Glad you are happy. Thanks for the video. Very informative. I have a few comments or suggestions. The amp drop is determined by the type/brand pump you have. I saw your drop from 9.3 to 7,7 amps, which is about 20%. You must have a Pentair or Franklin pump as they are the ones with floating stage type pumps that don't drop much in amperage. A floating stack design like a Goulds would drop 30% or more, and a Grundfos would drop by 50% or more. If you use low flow for long periods of time it would pay to pick a pump with a better drop in amps. However, a 20% drop with a floating stage design pump is pretty good. Running cooler from the drop in amps and with cycling eliminated, that pump may last a lifetime. But if it ever needs replacing, consider a Grundfos or similar design that would have a better amp drop.
Having said that, about half way through your video I saw the Littlefuse pump protector. Most of those type devices look for a 25% drop in amps and shut the pump off thinking the well is dry. In the video the Littlefuse device did shut the pump down on dry well condition. That means the amps dropped by 25% not just 20%. That is not going to be acceptable with the Cycle Stop Valve. Anytime the CSV reduces the amp draw by 25% the Littlefuse device will shut the pump down thinking the well is dry. If you had a pump with a good amp drop you would most certainly need to remove the Littlefuse protector. Even with the much less amp drop of the floating stage design pump you have, I think the 25% drop in amps is going to be a problem for you.
Since most dry well protectors on the market look for a 25% drop in amps and amps usually drop more than 25% when using a Cycle Stop Valve, we made a device called the Cycle Sensor that can be set for as low of an amp draw as needed. You can see it here.
https://cyclestopvalves.com/pages/cycle-sensor-pump-monitorThe flow to your wide open hose test was restricte4d by the 4 way splitter. The frost free hydrant will let out a lot of water and the pressure will get even lower. But the ball valves in the splitter will only let so much water through.
You also have the CSV set for about 78-79 PSI, which is why the pump shuts off so soon after closing the taps. A 60 gallon tank is a pretty large size to use with the CSV. But your test does show that you can set the CSV to get any run time you want even with a large tank. However, I would turn the CSV down a little or the pressure switch up a bit to get at least a minute of fill time after all taps are closed. It is just hard to see where the CSV is set with such a large tank. As you can see the pressure slowly creeps up as the large tank is filling. You just have to take time and wait for it to settle to know where the CSV is set. You can actually tell when the CSV starts working as that is when the amps drop below 8. The amps should run below 8 for a minute while the tank is filled. But again, I am afraid that will cause the Little fuse device to shut the pump down thinking the well is dry. I am sure it waits for a certain length of time after the amps drop by 25%. So, when it takes a minute to fill the tank the Littlefuse device will be a problem.
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