Re: [RE-wrenches] Water system with Grundfos SQFlex

Hi Brad With 2 check valves leaking I’d look for a broken pipe or a corroded fitting. If there is anyway to isolate between the 2 check valves then you could measure the pressure drop on both sides which should point to the direction of the leak. Jay > On May 25, 2024, at 7:41 PM, Bradley B

Re: [RE-wrenches] Water system with Grundfos SQFlex

Hey Brad, Sometimes shooting is best if you tell more on what you have done so far like using the SQF shooting guide, especially on a holiday weekend😉 Assume there is a CU200 controller and pump is in ground still, must be with 100ft head, sorry No high amps? It runs, How old? --Dave Dave An

Re: [RE-wrenches] Water system with Grundfos SQFlex

Brad, Windy might chime in at some point to back me up on this but I see no way for that pump to turn backwards. Reverse flow is likely a leak at the pump, the down well piping or at the pitless adapter if there is one. Roy Another old time solar and wind guy, hoping to be retired someda

Re: [RE-wrenches] Water system with Grundfos SQFlex

Hi allYes the pump won’t go backwards but it’s possible there could be some leakage through the helical coil. But both check valves have to fail which is a low probability. I’ve seen pipe broken due to someone closing a valve and not having a pressure relief valve. Not knowing what kind of pipe/fit

Re: [RE-wrenches] Water system with Grundfos SQFlex

Yes, lots of possibilities for leaks. I will be exploring them today. Thanks for the tips for finding the location. This setup uses 300psi 1" black poly pipe on a 25 ft drop, and then about 1200 ft run of the same pipe up 220ft elevation to the tanks up the hill with the house about 36ft below the

[RE-wrenches] replacement needed for 12 vdc, 20w El-Sid circulator

Hello, Any recommendations for replacement? A customer's El Sid on an old Sdhw system just failed after 20 years of service. It is powered directly from a PV module. Thanks in advance. -- *Kirk Herander / **kirkh@vermont.solar * *Owner|Principal, VT Solar, LLC* *Celebrating our 33st Anniversa

Re: [RE-wrenches] replacement needed for 12 vdc, 20w El-Sid circulator

Kirk; I found this place for a very remote client last year with an ancient, failed El-Sid on a solar thermal system. I didn't do the replacement as the site is too far away, but the client said it worked fine upon installation and I haven't heard a word since. https://www.ussolarpumps.com/el-sid/

Re: [RE-wrenches] replacement needed for 12 vdc, 20w El-Sid circulator

Thanks, I just found them online.Seems like the best alternative. On Sun, May 26, 2024 at 1:06 PM Dan Fink via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > Kirk; I found this place for a very remote client last year with an > ancient, failed El-Sid on a solar thermal system. I didn't

Re: [RE-wrenches] replacement needed for 12 vdc, 20w El-Sid circulator

I have 19 Elvis pumps if you’re interested in one brand new in the box, but I have been replacing & not using them and using either GrundFoss or taco ECM which is the Alpha series I think in one of those brands but ECM is an electronically commutated motor takes AC turns to DC Super reliable adj

Re: [RE-wrenches] Water system with Grundfos SQFlex

I had a similar pipe leak. I forgot how I located it, but I used a vaccumn gauge or pump and to determine how far down the well the the leak was and pulled the pump and pipe and found a crack. On Sat, May 25, 2024 at 8:41 PM Bradley Bassett via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrot

Re: [RE-wrenches] Water system with Grundfos SQFlex

Hi Brad; I've seen a lot of leaks with barb fittings on poly pipe. I just replace most of the poly plumbing at my place, because I just couldn't get it to stop leaking. Black poly pipe is the lowest cost per foot, but not quite bomb proof.   Barb fittings are really more suited for irrigation

Re: [RE-wrenches] replacement needed for 12 vdc, 20w El-Sid circulator

Let us know what size solar panel works well with the US Pumps D5. I did not see where there was any data to indicate. It looks like you could just use the motor from the D5 and leave the old pump head in the water line? Brad On Sun, May 26, 2024 at 10:45 AM Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches < re-wrenc

Re: [RE-wrenches] Water system with Grundfos SQFlex

Ray, Do you have a US supplier for either of these fittings? The Jentro fitting looks great, the Blueseal16 does not look like it would have much of a pressure rating. I did not find a specification. What do you all use for drop pipes for well pumps? I have a 260ft deep well with galv, but the f

Re: [RE-wrenches] Water system with Grundfos SQFlex

Brad - Try supplyhouse.com 888.757.4774 _ Dana OrzelGREAT SOLAR WORKS! C - 208.721.7003 E - d...@solarwork.com W - www. greatsolarworks.com www.solarwork.com "Resp

Re: [RE-wrenches] Water system with Grundfos SQFlex

Just went through all of Supplyhouse and did not find anything suitable. Off to do some looking down the well... On Sun, May 26, 2024 at 11:44 AM Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > Brad – Try supplyhouse.com > > 888.757.4774 > > > > __

Re: [RE-wrenches] Water system with Grundfos SQFlex

Poly or pvc is very common here in Northern California, and I have seen threaded schedule 80 PVC which takes longer to drop or pull but is a pretty nice solution.Michael D NelsonMD Electric & Solar, Inc.707-684-0064 mobile707-884-1862 officewww.mdelectricsolar.comwww.facebook.com/mdelectricandsolar

Re: [RE-wrenches] Water system with Grundfos SQFlex

Hey wrenches Water leaks in wells, I just pulled my well pump out at a mere 390 feet, older galvanized 11/4 « steel, where the Water rose and dropped the pipe was is poor shape, not leaking yet but it will l suggest if the pump is pul l Ed then replace it with well pipe either sch 80 or 120 dependi

Re: [RE-wrenches] Water system with Grundfos SQFlex

Hi Brad, Here is the link. https://www.supplyhouse.com/Boshart-SSMAXL-100-1-Stainless-Steel-Male-Insert-Adapter-Extra-Long?utm_source=google_ad&utm_medium=shopping_neutral&utm_campaign=Shopping_Neutral_New_users&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwu8uyBhC6ARIsAKwBGpQPie_fqna9Gi5uV3xJmRp-HuZVqG0d3rDUmMZSA

Re: [RE-wrenches] Water system with Grundfos SQFlex

And of course using a torch to soften the tubing just enough so that the barb fitting can insert and then grab into the plastic with the clamps. For 1” its not needed but helpful. For 1.25”- 2” its needed, or at least I’ve never been able to get a solid connection without heat. Jay > On May

Re: [RE-wrenches] Water system with Grundfos SQFlex

Hi JerryWhat equipment are you using to pull steel  from that depth?Jay On May 26, 2024, at 3:18 PM, Jerry Shafer via RE-wrenches wrote:Hey wrenchesWater leaks in wells, I just pulled my well pump out at a mere 390 feet, older galvanized 11/4 « steel, where the Water rose and dropped the pipe was

Re: [RE-wrenches] Water system with Grundfos SQFlex

Brad,For hand installation, especially with lower flow rates, my go-to solution, mentored to me by Windy Dankoff, was SDR9 high-pressure (140 psi max if I’m remembering correctly) flexible polyethylene pipe with bronze SDR9 compression couplers and connectors to MPT. They all used a stainless steel

Re: [RE-wrenches] Water system with Grundfos SQFlex

Those are the exact inserts that I've used. Here's the clamps: clamps I'm not too keen on buying from Amaz... so if you know of any other source for these clamps let everyone know. I have installed two clamps per ins