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Posted by John Gilmer on February 6, 2007, 10:59 am
OK.
When you have something that puts air into your water distribution system
you usually need something else to take the excess air out.
We have a deep well and an "air over water" pressure tank.
The systems puts a "bolus" of air into the tank each time the pump starts.
There is a float valve at the side of the tank that vents excess air.
Perhaps you need an "air over water" tank with an air level control. The
tank will provide time for the sulfur to react with the air and let the
excess air bubble up to the surface. The air level control will vent the
air once the air volume exceeds 50% of the tank capacity.
Note that "modern" systems use a bladder type tank. It's getting harder
and harder to get the type of float controlled air volume control and even
the galvanized tanks.
But that's what you need.
> This weekend we has an aerator installed to help get rid of the
> sulpher smell in our water. It's just a small brass thing that lets
> some air in the lines to oxidize the sulphur. It works great - no
> more smell.
>
> It worked great for about 2 days. However, there is now air in our
> lines which makes all the faucets and the toilet very noisy and
> "sputtering." Also, since the water is not flowing at a consistent
> rate through our on-demand water heater, we do not get consistent hot
> water - it seems to turn on and off as the water and air runs through.
>
> I see that there's a nut on the side of the aerator, I assume to
> adjust the amount of air in the lines? I'm waiting to hear back from
> the plumbers who installed it, but was hoping maybe someone would know
> if this is all I need to do? I was thinking of shutting it off all
> the way, then running the water until there's no more noise, then
> slowly opening it back up. How long should I wait between
> adjustments? A few minutes? Hours? Days?
>
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