jerryc41 wrote:
As I've mentioned before, I like standardization.
I'm in the process of replacing my well pressure tank. In addition to the tank, I had to buy at least twenty other components because I want to use all new parts. The problem with the parts involves the sizes and threads. Everything seems to come in 3/4", 1", and 1 1/4". Threads are male and female. I bought what seemed like all the correct components, but when I got home, the main part, the brass tee, was one size too small. In addition to that, I need a 1 1/4" to 1" galvanized adapter to attach the tee to the tank. A plumber would have known that, and he would have had all those parts in his truck. Not one of the online sources I checked mentioned that adapter.
The local stores didn't have the tank and some of the parts, so I had to drive forty miles to Home Depot. That store didn't have all that I needed, so I had to shop at both the local Lowe's and Home Depot. I just placed an order for a larger tee and adapter at the 40-mile Home Depot. When I get that tee, I'll see how it matches up with the bag of parts I already have. What doesn't fit, I'll return. I'm sure that Home Depot won't have all that I need, so I'll go to the two local places and hope one of them has the parts. With so many variations in parts, it's impossible for every store to stock every part.
I looked up the life expectancy of a water tank, and it's 5 - 15 years. This one is fifteen years old.
As I've mentioned before, I like standardization. ... (
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Hire a plumber. He/she will know what the proper parts are.