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Tue 31 Oct, 2006 07:23 am
hello I had changed out my pressure tank and when changing the tank I neglected to install the venturi , after a few months ( 3 or 4 ) I noticed the water becomming yellow , bought a new venturi last week and that solved the water from yellowing , but now when my aquafine iron system backwashes i lose the prime in the pump , I can hear the water going down the drain but after about 1 minute the pump kicks out , I cleaned the pressure valve located just before the iron tank and I do here air leaving the valve so I know thats working , I also checked the venturi and it is drawing air for approx a third of the time it tanks to fill the pressure tank so I know that is set correctly , but I can't figure out why I would lose the prime ? it worked well for backwashing before I installed the venturi , when the water softener backwashes I don't lose the prime either ? any ideas ?
thanks
Let me think about this for a minute.
Nope... i got nuthin.
We had better wait for H20Man to come along.
hi gus I am from Ottawa , thanks for the thoughts , this is driving me nuts not being able to figure this out
I'm serious about H2OMAN. He is a legend around these parts and his knowledge of water softeners rivals only that of Bernie Lipscomb, out of Cleveland.
But Bernie doesn't post on this board.
thanks I hope he can help , i have tried other discussion groups and have yet to hear back from anyone and I have posted for over a month
oh, he'll be here. gus, you aren't H20Man in disguise, are you? hmmmmm, I wonder.......
You have come to the right place, andy, and I will make sure all of your questions are answered. I will monitor this thread until H2OMAN or farmerman comes along and helps you out.
I'm not sure about farmerman though. He's a wizard with dirt but I am not sure of his knowledge of water-related stuff.
But, hell, what do we have to lose?
JPB wrote:oh, he'll be here. gus, you aren't H20Man in disguise, are you? hmmmmm, I wonder.......
Only in my dreams, J_B. Only in my dreams.
You've always wanted to be an icon, haven't you?
Wait! What the hell am I talking about? You ARE an icon <J_B bows down and kisses gus' feet>
Say, J_B, as long as you're down there, is it possible that you woul--
Aw, never mind.
ewwwww, what the hell have you been walking in this morning?
I'm not a well guy, but I'll ask a few questions...
Is all of your water treatment equippment installed after your pressure tank?
Does the iron filter have a flow restrictor on the drain? 5 gpm?
What venturi are you speaking of?
Can you post a picture or two?
I KNEW you would show, H20MAN. I just KNEW it.
h2o man
all is located after the pressure tank , the venturi ( mazi valve ?) is located on the line before the pressure tank , I don't see a flow restrictor and I am not sure if the valve off the pressure tank is broken or off the scale ? I am not sure how to show pics ? they ask for a url but I have them on my desktop , hope your better soon
Andy, that was friggin' hilarious.
When he said, "I'm not a well guy" he was refering to water wells, not his state of health.
Funny stuff.
Looks like a nice full moon down in Georgia.
Just passin through when wandel stared in the window and was shocked, so he asked us all to stare and to likewise become shocked.
I find this all this pump talk quite a bore.
I dont know anything about water either. Whats it look like?
regards a drought stricken Aussie.
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