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1. Michael Sullivan

   

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   7/11/2016 8:07 AM

   Hello All,
   
   Have had a couple of leaks to fix over the last couple of weeks. However, we are getting 26 GPM still at our pumpstation. Keeps making the pump cycle on and off. Has been very dry, but can't seem to find where is 26 GPM is going. Any tips or tricks?
   
   THanks
   
   Michael Sullivan
   Brennan Golf
   Stamford CT

   
   
   
   
2. Andrew Cross

   

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   7/11/2016 8:07 AM

   Any water crossings (bridges, under a creek, etc?) Any native areas that you don't ever drive through or scout? Could even be a pond fill or maybe a leak in the pumphouse right back into the wet well. Turn pumps off and listen in pumphouse. Could be possible ClaValve is dumping water.
   
   I feel your pain, we've been having constant pinhole leaks in 2.5" cemented bell joints, so while pumps don't stay on constantly they tend to cycle every 15-30 minutes. Sometimes it takes a while for the ground to become saturated enough for the leak to even show!!
   
   Good Luck!!

   
   
   
   
3. Max Lamas

   

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   7/11/2016 9:07 AM

   How big is your pressure tank?
   
   Is there any heads leaking?
   
   Is there a drain valve partially open?
   
   What do you draw from? Does your pump have a backflow preventer that has failed?
   
   Recheck the leaks you repaired. Is there ground still moist around them?

   
   
   
   
4. Michael Sullivan

   

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   7/11/2016 10:07 AM

   Left out the minor detail that it is City Water, 6" Line, with Pressure at the pumphouse usually at least 80 PSI. Watertronics Pump Station with two 325 GPM pumps.
   
   MIke Sullivan

   
   
   
   
5. Keith Fellenstein

   

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   7/11/2016 11:07 AM

   If you have the ability to section off areas with valves, you should be able to narrow things down a bit. Start at the furthest point from the pump station and work back to it, closing main line valves as you go until your pumps stop cycling. Then scout closely the area between the last two valves. If you have a main with laterals and can isolate laterals individually, you can narrow things even further.