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On the pump, what happened is I heard a slight...

On the pump, what happened is I heard a slight change in motor noise. I looked closer and found a pin hole leak in the plastic water pressure line from the pump housing to the pressure switch. It...
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Posted By HamBass

Great info and thanks again Allan for your...

Great info and thanks again Allan for your detailed response.

Any thoughts on the 2-pipe setup and 1.5 hp motor?

I see the 1.5 hp motor is somewhat harder to find, and thus why I wonder if it's...
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Posted By HamBass

Thanks Allan. :) Edit: Oops now I see your...

Thanks Allan. :)

Edit: Oops now I see your entire post.
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Posted By HamBass

Why not a Water Logged Tank? And, converting Deep Well to Shallow Well setp.

Hi guys! I’m looking for some thoughts.

We have a hand-dug shallow water well that’s about 60+ years old. It’s about 30’ deep and 4’ round in diameter. Water is pulled using a Teel 1.5hp...
05-27-09, 12:52 PM
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Posted By HamBass

Yeah, I know it's not code. Last summer I...

Yeah, I know it's not code.

Last summer I tried to run the fan 24/7, but it ate up a lot more than $4-5; it was more like $100 or so, and I stopped doing that (and it's only a 2 yr old fan motor,...
05-27-09, 12:43 PM
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Posted By HamBass

Thanks daddyjohn, I think it's in there for about...

Thanks daddyjohn, I think it's in there for about $125. That makes it more feasible. :)

I really don't know much about electrical circuits and troubleshooting; and my guess about it being a bad...
05-27-09, 10:40 AM
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Posted By HamBass

I'm Just Sayin' - Using a plug-in Thermo for AC On/Off

I have a Day/Night system and the air handler is on its last leg.

I’m trying to squeeze another season or two out of it. I think I have a fan relay out and am looking for a replacement. Short of...
12-14-08, 07:13 PM
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Posted By HamBass

DG Under a Drop-In Bathtub - huh?

So we wanted to change out an old tub - and when we lifted it, found that it appeared to be lined with decomposed granite (a rocky soil).

The tub is an old metal tub, not necessarily cast iron,...
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Posted By HamBass

Thanks again guys. Are the questions about...

Thanks again guys.

Are the questions about the reason the tank was not used directed to me or to civicminded?

If to me, there was never a problem with the subject tank - we simply moved into a...
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Posted By HamBass

We moved into a tract house across the field,...

We moved into a tract house across the field, lol.

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Thanks for the responses guys.
I have no reason to believe the drain field is anything less than appropriate for the tank...
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Posted By HamBass

Oops, the tank specs are: Concrete tank ...

Oops, the tank specs are:

Concrete tank
Traditional field lines
2 chambers in tank; solid tank is about 5' deepX8'longX6'wide, water side is slightly smaller.
Per former owner, tank was...
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Posted By HamBass

Septic - How to "restart" after years of sitting?

Hello group:

Thanks in advance for your input.

I've been lurking/researching for some time now, and have two different projects - a dug well and a septic tank.

First, the septic.

I found...
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