My local supply house doesn't carry Amtrol but they do have State. I can't find
much on the web about their quality. Pricing is similar. Are they decent? The
hookups are the same, and it's 4 gallons bigger, which should be ok (maybe give
my cycling pump a rest)
thanks,
jim
On Sep 5, 2016, at 10:08 AM, Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org> wrote:
> Not long after posting this I finally found a video where some glorious soul
> had taken one apart. My vision of the bladder holding the air was incorrect;
> the bladder holds the water, and the air is inside the tank. I then picked at
> a suspicious paint bubble and soaped it, and that's where I'm losing the air,
> pinhole leak.
>
> Here's the video if you'd like to see the innards.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_ybMRYrt8U
>
> jim
>
> On Sep 4, 2016, at 7:13 PM, Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org> wrote:
>
>> I have an Amtrol WX-203 (installed Sep 2009) and I need to add air more and
>> more often otherwise the pump short cycles like crazy. There's no water
>> spitting from the air valve and no air coming out of the faucets. Is it
>> still a shot tank? I soaped the air valve and don't see any bubbles. Can't
>> think where the air might be going. The tank isn't rusty except for the
>> round frame part at the bottom.
>>
>> Easy to replace and it'll probably cure it, but I'd really like to know for
>> sure. Google wasn't much help, surprisingly.
>>
>> thanks,
>> jim
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