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Ralph Mowery[_3_]

In article ,
says...

The tank is going to be replaced MOnday.

Well, (nice one there aye)it's Monday and what's happened?
Huh, huh, huh. (Just like my wife)

Is your wallet lighter now? Inquiring minds want know!

The tank was replaced this morning. We took the tank to the yard and
nothing was comming out of the 1 inch hole in the bottom. Took the stem
out of the schrader air valve and water shot out about 20 feet from it
for a while. Probably under the 60 psi of the well system. No water
ever came out the 1 inch water hole. The plumber said the bladder was
probalby acting as a one way valve and when the water pressure was off
of it the rubber pressed against the side of the tank and held the water
in.

The wallet is some what lighter. About $ 425 . There were a few other
parts added that needed to be. I even asked him for an extra valve to
cut the tank off. That included the tank that is about 2 1/2 feet tall,
some kind of special T connection, pressure gauge, drain valve, over
pressure valve, and shutoff valve. Took him just over an hour from the
time he got here to the time he left. He had the tank with him as I had
sent him a picture of the way the old tank was installed.

I think he charged a reasonable price for all the parts and labor.

Everything seems to be fine now. The water runs for a while befor the
pump starts up. Before it would cycle several times before it would
fill up agallon jug. I was filling the jug to water some plants.