Does anyone with a well have a cycle stop valve?

[UncleDave]

Im looking at this or a variable speed pump which is an expensive upgrade.

The CSV is a fairly cheap mod.

The cycle stop valve claims to be able to do almost the same thing and Im having a hard time understanding how it can possibly do the things it claims.

Thanks

 

[97K15004WD]

Got a link of what you are looking at?

 

[Cujet]

I use the better of the CSV's on my 3-stage, 2HP Goulds shallow well jet pump. Mounted right on the pump's outlet.

I have 6 shower heads (2 stations) in my 9 foot by 4.5 foot shower, an 80 gal hybrid water heater.

I hated that when using just one side of the shower, the water pressure would cycle from 65 to 95PSI, up and down. But was steady with the wife using the other station at the same time. So I installed the Stainless CSV and a small pressure tank instead of the huge one.

Works wonderfully. AS LONG AS I have it set correctly. It is easy to set it to prevent cycling under all conditions, but that just runs the pump too much. So I set the CSV to prevent pump cycling when using one shower.

There are many CSV detractors, I am not one of them. I find it to be an ideal solution for my high pressure, high flow requirements.

CSV1A is the one I have:

Note: I purchased just the valve, and did not purchase a kit. I use a relatively small expansion tank, about 7 gals of draw down. The tank is the $200 model from Lowes.

 

[Cujet]

Did you choose a solution? I also looked into a variable speed pump, but passed on it due to the electronics and the number of lightning strikes I've had at my home.

I have grown tired of replacing and repairing non robust components.

 

[UncleDave]

Got a link of what you are looking at?

https://www.googleadservices.com/pa...vRor6AAxXAh-4BHQeEDgcQ0Qx6BAgPEAE&nis=8&dct=1

 

[UncleDave]

Did you choose a solution? I also looked into a variable speed pump, but passed on it due to the electronics and the number of lightning strikes I've had at my home.

I have grown tired of replacing and repairing non robust components.

Im still looking.. leaning toward a cycle stop valve.

Since my pump is a fairly new 5 year old A.Y McDonald tossing it at this stage for a VFD doenst make sense, but when it goes I'll probably upgrade.

 

[UncleDave]

Did you choose a solution? I also looked into a variable speed pump, but passed on it due to the electronics and the number of lightning strikes I've had at my home.

I have grown tired of replacing and repairing non robust components.

Im going to do what you did and use a cycle stop valve instead of a VFD.
I like a robust mechanical solution to an electronic in my situation as well.

Lightning would def be a good reason.
Its odd, the West coast has little lightning compared to the midwest and east.
(but boy do I remember it)
Mine is simply lots of power hits from 10 min to days. and although I have a 20KW genset the power still cycles off for 9 seconds like 20-30 times a year here.

Im debating keeping my 80 gall pressure tank in place (its there and still fine) or proactively removing after about 8 years of service and going with the small SS tank which would let me recover a whole row of cabinets in my pump house.

I dont think the name of the device actually is its real benefit.
Its real benefit is tricking the pump into running and keeping the whole system at X pounds vs a 40/60 switch.

 

[Fitter30]

How they work. All pumps have a shut off pressure. Close the discharge on a pump while running get to the shut off pressure. CSV is before pressure switch maintaining say 60 lbs then a water valve is shut off switch is set for 65 lbs pressure builds pump is seeing shut off pressure and pressure builds on system side pressure builds and shut off by pressure.