Author Topic: New Well Relief Valve Blowing Water  (Read 2055 times)

kkando

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New Well Relief Valve Blowing Water
« on: May 29, 2019, 05:17:36 PM »
So here is my setup... I have a new 1-1/2hp franklin pump about 200 ft down the well.  At thw top is a relief valve and the control box. About 10 feet away I piped over into the barn my csv, 40/60 pressure switch, tank, 2nd relief valve.  The problem is it seems to be blowing the relief valve at the well and the pressure switch cannot turn off the pump.  Why? 

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Re: New Well Relief Valve Blowing Water
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2019, 05:31:01 PM »
The tank is set to 20psi of air.

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Re: New Well Relief Valve Blowing Water
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2019, 06:42:41 AM »
That is because you cannot have a pressure relief valve before the CSV.  The relief valve after the CSV is the only one you need.