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pressure pump failure

  • 25-06-2011 10:31am
    #1
    ootbitb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭


    relying on this electric pump to water cattle.

    seems to be leaking air through a hairline crack in the tin pressure vessel.

    will the pump work if I remove the vessel and seal the vessel outlet?


Comments

  • #2
    Rovi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,570 ✭✭✭Rovi


    Yes, but it'll be cutting on and off the whole time as water is used and pressure rises and fall.
    It'd be best to repair/replace the pressure vessel, as its purpose is to act as a pressure reserve in the system and NOT have the pump switching itself on and off too frequently and burning itself (and/or the pressure switch) out prematurely.


  • #3
    ootbitb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭ootbitb


    thanks Rovi.:)

    these things always happen when the stores are shut. expect thirsty weather:)


  • #4
    Rovi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,570 ✭✭✭Rovi


    It won't do any harm to switch it on to fill the troughs and then switch it off again, if you have the trough capacity and it's not too inconvenient.
    Running a pump straight to nose bowls or the like would be rough on the pump and switchgear.


  • #5
    ootbitb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭ootbitb


    thanks, managed to source one in Tyrone and problem solved:)


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