Back May 21st we got Hit with a Heavy Rain & Wind Storm (Derecho) throughout Eastern Ontario that left one ginormous Mess in it's Wake.. The only recourse to cleaning up the mess on our front lawn is to pull everything out.. A large Whipping Willow that it's rooting system stretches all along the front of the property, along with a huge tree that is now all scraggle looking.. Hence the thought is Ground Cover and Shrubbery that will only grow to 24" tall at Most.. Looking for the name of a good quality Shrub and Ground Cover ?? The area is (8' W X 25' L) which borders along a deep ditch by the road.. Is there a proper time of year to be planting so things will at least get rooted before Winter sets in and Buries everything ?? Thoughts & Ideas Appreciated, Cheers Thanks
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The Grundfos MQ3-45 pump keeps cycling on/off. I've cleaned the four Hunter PGV-075-ASV valves many times however after about two weeks the pump starts cycling on/off again.
Rainwater catchement set-up. Rain flows onto comp shingle roof (potential source of small stones), flows down drainpipe along the side of the house to a 2500 gallon tank. Drain pipe has a leaf filter, and before the water flows into the tank there is a 3' 'first flush' pvc pipe designed to capture debris before water is diverted to 2500 gallon tank. Tank usually fills after first couple of rain storms. In the Spring I turn on the drip irrigation system and power on the pump. When a valve is open the pump detects pressure loss and pumps water. After the scheduled watering completes all valves are closed and the pump stops. However, if a stone or something gets lodged in the valve the valve would remain open and the pump would continue. The pump cycling happens anywhere from every 2 to 4 minutes and lasts only 5-10 seconds so the leak must be small. Whenever I've opened up the valves I don't find any debris whatsoever. I've checked the water tank, sticking a broom handle down to the bottom and haven't found any residue. Also, the outlet on the pump is a couple of inches off the bottom so there would need to be a lot of residue accumulated before flowing out to the pump and valves.
Any ideas or suggestions on how to troubleshoot the pump cycling?
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10-10-22, 08:03 PM
