Surging house water pumps

[gregory O]

it sounds like one of the new pumps has a bad backflow valve. remove the lines
from one pumpat a time and plug the ends with a bolts and hose clamps.

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davisgr" wrote:
>
> What can I do stop my house water pumps from "surging"; runs for a couple of
seconds, hesitates a moment, runs for a couple of seconds, etc.? Both pumps are
new. One does it worse than the other, depending on the load being put on it.
I have tried running all faucets at once for a while. I have tried opening the
faucet valve located in the same compartment and draining water from there.
>
> Rick Davis
> 1993 WLSA
> Loudon, TN
> (at HWH in Iowa tonight-getting colder!)
>