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Old 07-14-2009, 04:42 PM   #1
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Drip, Drip, Drip Revisited.............

O.K., so I only thought I solved my under pantry puddle by tightening the hose clamp on the demand side of my pump. Upon further review I discovered a very slow drip under the pressure switch on the nose of my "Flojet" Triplex Water Pump, right behind a little plate secured by two phillips screws. Out comes the pump and off to the dealer for a new pump. Then I tear into the old pump to diagnose the problem and find that the little plate houses a spring that bears against a rubber cap which seals what appears to be a pressure relief hole. Centered on this plate is a very, very small allen head screw which, when screwed in increases the pressure on the rubber cap which I can only assume would have stopped the seep and saved me some $90.00. Just an FYI for everyone.
 
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Old 07-14-2009, 05:37 PM   #2
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Sorry you didn't find it earlier. Been there. I tend to just chalk it up to "tuition" in whatever school that's appropriate. Thanks for sharing, great info.
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Old 07-14-2009, 06:05 PM   #3
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These days $90 is a pretty good price for education. That works out to 2 hours of a plumber's hourly charge at least where I live. And now you have a spare water pump.
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Old 07-15-2009, 03:40 AM   #4
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Art, that's exactly what I told DW and the spare pump won't be one of the things I remove when I get home to shed about 1/2 Ton.
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