"Mike" wrote in message
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The reason they did not install snifter valves, is because they knew I had
a
big air compressor
and I always had trouble with the air float switch in my tank not working.
I
replaced that
air float valve so many times I gave up. The rust and sulphur from the
water
in the tank
caused it to fail within a year af being installed. I just air charged the
tank as needed.
The pump guys knew this, so they left out the snifters, and said this was
now good for
either tank setup.. You are correct in saying that I must add air to the
tank. I drain the tank
and add air twice a year (I should do it more often) or the tank gets
waterlogged,
and the pump runs for a long time.

Mike



Very interesting. I learned something else new today. :-) I thought
bladder-less tanks were old fashioned relics from the past. They have
devices for automatically adding air to the tank?

Heck, if it significantly helps with the sulfur in the water I'd consider
the fiberglass bladderless tank. But if you don't add air soon enough to the
tank won't it burn your pump up? Does it really help with the sulfur? I'd
love to suggest it to my employer.. The water at works about gags everybody.

Thanks for the info! Very cool!