02, 2016, 03:59:35 PM »
Golf Course

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Pump Station Pictures / South Souix City Nebraska 1994
« on: February 02, 2016, 03:57:52 PM »
Covington Links Golf Course

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Pump Station Pictures / Atkinson Kansas 1994
« on: February 02, 2016, 03:54:36 PM »
Golf Course

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Pump Station Pictures / Coffeeville Kansas 1994
« on: February 02, 2016, 12:59:10 PM »
Golf Course

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Pump Station Pictures / Copperas Cove 1994
« on: February 02, 2016, 12:54:05 PM »
Golf Course

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Frequently Asked Questions / Number of Cycles, Large Tank verses CSV
« on: February 02, 2016, 07:49:23 AM »
The number of times a pump cycles on and off per day will be the same with the Pside-Kick kit and 4.5 gallon size tank as it would be with an 86 gallon size tank and no CSV. The difference is the CSV system will make the pump cycle a few times for things like toilets and hand washing, but will keep the pump running continuously for longer uses like showers and garden hoses. While the big pressure tank system will let you flush a few toilets without the pump coming on, but will cause the pump to cycle repeatedly when using water for longer terms like showers and garden hoses. But the number of cycles per day will be about the same with both systems for in-home use alone.   The CSV will allow the pump to cycle for a few random toilet flushes, which is not detrimental to the life of the pump.  But the CSV will keep the pump running continuously during long-term uses of water as with showers and garden hoses, as that is more important to the life of the pump. 

When you are using water for longer terms like a shower, the large tank will deliver varying pressure as the pump cycles from 40 to 60 PSI then drains from 60 to 40 PSI. So part of the time you are in the shower you will have 60 PSI and part of the time you will only have 40 PSI.   And for longer-term uses of water like hoses or irrigation, the larger the pressure tank the fewer times the pump will cycle.  But the pump will still be continually cycling on and off, which will shorten the life of the pump and system.

With the CSV and small tank, you will have a strong constant 50 PSI all the time, even if you are in the shower for a month. And a steady 50 PSI delivers much stronger shower pressure than when the pump cycles between 40 and 60 over and over, as when no CSV is used.

Most people already have 500-1500 gallons of water stored in a supply tank or get water from a well where there are millions of acre feet of water at their disposal. An 86 gallon pressure tank only holds 23 gallons of water.  What good is storing another 23 gallons when you already have so much water available?  23 gallons would not even be enough for a shower. The ONLY reason for a large pressure tank is to limit the pump cycling. And when you have a Cycle Stop Valve to do that for you, a large tank is no longer needed. The Pside-Kick kit is less expensive, takes up less space, is easier to install and service if needed, and delivers stronger shower and sprinkler pressure than a large pressure tank. The big plus with the CSV is that it will adjust to any flow rate for any length of time.  With a CSV there is virtually no flow rate you can use that will cause destructive cycling of pump, even if water is being used 24/7 and 365.

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Reviews / Chicken Farm tried more tanks, didn't help
« on: October 28, 2015, 07:27:06 AM »
I am very pleased so far with your cycle stop valve.  I wish I had known about it years ago. I am a chicken farmer in North Alabama.  I usually have to pull my pump at least once a year.  I have ruined several pumps, motors,  bladder tanks, pressure switches, capacitors, relays and check valves over the years. I have  had to learn more than I ever wanted to know about well systems. My 3hp 35 gpm pump has been running for 72 hours and has not cycled one time. If I can get two years out of it I will be well pleased. Your customer service is great,  I forgot the man I talked to but he looked up my pump specs answered my all my questions and was very helpful, even though I am a very small customer. I went to the plumbing store to get new pipe and was telling them what I was going to install and they said I should just install more pressure tanks, I have been down that road. It gives me great satisfaction knowing more than the "experts".  I will recommend your product to all my farming friends. Seeing is believing.

Thank You
Greg Heatherly

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Reviews / "Even a Hillbilly Can Install a Pside-Kick"
« on: August 18, 2015, 01:49:34 PM »
jamesg@peoplepc.com
 
From: JamesG
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 12:25 PM
To: info@constantpressurekits.com
Subject: The PS(no BS)iSideKick
 
Carey/Karen
 
Greetings people.
It's a pleasure doing business with humans.
We got the PS no BS Side kick for my customer's well.

Finished it about 2 days ago.
So compact and simple.
Got rid of that ugly mess in the pump house.
[ See the photos. ]
Even a hillbilly can install this thing! Ha ha.

Sending you some photos.
Feel free to use them on your site if you think they're good enough.

Ironically, the old guy that I sold this job to got hit by an anurism and
is currently staying out of town at his son's because he can't climb the
stairs to his bedroom for a while, but he'll be back soon to enjoy all
that constant water pressure in his shower.
I've done work fro them for several years and the water volume has never
been this good.
The lady who is a caretaker for Mrs. Champion's mother said she has
never been able to actually HEAR the water hitting the bottom of the
sink before, so I guessed it's "Mission Accomplished"

I told them about that Albatross system ya'll replaced in Ocala.
[I was TRAPPED there for 19 years - ha ha - after I finished a plumbing
job on a hospital in 1980. ]

Right now, straight out of the box using your 40 - 60 pressure switch,
she's cutting in at about 42 and out around 53.

Let me know if I need to make adjustments to see if the old 1/2 horse
jet pump will kick the system up to 60 lbs.
I'm asking that because of the well supplying 2 houses, as I  discussed with
Carey.

Thanks for all you help, KNOWLEDGE and the swell web site that you use to
spread that knowledge.
I love them thar interactive videos.

If you get any inquiries in this area, give them my number as an installer.
In the past 6 weeks I've re-plumbed and re-wired 4 pump houses in the community
where i"m at.
If the Side-kick I just installed does it's thing, then I want to go gung-ho telling my
customers about it.

Kenneth


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Reviews / Cycle Sensor saved my pump 3 times already
« on: August 05, 2015, 08:54:37 AM »
I wanted to drop you a note.  The storms in New England this morning triggered a 6-hour power outage.  Fortunately, the Cycle Sensor detected the well running dry on restart  and I was able to walk my wife through repriming and restarting using Facetime.   Its unclear what the real problem is -- possibly another leak in a well fitting. This is the third time in four years the cycle sensor has saved my shallow well pump (I had lost 3 previously).  When I initially received it, I thought it was flaky -- turned out that it was detecting a slow leak in the well piping.  This is the best investment you can make if you have a shallow well pump.

John

John E Stafford
Director, Business IT Operations
Director, IT Integration -- MENA
Integrated Defense Systems
Raytheon Company

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