Float Valve Question

johnnyb

johnnyb

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So I was cleaning in an area that ran off of a well yesterday. First hose bib was only putting out about 5gpm, so I switched to a hose bib right next to the well, which was putting out a good 9+ gpm. After cleaning for an hour or two I went back to check on my buffer tank, and I had my tank over flowing and water all inside my trailer. I'm running a hudson float valve and installation kit I got off pressuretek, and was running a 9 gpm cold water setup of 2 little gx390's bridged together.

So, time for the theoretical questions. To me the well was pumping harder that most city water in my area, is there a certain pressure that is too high for the float valve I'm using? It can't be much more than a year or so, and as well I'm still building up my pressure washing clients so it's not getting used much at all. For detailing I just bring what water I need and don't need a constant feed.

Another question, which could just be coincidence off of what happened. After my tank was overfilled and I managed the water levels manually, one of my machines developed a leak on the low pressure side of water inlet, on the other side of pump where you can run a dual feed. Was this just coincidence, or can too much water flow to my little machine?

I know I have to do my actual work of pulling the stuff apart, so I can update on what it all looks like. I have a quick job if it doesn't rain that I can use one machine on, then spend the weekend messing around with equipment.
 
I only had one problem with my float valve, it wasn't screwed in tight enough inside the tank and water was leaking in before the float and cause the tank to overflow. Also the little plunger thing could have been cocked so there isn't a seal. They have rebuild kits, but these things are so basic, you should be able to find the problem quick.
100 psi max for the 1". 65 psi max for the .5". You could have exceeded the max if you were running the 1/2"
all info here
http://www.hudsonvalve.com/troubleshooting.html

The leak on the pump has nothing to do with the valve. torque the plug down slightly and see if the leak is gone. That leak was probably caused by vibration.
 
Thanks for the quick answers as always! Mentally I thought the issues weren't connected, and it's good reassurance to hear it from people who know more than me. Excellent info Ralph on the pressures, another thing I wouldn't of thought about.

As you guys mentioned, I did have some sand that got past my one inline filter I run at hose bibs, and I would guess ended up being the culprit. After a quick cleaning, it worked great today. Oddly the fitting wasn't leaking on the water feed on the pump. As suggested I will check it out and give it a slight turn, vibrations sounded like the reason for that leaking.

If I can newbie up one more question while I'm here, is the best way to go about this just periodic checking of my float valve? Can anyone see an advantage of me running one more filter inline before the tank, or would that be overkill as sand getting past one would probably get past another of the same size screen? Haha.
 
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