I made a new tumbler!

[44man]

Tom, who makes and sells the spun glass tanks? I am in the eastern panhandle of WV near harpers Ferry and want to look for one.

[MT Gianni]

With well tanks the bigger the better. We have a 32 piggybacked with a 50. Making the pump run when it's on and minimizing starts which are hard on motors.

[MT Gianni]

To purge an old propane tank remove the valve and turn it upside down for a day or two then fill it with water and let it set for another couple of days. Gianni.

[pumpguy]

44man
There are two really good fiberglass tanks out there. The one I am most familiar with is a Well-Mate. They have a blow molded polyethylene coating and a chemical (chlorine) resistant bag. The only metal in the tank is the brass snifter valve on the top. The other is made by Sta-Rite. One thing people have a hard time accepting is that you should use as big a tank as possible. The bigger it is, the fewer cycles on the pump. This makes both last longer. As a rule, you want at a minimum, a tank that allows the pump to run at least one minute so the motor has a chance to cool. ie. 15 gpm pump needs a tank that has at least 15 gallons of drawdown. This is not the volume of the tank. A thirty two gallon volume tank only has about 10 gallons of drawdown with a 30/50 pressure switch and only about 8 on a 40/60. You would need a 60 gallon voume tank for a 15gpm pump minimum. Hope this helps.

[44man]

Thank you very much. I will look for them. I agree with a larger tank and is why I had these piggybacked.