Hi, I just ordered a shurflo 4008 pump and wondered how this would be installed in conjunction with the pump? does the water go into this unit first ?
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Nope this would go on the pressure side of the pump. Order would be fresh water tank, then pump, then accumulator, then the rest of the plumbing system. This accumulator will act as a shock absorber for the water pressure in the system. If you need more detail let me know.
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it gets installed after the pump so the pump does not cycle so quickly and burn up
1945055
After the pump to hold a more steady pressure between the pump and the faucets.
1945056
It is a Pre charged Expansion tank, it can be located after the pump' any where in the water system. It has a drawdown of 8-10oz.. On my RV trailer.
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The Accumulator comes with a good set of instructions but the accumulator is installed after the pump. The installation instructions give you a couple of options depending on your system.
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Hi, Shelly; This accumulator needs to be installed on the pressure side of the pump. It can be connected in almost any cold water line, but best if mounted at or near the pump. Mine used the supplied adapter connecting it directly to the out-let side of the pump. Mine works great.
1945059
The water source goes to the pump first and the pre-pressurized tank after.
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It can go anywhere on the pressure side of the pump. Either as a flow through, or just dead ended. If you have a filter, put it before the filter.
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NO- the water flows through the pump first & then into the unit. The unit helps smooth the water flow & helps reduce the pump from cycling off & on so much.
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humm....in my installation NOT much because discharge is above floating line, but only drain back to the pump, the remaining water in the hose (about half quarter o so)....but if where the below floating line you may consider to install a check valve.....hope answer your question.
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Yes you do. The pump is installed on the top of the water heated and my heater - air conditioner unit is in the same compartment which has a electrical outlet.
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I mounted the valve that was supplied with the pump. you must install this type of valve. Its made over cheap plastic/compost type material. I mounted mine under the farthest from the tank bathroom sink in the cabinet. I still don't understand how the valve works but, but it does
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I took a piece of filter sponge and cut to fit for in front of the outflow. I was able to put it under the lip of the top cover and close it over the sponge. It really cut down on the flow. The filter also comes with a plastic curved piece that goes over the top to lessen the water flow. Also, the higher you have the water in the tank, the less the current. What size tank do you have?
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that's how most are installed. It's no problem. you need to run the water through the unit with the power off to purge any air prior to turning the unit on.
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There is a connector that fits the threads on the pump and is barbed on the other end. You just push the filter onto the barbed connector
901794
When I bought this it did not come with the installation instructions, so I just learned by trial and error. However, here is a link to the manufacturers instructions http://www.comfortgurus.com/specs/dial/7625_installation.pdf if you want to bypass the pre-wet phase it says you can just manually click the 'fan' then the 'cool' button and then it will start the pump and the fan at the same time. it also says that the pre-wet usually takes 2 min. which has been the case for me.
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I actually had to use epoxy to attach the hose to the pump. And that was a smaller hose than is attached to the filter. I used an adapter to make them fit together.
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That's how I hooked ours up, I drilled a hole through the countertop behind the unit, underneath spliced into hot water line and the sink drain. Works perfect.
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You will need to do some pluming. We used several different items, from a pluming supply and placed it between the pump and the filter. some of the items needed were a piece of plastic hose and elbows. The barbed connectors came with the ultra violet lamp. then the hoses were placed on the barbed connectors. A plastic pull was used to hold the hose tight. elbows were placed to get the correct angle to then connect to the hose to the filter. Not knowing how your pump was connected to your filter, this is as much info as I can give you.
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The water discharge be moved to either a side or upright position depending on your needs. The seller sent me the instructions and was not difficult . Great pump and savings as i have had 2 years .
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If you have already filled the tank and installed it high enough as specified on the instructions, then you may be not opening the valve to the correct direction, wich is counterclockwise. Please let me know if it helps.
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I installed the unit with a 3/4 " drain pipe directly to floor drain sump - so no overflow problems - the aprilaire 500 solenoid will only open when the unit detects that humidty needs to be increased - water will only run when the solenoid is open - there is no continuous water running at all like other units that do not use a solenoid water valve
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Depending on the installation, there is a filter between the tank and the water supply. The instructions note that you should check this filter if you have diminished flow.
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There is a diverter inside the unit. It diverts the water into the barrel. Most goes into the barrel and only a small amount continues down the downspout. When the barrel is full the water backs up into the unit and goes down the downspout. I have two of these and they work great.
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I ran mine separately. I suppose it could impede the flow if the pump (which discharges under pretty low pressure) was trying to push water into a pipe that already had static water sitting in it. The venturi pump has a check valve in it close to it's intake...which keeps the venturi primed...and of course also keeps the water from flowing back into the sump hole.