Stop in for a cup of coffee

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My wife is out doing the rounds today. The stuff she needs is at Walmart and Sam's Club. The problem is that part is at one and the other part is at the other place.:BangHead:
Praying that she is careful.
 
zkx14 said:
I understand the water logging on tank with no bladder. But on a bladder tank, the only way it should ever water log is if the bladder fails. If it's a vertical tank that is plumbed like that, I could see it still working as you said even with a failed bladder. But, this is horizontal,so I believe once the bladder fails, your screwed. I could leave higher air pressure on it for a while and maybe it would push any water through... I will mess with it again sometime this week and tap on tank to see where the water/air is. I didn't do that.

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All the bladder is for, is to separate the tank and water. The bladder will completely fill the tank if there is no air. The bladder is not sufficient to push water out on itself. It is the air pushing on the bladder. Again the Woopie Cushion you can keep putting water or air into it but it is the outside pressure (air) that makes it blow. My tank is fiberglass with a bladder and is a vertical tank but I also have a submersible pump. You have what is called a jetpack. A different principle where you have two lines going out. Hard to explain on here but the metal thing in the well uses the principle of say a sand blaster. If you push the air (in your case water) through a small orifice it creates a suction to draw the water up out of the well. and pushes it back up the smaller line into your tank. So when your pump is not running you have no pressure being applied except from the air in the tank to move it through your house..
 
zkx14 said:
I understand the water logging on tank with no bladder. But on a bladder tank, the only way it should ever water log is if the bladder fails. If it's a vertical tank that is plumbed like that, I could see it still working as you said even with a failed bladder. But, this is horizontal,so I believe once the bladder fails, your screwed. I could leave higher air pressure on it for a while and maybe it would push any water through... I will mess with it again sometime this week and tap on tank to see where the water/air is. I didn't do that.

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And it does not matter what size or shape the tank is (a tank is a tank and your water and air will take shape to the shape of the tank and air is lighter than the water) it has a top and the air even if pumped from the side will be at the top. I know you know all the principles of displacement even better than me. But it helps me explain what is going on. If your pump keeps running and you have no to little pressure your tank is water logged. Now you need to find out why.
 
Got to the door to leave Costco, looked at receipt, It showed 105.79. I thought that was not too bad.....
Well I got home, and looked again with reading glasses, 185.79. Crap!!!!
 
Yea! I found a longer Wix oil filter for my JD rider. It has a fluted can as well and my local O Reillys has it on the shelf. That original short smooth can filter was a turd to remove. I will make sure I have the right cup type filter wrench too before I leave the store.
 
toolmanmike said:
Yea! I found a longer Wix oil filter for my JD rider. It has a fluted can as well and my local O Reillys has it on the shelf. That original short smooth can filter was a turd to remove. I will make sure I have the right cup type filter wrench too before I leave the store.
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did you buy the adapter too...
 
toolmanmike said:
I used to do that. I am desperate though. I want to service the rider in the next few days.
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Napa's Gold filter is a Wix filter. You could check there if they have one for your rider.

Our grass is just starting to turn green. I figure I have about 1 month before I have to mow yet. I did put my snow blower away and got the push mower in the garage this past weekend. The rider is still in the shed, that will get serviced soon.
 
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