Cycle Stop Valves CSV1A Pump Control Valve, 15 psi -150 psi

Background: 14 zone irrigation system(currently) and two story, six bedroom house. Called plumber. Plumber said it was a "gimmick" and likened it to a glorified pressure reduce, nothing more, and will NOT do what I wanted it to do. I wanted the pump to not cycle on/off while providing adequate pressure to the irrigation system as well as the rest of the house. "thats what the pump is designed to do", argued the plumber. While this tid bit is true, I explained to the plumber that electric motors acumilate the most wear during start up (part of cycling), so reducing this, especially on a four hour irrigation plan, would save the pump from cycling hundreds or even thousands of time in a year. Mr. plumber slapped an eight-hundred dollar qoute to have this installed INLINE, meaning just two pipe connections, along with "checking" air pressure in tank and "draining" the water out the system. (shutoff valve to whole house less than three feet from the proposed valve installation) DIY installation here folks. 15 minutes to drain and check tank air pressure, 45 minutes installation, 15 minutes of post clean up and valve adjustment.initial results:outbound pressure from tank 56 PSI CONSTANT for most sprinkler zones, when on. Larger zones require more than pump can supply with valve at 56 PSI, so 50 PSI for them, but constant. Shower pressure, GAME CHANGER! A consistent flow of water, at 57 PSI.updated results:Configured system for 50/70 range from 40/60, with a minor adjustment to cycle valve. The cycle valve allows you to do this with little to no drawbacks. Pressure outbound for shower when on, 67. Outbound for irrigation, 65 and 60 depending on zone size.Only negative observation: Valve does not keep a consistent pressure for every draw, which should be apparent between my initial and updated results. The actual valve works relative to the GPM AND your manual setting. So, I've setup the valve so it keeps the shower at 67 PSI, and in turn it keeps my irrigation between 65 and 60, which is more than acceptable.

My CSV was just installed with a new well, pump, tank, and tee. CSV MFG stipulated no other valves installed between CSV and pump. A few weeks later, the PVC union upstream from the CSV (connects csv/tee assembly to well/pump drop pipe) exploded in the middle of a cold (35degreeF) night and flooded the brand new pump house. It's a good thing that my pump plumbing survived or this would have cost a LOT more. This is most likely due to the backpressure created by the CSV being more than the plumbing can handle, and the MFG keeps this dirty secret to themselves and claims bad plumbing. NO! My plumbing was new and strong, just not strong enough for 200+ PSI .... know this: without a CSV that backpressure would have been far less; around 60 PSI. MFG is very argumentative, praises all upsides of this product, and never admits any downsides, and for that, you will not know what possible problem to plan for. DISHONEST!

This unit does exactly as advertised. If you set it up properly it works like a gem!I use a deep well to water my garden 3x per week for one hours.I used to have a 20GAL tank and my pump would cycle on and off at least once every minute of 60 times per hour.I now use the cycle-stop valve with a 6 Gallon tank and have the same flow rate and my deep-well cycles 1x per hour. This unit creates back pressure to the motor in order to keep the pressure just below the motor cut-off. Contrary to popular belief, the higher the back pressure, the less amps the motor will draw because less water flows. Put an amp meter on the pump and test it for yourself!

I added this to an existing well-supplied irrigation system when I reconfigured the system and had different zones with varying flow rates resulting in some zones that were over-pressure at the well pump's maximum flow rate. Worked exactly as advertised, causing the well pump to deliver reduced flow to match demand, to remain at a constant output pressure. I no longer have to worry about balancing all of my irrigation zones to fall within a 40-60 psi range and can have some zones with lower flow rates which would otherwise run at higher than 60 psi and cause frequent cycling of the well pump (I have only a small pressure tank and don't want a larger one as the well is used only for irrigation).

This product worked well for us for a few days until the back pressure it uses to restrict flow from the pump split the pipe in the well. We had to have the pump pulled and a section of the pipe removed. The repair was expensive.Our pump is 300' deep inside a 6" drilled well. The plastic pipe is 40 year old - original from when we built the house and the well was drilled. Undoubtedly the pipe had a weak spot, perhaps damaged when the pump was replaced years before. Nevertheless, there was never a problem until I installed the Cycle Stop Valve. It split the pipe within days of using it.So while I have nothing against this product, and it does work, I want to make others aware that it works by creating back pressure. That could expose any weak spots in the pipe between your pump and the valve.In fairness, the company did refund the cost, so I have no complaint with them. Just be aware of the possibility that there could be a problem.

This valve was super easy to install and setup. This valve stopped my frequent pump cycling (every 15-20s). My installation is for a geothermal system that uses the same water supply as the house. When the geothermal system would come on the pump would cycle on/off/on every 30s or so. This resulted in water pressure changes to the house and unnecessary wear on my pump. Highly recommend this valve to stop cycling your pump.

This product works so well my well for our property had problems short cycles now with just a 10 gallon tank when a water hose on it does not cycle at all Love this product

Not so much a review about the product, although the adjustment screw striped while making an adjustment, this occurred 11 months after purchase from the “Botley Store” through Amazon.Product has a 1 year warranty, however the manufacture won’t warranty any purchases through Amazon, eBay etc. So I contacted Botley, who denied any responsibility to honour the warranty that had been described in the original listing. Tried to dispute this issue through Amazon and they had no interest in supporting the customer.All this to say, don’t bother buying anything from Botley and if you’re considering this cycle stop valve, purchase it from them directly and don’t use Amazon or a 3rd party.

I did a quick test when I installed it and it seemed to function as expected. I don't really sit around watching my pump so I can't be positive if it is actually reducing the number of pump cycles. If I remember I will update in the summer when the hose could run for an hour when watering the garden.

Great product easy to install. I wish I'd known about this product years ago, maintains constant pressure without the yo-yo pressure and temperature fluctuations. Amazon should consider selling accessories, I had to buy mounting brackets from the manufacturer in Texas.

Replaces expensive computer module. Works excellent. Excellent quality. Definitely would buy again.

Installation was breeze, no issues. Valve works as advertised keeps a constant pressure and stops the cycling when under demand.