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[actaeon277]

Not sure about yours, but I know that a downstream partial plug will cause the pressure to be okay, but a decrease in flow.

Narrow it down a bit.
Does this happen with hot and/or cold.

 

[actaeon277]

The pressure AFTER the partial plug, will decrease while water flows, but if the water is deadheaded will be high.

 

[CTC B4Z]

Not sure about yours, but I know that a downstream partial plug will cause the pressure to be okay, but a decrease in flow.

Narrow it down a bit.
Does this happen with hot and/or cold.

Anytime hot or cold.

At my tankless there are 3/4 garden hose fittings. I even measured off of there, it's more than others but not much

 

[Jaybird1980]

Its the exact same, which absolutely puzzles me since 9 psi was in tank, and I raised it to 28.

Psi gauge is right on the head of the pump.

I can install a on/off valve on tank line to measure but I'm unclear as to why we are doing this? Then I'd just be reliant on the pump then.

Increasing the pressure will not affect flow volume, it will only affect the amount of time a line can be opened before your pump kicks on.

Pipe size into and out of pump, pipe size and fittings throughout the system, pipe material, valves etc. etc will affect flow rate.

 

[actaeon277]

Increasing the pressure will not affect flow volume, it will only affect the amount of time a line can be opened before your pump kicks on.

Pipe size into and out of pump, pipe size and fittings throughout the system, pipe material, valves etc. etc will affect flow rate.

Well, unless he changed something recently, and it worked before...

 

[foszoe]

Increasing the pressure will not affect flow volume, it will only affect the amount of time a line can be opened before your pump kicks on.

Pipe size into and out of pump, pipe size and fittings throughout the system, pipe material, valves etc. etc will affect flow rate.

All you did was change the pump cycling

 

[foszoe]

Well, unless he changed something recently, and it worked before...

But he had same volume before

 

[Jaybird1980]

Well, unless he changed something recently, and it worked before...

I try not to make assumptions. I took it as all he did was changed the pressure.

 

[CTC B4Z]

This has been a gradual decrease over the passed few years.

 

[CTC B4Z]

I'm just now kinda addressing it.

I'd say a year ago I could flush the toilet and run a faucet with no issue. Now as the toilets filling, the rest of the faucets are useless almost

 

[Jaybird1980]

This has been a gradual decrease over the passed few years.

Did you add the filter? What is the pipe material? Pipe size into and out of filter? What kind of filter do you use and what does it look like when you change it?

 

[CTC B4Z]

Did you add the filter? What is the pipe material? Pipe size into and out of filter?

Yes I added the filter years ago. I've been using the same filter for years. Maybe I should bypass it and see if something is stuck in the head.

I've got plastic pvc, 90%.of the system is pex, some typical metal/galvanized fittings.

The runs to the appliances are all 1/2 pex, or whatever the most common sized pex it

The filter inlet/outlet may be 3/4

 

[CTC B4Z]

 

[CTC B4Z]

I see I left some test port valves off that manifold. I had better check my gpm there.

 

[CTC B4Z]

Did you add the filter? What is the pipe material? Pipe size into and out of filter? What kind of filter do you use and what does it look like when you change it?

It's a >1micron. And it looks absolutely perfect when I change it. The inside of the filter canister is black though. But I get no chunks or sediment hardly and I'll run it for 6-12 months.

 

[Jaybird1980]

Yes I added the filter years ago. I've been using the same filter for years. Maybe I should bypass it and see if something is stuck in the head.

I've got plastic pvc, 90%.of the system is pex, some typical metal/galvanized fittings.

The runs to the appliances are all 1/2 pex, or whatever the most common sized pex it

The filter inlet/outlet may be 3/4

What size well is it?

 

[CTC B4Z]

 

[CTC B4Z]

What size well is it?

I don't know what this means or what it is.

 

[Jaybird1980]

It's a >1micron. And it looks absolutely perfect when I change it. The inside of the filter canister is black though. But I get no chunks or sediment hardly and I'll run it for 6-12 months.

that small of micron filter can be really hard on flow. If you can check before the filter for flow. If it's better maybe step up to a 10 micron filter and see if it helps

I don't know what this means or what it is.

I am meaning is it a 4" well or is it a 1 1/4" iron pipe well? If it's a driven iron pipe well it could be rust or well point clogging. It's pretty hard to diagnose something like this online so just trying to get an idea of what the system is.

 

[CTC B4Z]

that small of micron filter can be really hard on flow.


I am meaning is it a 4" well or is it a 1 1/4" iron pipe well? If it's a driven iron pipe well it could be rust or well point clogging. It's pretty hard to diagnose something like this online so just trying to get an idea of what the system is.

I'll buy new filters tonight.

I believe it's a 1 1/4 iron pipe. Prior owners cheaped out on everythjng.


And yes I get fixing things over the text, but thank you so much for the info