How I STOPPED a pulsating water flow...
Well let me first tell you what I had done over the past year to try and stop a pulsating water flow to the kitchen sink and bathroom sink. This pulsating also make the pipe rattle a bit making the w...
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Chris Bryant wrote:06Fargo wrote:Dutch_12078 wrote:egarant wrote:
In regards to installing an accumulator tank, I called Shurflo and a tech told me that the pump model 4008 did not require an accumulator tank and that it would be a waste of money.
The tech was wrong... If your 4008 was pulsating, an accumulator tank would stop it. The Revolution (4008) bypass pump is supposed to eliminate cycling/surging, but it doesn't always work as well as they claim, especially at low flow rates.
Roger this ^
x3- there is an adjustment for the bypass pressure- it is not always well adjusted. Proper adjustment, or simply adding an acumulator would be a fix. The tech really dropped the ball on this- that pump should not pulsate.
Another vote that the tech was wrong. But examine his phrasing. He said the pump did not "require" an accumulator. He is right. The pump will provide water without. It will probably pulsate, but you have water.
The accumulator tank, if you get a 2 gallon one like I did, has another benefit also. We make sure the accumulator tank is full when we go to bed. Then, our two 60+ year old bladders can send us to the toilet off and on all night, flushing every time, without the pump coming on even once to wake up the other person.
