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Ah, I think I figured it out!!!

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Thanks.
One modification was to cover the clear hoses linking the barrels with insulation to keep the light from allowing the growth of algae.
Otherwise I flush them every six months.
There is a valve on top to relieve pressure when filling and draining.
It fills from the bottom spigot.
 
..they go to the outdoor faucet,to check the water pressure..it is now at 125 psi..

125 sounds very very high even for a direct residential supply, I hope the house is equipped with a PRV and the outdoor spigot is before the PRV if so equipped, most indoor faucets and ballcock valve are only tested to 90psi with operational pressure at 40psi. The rule of thumb is static water pressure higher than 70 PSI will begin to damage the fixtures and appliances, majority of homes are metered at 80~40PSI (80 before meter) A little concerning Jim :(
 
125 sounds very very high even for a direct residential supply, I hope the house is equipped with a PRV and the outdoor spigot is before the PRV if so equipped, most indoor faucets and ballcock valve are only tested to 90psi with operational pressure at 40psi. The rule of thumb is static water pressure higher than 70 PSI will begin to damage the fixtures and appliances, majority of homes are metered at 80~40PSI (80 before meter) A little concerning Jim :(
I agree, 125 is really high. When I first bought the property here I connected to city water. Later I brought a cabin up and hooked it up straight to the city supply with no pressure reducer valve. The garden hose swelled up like a six foot boa constrictor and the tpr valve on the water heater blew. This was all within five seconds. So I got a prv the next day. That's insanely high pressure, my guess is somehow his prv valve failed.
 
the regulator got replaced,with a new one..on account the 125psi aint good for home plumbing..the newer one,is allowing less water pressure to the house,then what im use to..but it works.and thats what counts..
 
the regulator got replaced,with a new one..on account the 125psi aint good for home plumbing..the newer one,is allowing less water pressure to the house,then what im use to..but it works.and thats what counts..

Glad they got it fixed Jim. Not enough water can be devastating and too much water can be devastating... Water is such a narrow balancing act!
 
I'm going to add a second pressure tank in the pump house to add more water storage between running the generator/pump. The single pressure tank provides about two days of water, unless I'm watering the garden. With a second pressure tank we should get 3-5 days of reserve capicity between running the generator. Right now when we need water I have to make the half mile trip to the pump house and start the generator manually. I have a new 8kw Perkins diesel generator, with auto-start, on order that will be dedicated to the well pump. That'll save a lot of trips to the pump house.
 
A well is hopefully on the list for us next year. We have granite here and a deep water table so I'm scared to know the actual cost. I'm thinking around 12k is average for this area, but a lot depends on how deep they need to drill to find water. If only I was rich!
 
A well is hopefully on the list for us next year. We have granite here and a deep water table so I'm scared to know the actual cost. I'm thinking around 12k is average for this area, but a lot depends on how deep they need to drill to find water. If only I was rich!
I wish you was rich to Brent, you seem like the type of man who would share your excess wealth with us :)
 

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