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Trying to identify a component in a well pressure system Cindy 05-11-2008
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Posted by Cindy on May 11, 2008, 10:00 pm
Darling husband has been meaning to fix a leak in our well water
system. The leak continues so I am now looking into how to repair the
leak. The part leaking is on the pipe coming from the well - it has a
small knob on it - and is covered in rust. I went to the local home
store with a photo - but they do not get into well systems much so
they could not help me.

I think this is a pressure regulator or over pressure device.

I have put up a photo of it at imageshack.us [URL=http://
img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0606sc0.jpg][IMG]http://
img372.imageshack.us/img372/7523/img0606sc0.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Could someone identify what this is - so I can order in the correct
part?

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/7523/img0606sc0.th.jpg

Thanks, Cindy

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on May 11, 2008, 10:20 pm

> Darling husband has been meaning to fix a leak in our well water
> system. The leak continues so I am now looking into how to repair the
> leak. The part leaking is on the pipe coming from the well - it has a
> small knob on it - and is covered in rust. I went to the local home
> store with a photo - but they do not get into well systems much so
> they could not help me.
>
> I think this is a pressure regulator or over pressure device.
>
> I have put up a photo of it at imageshack.us [URL=http://
> img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0606sc0.jpg][IMG]http://
> img372.imageshack.us/img372/7523/img0606sc0.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
>
> Could someone identify what this is - so I can order in the correct
> part?
>
> http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/7523/img0606sc0.th.jpg
>
> Thanks, Cindy

From the small photo I can't see much, but it looks like a pressure
regulator to me. The know is used to adjust the pressure. Normally, there is
a metal tag giving the pressure range it covers, probably about 50 psi. A
plumbing supply house can help.



Posted by Cindy on May 11, 2008, 10:23 pm
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> > leak. =A0The part leaking is on the pipe coming from the well - it has a=

> > small knob on it - and is covered in rust. =A0I went to the local home
> > store with a photo - but they do not get into well systems much so
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> > Could someone identify what this is - so I can order in the correct
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> >http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/7523/img0606sc0.th.jpg
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> From the small photo I can't see much, but it looks like a pressure
> regulator to me. The know is used to adjust the pressure. Normally, there =
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Here is a larger version of the photo. There is so much rust on it
that I can't see anything resembling a metal tag. My guess is it
rusted off long ago.

http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3Dimg0606gi7.jpg

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on May 11, 2008, 10:56 pm


Here is a larger version of the photo. There is so much rust on it
that I can't see anything resembling a metal tag. My guess is it
rusted off long ago.

http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0606gi7.jpg

The part on the right is what a pressure regulator uses to adjust. The
round portion on the front is a bit different than most though, but there
are other types that all do the same thing.

My concern though, would be taking the pipe apart. With all of that rust
you may have to replace a section of it as things can easily break. While
your intentions are admirable, there are times it is smart to pay a pro. At
least have a backup plan in case of problems.



Posted by Steve B. on May 12, 2008, 1:46 am
On Sun, 11 May 2008 19:23:44 -0700 (PDT), Cindy


>
>Here is a larger version of the photo. There is so much rust on it
>that I can't see anything resembling a metal tag. My guess is it
>rusted off long ago.
>
>http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0606gi7.jpg

I consider myself to be a somewhat capable plumber. I wouldn't touch
that one for all the frogs in the fish pond. The rusty pipes are
going to be a bear to get apart and the bottom pipe doesn't look like
it is in very good condition so it is likely that something will break
during the repair job.

Where does the bottom pipe go? Could you possibly replace the entire
assembly instead of trying to fix this particular piece? If not I
would call a plumber on this one.

Steve B.

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