What if it Snows?

77fib77 · Mar 5, 2022

JolliRoger said: ↑

Coming soon to a pump you are attempting to use.
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It's 4.099 in Indiana.

stuckinthemud · Mar 5, 2022

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spindrift · Mar 5, 2022

77fib77 said: ↑

Well my bladder tank went out and the well pump blew a seal. So today I decided to get it all repaired. Smh. I have it all together, it works, the pump is primed. But like 40% of the fittings leak. So I have to rip it all apart. And re do it. That wouldn't be in a huge issue, but it's underneath a double wide and thiers no room. I guess I'll shower at the health club in the morning. Then around 7or 9 am get back at it.

Is it better to use pipe paste to seal or Teflon tape. I might need to get a third baby pipe wrench.

I was going to go under the house to look at the drainage to the septic field, since thier is a leak, somewhere. But the pump was running and water was coming out of the bottom of it, small lake under the house. So for two days, I put a high velocity fan to get the lake to dry up. Used the well pump once to was hands, for about 2 minutes.
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Wrap the threads with Teflon and then paste it.

D.Tibbitt · Mar 5, 2022

Cowboyrich said: ↑

Didn't know that Dewalt even branded a grease gun, not to be an ### but is it stamped "MADE IN CHINA"? All of mine have come from places like NAPA and had USA on them and I've straight worn them out.
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they make a decent electric grease gun. had one when i worked at the golf course. 60+ zerks on 1 mower. using a regular pump gun was like torture, greasing every other day. talked the boss man into splurging on a battery powered one and it made life much easier. the only downside was it was hard to feel that pressure u get with a pump gun, when the zerk was full of grease. and overgreasing a mower is very bad. because the overflow gets transfered to the grass and kills it.

Cowboyrich · Mar 6, 2022

77fib77 said: ↑

Well my bladder tank went out and the well pump blew a seal. So today I decided to get it all repaired. Smh. I have it all together, it works, the pump is primed. But like 40% of the fittings leak. So I have to rip it all apart. And re do it. That wouldn't be in a huge issue, but it's underneath a double wide and thiers no room. I guess I'll shower at the health club in the morning. Then around 7or 9 am get back at it.

Is it better to use pipe paste to seal or Teflon tape. I might need to get a third baby pipe wrench.

I was going to go under the house to look at the drainage to the septic field, since thier is a leak, somewhere. But the pump was running and water was coming out of the bottom of it, small lake under the house. So for two days, I put a high velocity fan to get the lake to dry up. Used the well pump once to was hands, for about 2 minutes.
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I like Teflon tape on potable water, paste on everything else.

Cowboyrich · Mar 6, 2022

I've been kinda liking this late

Cowboyrich · Mar 6, 2022

spindrift said: ↑

Wrap the threads with Teflon and then paste it.
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While I do agree with this, I have broken many pipe fittings this way, they get so slippery you don't really know how tight they are.

DrFlush · Mar 6, 2022

77fib77 said: ↑

Well my bladder tank went out and the well pump blew a seal. So today I decided to get it all repaired. Smh. I have it all together, it works, the pump is primed. But like 40% of the fittings leak. So I have to rip it all apart. And re do it. That wouldn't be in a huge issue, but it's underneath a double wide and thiers no room. I guess I'll shower at the health club in the morning. Then around 7or 9 am get back at it.

Is it better to use pipe paste to seal or Teflon tape. I might need to get a third baby pipe wrench.

I was going to go under the house to look at the drainage to the septic field, since thier is a leak, somewhere. But the pump was running and water was coming out of the bottom of it, small lake under the house. So for two days, I put a high velocity fan to get the lake to dry up. Used the well pump once to was hands, for about 2 minutes.
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Pipe dope and wicking.

MACK E-6 · Mar 6, 2022

Cowboyrich said: ↑

While I do agree with this, I have broken many pipe fittings this way, they get so slippery you don't really know how tight they are.
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Back when I pulled wrenches I figured out a basic “formula” of sorts for that. Use 1 foot of wrench per inch of pipe. That seemed to always give the best torque and seal without splitting anything.

Wasted Thyme · Mar 6, 2022

Boondock said: ↑

Bearded lady taco...
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I kinda knew @D.Tibbitt would like this post. After his TS experience. LOL

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