Water pump is surging-What's next?
The water pump has worked fine up until a couple of weeks ago. I've noticed it is beginning to "surge" as the stream of water comes out "strong" and then "weak" and then "strong" etc. Prior to that i...
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SoundGuy wrote:If the city check valve is leaking you will leak water not air as it is on the pump discharge. Air in the suction is always a problem, if you have a fill valve, turn that on and let the pump circulate for a minute or so. My pump seems to always get air in it after a tank fill.teeznu wrote:
Please share your thoughts.
A city water check valve that's not sealing properly (a common problem) can leak air into the system after the pump, causing the pump to run when it shouldn't or surge when it does run. Capping that city water inlet with a threaded plug will establish whether this is your issue, or not.
Sam
