water pump check valve
I have a bad check valve in my water pump. When hooked up to city water my fresh water tank fills over night. I know for sure because I have a by- pass valve I use for pumping antifreeze into the syst...
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balesfam wrote:
Thanks, I will just replace it.
Replace just due to check valve :H
Lot cheaper/easier to do as suggested by 'hbillsmith'
Use the pump. Check valves can leak due to lack of use.
Next cheap/easy fix----install a barbed in-line check valve on pump suction line ($15)
Then of course one could actually disassembly pump (4 screws in pump head) and CLEAN up the drive diaphragm assembly and the check valve diaphragm for just a LITTLE of your time.
Cheap/easy and you get to learn how pump works too.
Society is such a 'throw-away, disposable, remove/replace' culture :S
My pump is 11 yrs old and Still functions like new and is always used even when city water is available.
Turn it ON---use it
