I wonder how old the rest of the plumbing is? Those galvanized fittings
look like new (at least on the outside). We find that the current crop
of galvanized fittings that come from the far east don't last long on
our setup out at the lake.
On 6/6/2021 7:33 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
IIRC I've already told you guys about our plans to rebuild the house up north.
We just returned from a 2 week trip up there. On this trip I wanted to spend
time evaluating the house and making a plan of attack. One of the things I
looked at was the water
system.https://photos.app.goo.gl/UPi2hLpSjBRTs65U6That's the pump and pressure
tank. That pump is at least 40 years old, maybe more:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/zyNUxCMYGi4eTMnv7
https://photos.app.goo.gl/6KqRFghXQA2DUe5P9This is the electric that controls the pump,
the one that actually runs the pump is the rear one, the front one is the pump for the
cistern. The "soft water system" as the previous owner says. That system is all
disconnected and hasn't been used in years.
It's hard to tell from the picture but the switch is about 8 FEET off the
ground. I can just reach it if I stand on the platform the pump is on. You can
also see that the switched being used is nestled right in the pipes...
Obviously a stupid location.
I'd like to move the whole dang thing down about 4 feet and out from the wall
about 2 feet which would put it about 2 feet above the pump and maybe a foot in
front of it. Do any of you geniuses see a reason I shouldn't? I'm going to
eliminate the soft water wiring entirely, we don't need it...
The pump works, in the third picture its turned off but I pushed the lever up
and the pump started. It built about 55# of pressure and shut off. When the
pressure gets down to about 10# it turns back on. We've got another pump so
if/when this one fails I can just swap over. It's loud but I can't complain
about it otherwise...
-Curt
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