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Old 12-22-2011, 05:15 AM   #1
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Default Loss of pressure in hydronic radiant floor

Any idea why the pressure drops in my hydronic radiant floor when my Grundfos circulating pump is running, but the pressure returns to normal/stable when pump is off?

Because the pressure holds when the pump is off, logic says there is no leak in the system, but I am at a loss as to why the pressure drops steadily when the pump is on. Could it be due to the simple fact that the pressure gauge itself is placed on a faucet; at a dead end, so to speak? The faucet is used to bleed air from the system.

Thanks in advance for any help, and if you couldn't tell from my post, I am a complete novice.

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Old 12-22-2011, 02:41 PM   #2
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I'm just guessing, but wouldn't that mean the pump is going out?
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Old 12-23-2011, 02:11 AM   #3
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The pressure is not actually dropping. It is the flow/movement of the water that is causing the gauge to appearer to lose pressure. The gauge is just bouncing so to speak.
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Thanks for the help.

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