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Subject: PSI won't go above 20

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Pat Warren
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Date Posted: 06:33:13 04/26/08 Sat
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We replaced our pump and water tank. Cut in is at 20 Cut off is at 40 as manufacturer states. We don't know how to check if that is correct. The tank was set to 38psi when we first turned it on and the pump was going on and off. Then we set water tank to 18 psi and the pump goes on. We have water pressure in the faucets when on, but the tank psi won't go above 20psi. And the pump doesn't shut off. Husband thinks the problem is in the well - cracked line or faulty foot value. Although instructions say if faulty value the pump will go on and off. It doesn't. We have a 86 gal. tank. Could it be that it is taking too long to fill? Could it be air in the line? We have a positive well so with nothing on the pipes the water just flows out so we know the pump is primed. Help please, my husband needs a shower bad!!!!

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Re: PSI won't go above 20 Vey 16:35:00 04/26/08 Sat

Re: PSI won't go above 20 -- Pat Warren, 09:22:46 04/27/08 Sun

Re: PSI won't go above 20 -- Vey, 10:23:32 04/27/08 Sun

Re: PSI won't go above 20 -- Pat Warren, 11:07:25 04/27/08 Sun
Re: PSI won't go above 20 -- Vey, 11:37:51 04/27/08 Sun

Re: PSI won't go above 20 Pat Warren 11:09:31 04/27/08 Sun

Re: PSI won't go above 20 -- Vey, 07:11:39 04/28/08 Mon

Re: PSI won't go above 20 Pat Warren 17:01:32 04/28/08 Mon

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>We replaced our pump and water tank. Cut in is at 20 >Cut off is at 40 as manufacturer states. We don't know >how to check if that is correct. The tank was set to >38psi when we first turned it on and the pump was >going on and off. Then we set water tank to 18 psi and >the pump goes on. We have water pressure in the >faucets when on, but the tank psi won't go above >20psi. And the pump doesn't shut off. Husband thinks >the problem is in the well - cracked line or faulty >foot value. Although instructions say if faulty value >the pump will go on and off. It doesn't. We have a 86 >gal. tank. Could it be that it is taking too long to >fill? Could it be air in the line? We have a positive >well so with nothing on the pipes the water just flows >out so we know the pump is primed. Help please, my >husband needs a shower bad!!!!

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