Mike wrote:
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

Aha! That makes sense. I have had the good fortune to have never had
a sulphur problem on any of the wells I worked on. I am beginning to
wonder about my current one tho. Once in a while I get a sniff of
sulphur when taking a shower.

Harry K