Greetings-
we are in a situation where our main water supply travels about 1000 feet to outside agricultural spigots and then enters the house through an 80 gallon pump mounted Myers Tank. It turns on at 40psi and then shuts off at 60psi.
After an accident where one of our outside bibs was snapped off and then recapped, we started getting a "knock" after the pump has brought us up to 60psi and then shut down, This knock occurs on the supply line before the pump and check valve, just prior to entering the pump room - you can hear the spring loaded check valve close and then a second later the bang
The pipes are not loose but this single sharp knock may eventually do some damage.
I am not sure if it would be worthwhile to drain the house with the standard procedure as, as i say, the noise is before the check valve. I shut off the house from the system, turned off the water supply and drained the outside ag spigots but the knock remained.
Any suggestions are welcome.
we are in a situation where our main water supply travels about 1000 feet to outside agricultural spigots and then enters the house through an 80 gallon pump mounted Myers Tank. It turns on at 40psi and then shuts off at 60psi.
After an accident where one of our outside bibs was snapped off and then recapped, we started getting a "knock" after the pump has brought us up to 60psi and then shut down, This knock occurs on the supply line before the pump and check valve, just prior to entering the pump room - you can hear the spring loaded check valve close and then a second later the bang
The pipes are not loose but this single sharp knock may eventually do some damage.
I am not sure if it would be worthwhile to drain the house with the standard procedure as, as i say, the noise is before the check valve. I shut off the house from the system, turned off the water supply and drained the outside ag spigots but the knock remained.
Any suggestions are welcome.