OT: Filter B4/After Pressure Tank?

Hoosierpopi wrote:

> I have a well and pump. The pump is the submersible type down in the
> well. The water line enters the house and then travels a bit to an
> air
> tank thing that supposedly regulates the pressure.
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Sounds like an accumulator to me.

Doesn't regulate pressure directly but does limit pressure deviations.

Lew

On Sat, 5 Nov 2011 16:56:19 -0700 (PDT), Hoosierpopi
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I have a well and pump.
>
>I want to add a filter to the system - not a dense "taste and odor"
>affair, but one the basically traps bits of soil and such.

>Anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? Or, know of a site
>where I might get some information/answers?

You might also post on alt.home.repair

THere's lots of well questions posted there.

-Zz

Hoosierpopi wrote:
> I have a well and pump. The pump is the submersible type down in the
> well. The water line enters the house and then travels a bit to an air
> tank thing that supposedly regulates the pressure.
>
> I want to add a filter to the system - not a dense "taste and odor"
> affair, but one the basically traps bits of soil and such.
>
> Initially, I thought to install it before the pressure tank figuring
> the pump would push the water through and be able to pressurize the
> system.
>
> But I thought to "ask around" before cutting into my system.
>
> Anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? Or, know of a site
> where I might get some information/answers?
>

Usually installed after the tank. There's a ton of information on the net
about your options. Any google search will give you more to look at than
you probably even care to see.

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-Mike-
[email protected]