041108 2131 - Jud McCranie posted:

On 09 Nov 2004 00:49:00 GMT,
(Playintennis5274) wrote:

Another thing to consider is a holding tank with a bladder then this
shouldn't happen..

scratch that. . . if they make bladder tanks that big it would cost him a
fortune. just drain your tank then restart the pump and see what happens.

OK, it looks like the only way to drain the tank is to open a valve at
the top of the tank which is similar to a tire stem and open a faucet
out at the pump. I've got that going.

(dumb) Question: do I put the valve back in and close it off before I
turn the pump back on, or should I fill the tank with water and then
put the valve back in?


Once the tank is emptied, put all the fittings back in and sealed properly
with some thread compound and then, as already suggested, turn the pump back
on and let the tank refill. The system should put some water into the tank
along with a volume of air. Some say about half air and half water, and
sometimes 2/3 water and 1/3 air. The air should be at the top. Usually you
can tell by the sweat level on the outside of the tank. See that the sweat
is about halfway up the tank when the pump has shut off. If this doesn't
happen, then redrain the tank and use the other suggestion of putting some
air pressure into the tank, 20 to 30 pounds was suggested, and then turn the
pump back on again and fill the tank until the pump shuts off. Then check
the sweat level again. There has to be a volume of air in the top of the
tank for the system to work properly. As already noted, your system has
become waterlogged -- that is, the tank is full of water and no air pocket.