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Edwin Pawlowski March 6th 07 11:34 AM

Are bladders replacable
 

"Gerry Atrick" wrote in message
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Are bladders replacable in Well Xtrol tanks?

I cant see how to get inside but there are sometimes tricks that are
not obvious. I think mine is leaking.


Nope, they are welded inside.



Harry K March 6th 07 03:52 PM

Are bladders replacable
 
On Mar 6, 3:34 am, "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:
"Gerry Atrick" wrote in message

...

Are bladders replacable in Well Xtrol tanks?


I cant see how to get inside but there are sometimes tricks that are
not obvious. I think mine is leaking.


Nope, they are welded inside.


Some are but from what I have seen in forums it isn't easy.

Harry K


Edwin Pawlowski March 7th 07 04:43 AM

Are bladders replacable
 

wrote in message
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On 6 Mar 2007 07:52:01 -0800, "Harry K"
wrote:

On Mar 6, 3:34 am, "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:
"Gerry Atrick" wrote in message

...

Are bladders replacable in Well Xtrol tanks?

I cant see how to get inside but there are sometimes tricks that are
not obvious. I think mine is leaking.

Nope, they are welded inside.


Some are but from what I have seen in forums it isn't easy.

Harry K

WellTrol told me Home Depot can order their bladders


How do you get it inside of the welded tank?



Just Joshin March 7th 07 11:12 PM

Are bladders replacable
 
On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:30:23 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:43:45 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote:


wrote in message
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On 6 Mar 2007 07:52:01 -0800, "Harry K"
wrote:

On Mar 6, 3:34 am, "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:
"Gerry Atrick" wrote in message

...

Are bladders replacable in Well Xtrol tanks?

I cant see how to get inside but there are sometimes tricks that are
not obvious. I think mine is leaking.

Nope, they are welded inside.

Some are but from what I have seen in forums it isn't easy.

Harry K
WellTrol told me Home Depot can order their bladders


How do you get it inside of the welded tank?


The ones I have use bolts to hold the bottom on. Obviously if this is
welded it is not fixable



When I looked up Well Xtrol in google, it looked like they all are
welded.

tom @
www.MedJobSite.com


Edwin Pawlowski March 8th 07 02:53 AM

Are bladders replacable
 

"Just Joshin" wrote in message
When I looked up Well Xtrol in google, it looked like they all are
welded.

tom @ www.MedJobSite.com


Yes, I've been in their plant and watched them being made. Nifty automatic
welding machine puts on a perfect bead as the tank rotates on a horizontal
axis.



[email protected] March 8th 07 04:26 AM

Are bladders replacable
 
On Mar 7, 6:53 pm, "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:
"Just Joshin" wrote in message
When I looked up Well Xtrol in google, it looked like they all are
welded.


tom @www.MedJobSite.com


Yes, I've been in their plant and watched them being made. Nifty automatic
welding machine puts on a perfect bead as the tank rotates on a horizontal
axis.


There were some repairable ones - I don't know if they are 'xtrol's -
most of the companies these days are switching to disposable
varieties.

You could install a "Cycle Stop valve" & then a small 5 gallon tank,
that way if the tank goes bad, you're looking at a $100 tank instead
of a $400 tank. The valve costs 250, so it may be overkill. But it
will protect the pump & make it semi-constant pressure like (50 psi).

Also, make sure you check the pressure in the tank with zero water
pressure in the system once a year - Ie drain the water system, then
check the air pressure at the top of the tank with a tire gauge, it
should read 2psi below system on-pressure (depends on pressure switch,
usually 40-60 on/off or 30-50 on/of, so you'd set the tank to 38psi or
28psi).



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