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How to connect to my pump to water lawn
I have a submersible well that feeds my pond thru a 1 1/4 above ground PVC. Where we live, our city water (connected to our home) has the lowest pressure I've ever encountered. So much that I can't ...
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Inlet Side Pressure Cut-off Switch for Residential Water Pump?
Are there any residential pump controllers or other device that can be used to cut power to a water pump if the pump inlet pressure falls below a threshold? If so, what are these devices called or ...
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Campbell pressure gauge accuracy?
I had a 40/60 well pressure switch leaking and swapped it out with this one. Turned the water back on and noticed it was cutting on at about 42 psi and off at about 63 psi.
Additionally, I checked ...
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Can you help explain the components of my water system? [closed]
I've moved into an old stone house in the UK. The water system consists of:
Some type of well under the conservatory. It looks very deep and has a good flow rate according to the survey.
A ...
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When well pressure gets below 60 psi, pressure drops and well kicks on
When I installed the new pressure switch about a year ago it was set a bit low with the pump turning on at 25 psi and off at 50 psi (I was aiming for 30/60). I just went out there and the pressure ...
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Ever since water pressure tank replaced, the upstairs has no water when toilets flush, etc
We had a leak in our pressure tank and had it replaced a few months ago. The plumber replaced some of the pipe leading up to the pressure tank, replaced the pressure gauge, and the tank itself. Since ...
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Is this a sign of a dry well?
I came to my old house after a week out, and found two strange things:
An electrical bill for $160 (normally $20 in the summer).
No water in the house.
The house has a well with pump. After turning ...
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Troubleshooting well water pump, no pressure?
We recently lost water pressure and we're on a well pump. Not sure if it's relevant, but earlier in the day I noticed my main breaker (the one the pump is on) was thrown. This main breaker powers a ...
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Sudden drop in water pressure at faucets closest to entry of main line
Before I ask the question, I have to mention that I do have a water well.
The pressure is good at the farthest point, 100-200 feet from entry to house, the Guest bathroom.
The kitchen and master bath, ...
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Pressure Tank cycles too often
Well X-Trol 119gal. Old.
Pressure switch set at 40-60.
At rest and without power to the pump after all water has drained from tank,
pressure gauge reads 0.
Tank is reading 15lbs of pressure from my ...
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Why isn't my water pump giving enough pressure?
I have an underground cistern with a submersible pump in Mexico. The pump went out for the second time. I think it was a crappy brand so I switched to a new one made by Truper.
The specs are ...
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Well Pump Startup Triggers Cut-Off
When the well pump for my sprinkler system turns on, it triggers the low-pressure cut-off on the pressure switch, causing the pump to shut down and leaving the system stuck in a low pressure state. ...
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Occasional (but increasingly frequent) low water pressure in home with well water
We moved to a house that has well water a couple of years ago - my first experience with that. It worked fine for most of our time here, but a couple of months ago we started noticing occasional ...
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Iron removal filter causing substantial reduction in flow rate
I have a drilled well which is about 80m deep with a submersible pump. Its about 10m from my basement, where I have a pressure vessel (at 4 bar) and connections to other parts of the property. All ...
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New Pressure Switch on Pentair Shallow Well pump, Runs but shows 0 PSI
I just changed the pressure switch on our Pentair Shallow Well pump. We've had it for about 2 years. We've been having well problems for a while. Before the original switch shorted, our water worked ...
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