noisy water pump
Anybody know how to quiet down my water pump? When the pump comes on it rattles the plumbing (really loud), Thor told me they put in a cheaper pump and to fix it I would have to put in a better qualit...
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ron.dittmer wrote:Good answer Ron. Never gave it that much thought. I was associating the accumulator tank as being the same as the water heater. I forgot that after you pump the pink stuff in the pipes, if you open any one of the faucets the bladder will empty the tank for you.Gene in NE wrote:When there is no water pressure, the tank is empty, regardless if orientation because it has a rubber bladder (like an inner tube) that remains pressurized....
I was going to put in an accumulator tank, but could not figure out an easy way to keep from filling the tank with RV antifreeze when winterizing.
zac451 - I had thought about a shut-off valve on the inlet of the tank, but space would start being a problem. Ron's answer enlightened me that the tank will not take on the pink stuff unless I run the pump for an extended time with all the faucets closed. I get by with about 1 gallon of pink stuff the way I have been doing it - would have to remember when the last faucet is running pink, shut off the pump. :B
