Another - Anyone Know What This Thing Is?

[Stuart Brooks]

This doohickey was on the supply line from a well. No other information was visible. I have never seen one before.

[John Kogel]

I had never seen one till I saw this one. But I know what it is. It is a valve on a well water line.

You can set the valve by degrees to reduce flow. This way the pump, probably a submersible, can only deliver what you allow it to. Keeps the pump from sucking air where there is a slow recovery.

[Stuart Brooks]

I had never seen one till I saw this one. But I know what it is. It is a valve on a well water line.

You can set the valve by degrees to reduce flow. This way the pump, probably a submersible, can only deliver what you allow it to. Keeps the pump from sucking air where there is a slow recovery.

Thanks! Now I know.

[Dana Bostick]

It obviously allows one to adjust the angle of the water coming out of the pipe!

[Mike Wakefield]

If there is significant sediment in the well, it can be avoided by limiting the flowrate from the well. I have used this technique on a personal well, which will pump 12 gpm with lots of sediment, or pretty clean water at 2 gpm.

[Michael Chambers]

It obviously allows one to adjust the angle of the water coming out of the pipe!

I think I like your answer. It's obviously being used to avoid having to install so many elbows in the piping.