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    Posted: 28 Feb 2017 at 8:22am

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Sorry that is so BIG!  Don't need glasses for that one.Tongue
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Hooked up the 2 gallon pressure tank.  It actually holds about a gallon based on the draw from the antifreeze bottle, but i think the rating is output.  The T that you see is where i spliced it in.  1/2" barbed fitting and then i purchased 4 feet of 1/2" line at Lowes and another 1/2" barb to 1/2" and then a 1/2" to 3/4" brass to connect to the tank and hose clamps.  I moved the water pump about 3" to make a little room for the tank to sit on the floor and have added some packing material underneath the tank for shock absorption.  I still need to strap it with plumbers strapping to secure.  It is a bit tight, but stlll room to set the gallon of antifreeze to winterize.   i relieved the factory pressure from the tank.  When i first hooked it up with the factory loaded air pressure, it only sucked about a 1/2 pint and then the pump shut off.  I just bled air until it seemed to draw the gallon and then quit the bleeding.  i still need to check the air pressure.  Note to those that want to do this:  really easy and cheap, but once you start moving those factory fittings and clamps i had two leaks to fix.  One required a new hose clamp and the other just some tightening. 





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Texman, followed your directions for the new posting system, worked great!!

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so the water pump does not come on every time you get a drop of water out or the faucet.  The tank allows for some storage of water, but the main purpose is as a "store" of pressure. The tank has a bladder that expands and contracts to keep pressure when you use water in the Pod.  Make sense? 
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