snubber required?

[countrymanners]

I am installing a CSV1A valve and I was wondering if I will have to use a snubber before the pressure gage and switch.   What are the advantages of installing a snubber and what are the disadvantages if I leave this out?

[Cary Austin]

Our Pside-Kick kits that use the CSV1A valve come with a snubber.  If you are attaching the pressure switch/guage to the side of the CSV1A valve you will need a snubber.  There is a lot of turbulance in the valve in that location.  But if you put the pressure switch downstream of the CSV1A on the pressure tank fittings, you won't need a snubber.

[countrymanners]

Where can I purchase one?   Anyone I have asked (in hardware stores) have no idea what a snubber is or where to get one.

[Cary Austin]

You can get a little plastic button with a hole in it.  These are cheap and can usually be found at the same places you purchase pressure switches.  A Ray Roberts snubber is more expensive but will also work.  Or we can get you a 1/4" MxF for about $10 if you want one from us.

[countrymanners]

Thanks Cary!   Have a Happy New Year.