Well, not sure to feel relieved or dumb that things are working as intended. I'm at work so am unable to verify however I suspect that the leaky strainer will resolve the water hammer issues I've been experiencing.
I am experiencing some of the accumulator behaviour that you guys speak of however I just don't recall this being the case in prior years. WHen I turn on the tap it's a good 2 secs before pump kicks in and a good 3-5 to shut off after tap close. All seems new to me however if it's working as designed, I'll try and let it go and go back to worrying about more important things. One more post later tonight to confirm water hammer gone and that may be the end of the thread. Thanks for all that chimed in to help me sort - greatly appreciated.
