j-d wrote:
I'm not your underbelly guy, but I've read here, where the pump pickup (suction side) and the tank drain, were T'd into a drain bung at the low point of the tank.
But the drain valve, the one used to empty the tank for winter, etc. or the hose connections to it, had pinhole leaks. Water might not drip out, but the PUMP could suck Air In. That in turn compromised the operation of the pump.
Hmmm...
So last season the pump was taking longer and longer to pressure up after a water draw. And it would lose cycle in the middle of the night when there was no water being used. I thought the pump head was worn.
So this spring the first time out, the pump won't prime at all. I disassembled the pump head and everything and it looked great. After a bunch of testing, I connected the suction side of the pump to a pail and then it worked great. The pump never cycles and it pressures up immediately. So there has probably been a problem on the suction side since new.
The big question for me is why did this get much worse over winter. I totally drained the FW tank last fall. Was there water in the pickup and now it is cracked ?
How big of a job is it to totally drop a FW tank ?
