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dpb

On 8/19/2013 12:48 PM, wrote:
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It's basically a widget that goes onto a fitting opening on
the side of the tank, about half up, ie at where the air level
should be. It has a float or similar inside it that reacts to
the water level. If the water level gets above the level
of the tank fitting, it triggers a valve in the widget to
open which is connected to the suction side of the pump.
That allows a small amount of air to get sucked in. Each
time the pump runs, that process works, until the air level
is back to the level of the widget.

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Hmmmmn....concept ok, execution here would be _really, really_ tough as
it's 2-300 ft from well house where the pressure tank is and the well...

... Each time the pump shuts off the water is drained between the
bleeder orifice,which is about 5' down in the well on the drop pipe,
to the additional check valve at the tank.

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