"Dean Hoffman" wrote in message
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Here is the new one:
http://www.wellmate.com/en-US/product/residential-products/hydro-pneumatic-air-water-tanks/hp-quick-connect-series/


The flow issue is, I believe, related to the 3/8" orifice in the device
inserted in the pump supply line in front of the tank (that 3/8 figure is
based on what the installer said was in it). I used to run this small
house
off a 1 1/4" line into the tank and reduced it to 3/4 after. The
installer
reduced it to 1" before the device and then 1" again between the device
and
the tank. It seems to me that a system is only as strong as it's smallest
diameter supply and running a home on 3/8" is doomed... then add deposits
and such and the flow is brought to it's knees.

That is the crux of my questions... what the heck is this thing and is it
serviceable and what are the ramifications of using a larger one
(providing
that the installer was not as wrong about that availability as he was
about
so much else)?

I do not have a web page to post photos on.

Also, upon looking it over better, it really is not much longer each way
than a 1" tee... the 1" black hose make it look bigger. I see no
markings on
it other than an arrow in the dirction of the air flow.


thanks for reading and replying.

I haven't asked a silly question for at least a couple minutes now.
It isn't the microionizer shown in the picture of the tank by chance?
http://tinyurl.com/ntjaren




No, it doesn't look like that, but... that link that you show, although not
looking the same, either... makes me wonder if there is another style of
these beyond these two. When I looked at that, maybe I dismissed the concept
because of the difference in appearance.

What do you know about these things? Are they used even without the
filtration system you linked? Can they be attained in high flow versions?

Maybe I need to start searching on the microionizer term.



Thanks for the reply.