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foot valve in catchment tank
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10-10-2008, 06:22 AM
If you have a check valve on the intake pipe next to the pump motor, should you also have a foot valve on the end of the pipe in the catchment tank? or is it not necessary?
One Thing I can always be sure of is that things will never go as expected.
10-10-2008, 11:38 AM
I've got both.... necessary... I don't know. You might think of it as a back up!
 Royall What goes around comes around!
10-10-2008, 12:14 PM
Sure, every time the pump cycles you save a couple pennies of power, not sucking air.
10-10-2008, 03:25 PM
A foot valve is a check valve and screen that is generally used when the pump is at a higher elevation than the intake point to stop a vacuum from building between the intake and the pump when the pump is not running. It will also prevent larger debris from entering the system.
Dan
10-11-2008, 08:07 AM
It makes sense to have both. I'm putting in the foot valve with screen. Mahalo for Kokua
One Thing I can always be sure of is that things will never go as expected.
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