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Anyone have experience with well water tanks?
Posted on 3/30/14 at 5:22 pm
Posted on 3/30/14 at 5:22 pm
I'm looking at replacing my 34 gal tank w/ a 64 gal. My water pressure is less than spectacular. It is old and I know it has to have sediment in it from the usual troubleshooting tips.
If I replace it w/ a 64 gal, it will give me 64 gals longer at the set pressure (before the pump engages) than my 34 gal...correct?
It's a shallow water pump 1hp, <1 yr old.
My main motivation is we have been getting ALOT of sediment thru the lines and it has been clogging faucet screens, my tankless heaters, etc. So I'm about to blow the whole thing up, install sediment filters and a new tank.
Am I correct that a bigger tank will give me slightly better pressure b/c it can sustain longer? And do you have any tips on good filtering systems?
TIA, sorry for length.
If I replace it w/ a 64 gal, it will give me 64 gals longer at the set pressure (before the pump engages) than my 34 gal...correct?
It's a shallow water pump 1hp, <1 yr old.
My main motivation is we have been getting ALOT of sediment thru the lines and it has been clogging faucet screens, my tankless heaters, etc. So I'm about to blow the whole thing up, install sediment filters and a new tank.
Am I correct that a bigger tank will give me slightly better pressure b/c it can sustain longer? And do you have any tips on good filtering systems?
TIA, sorry for length.
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Posted on 3/30/14 at 6:01 pm to lsuroadie
I lived in an older home several years ago and the water pressure was really low. Put in a new pump and tank and still had no pressure so I plumbed the whole house with PVC. The original metal pipes were full of rust. I had a 1 foot length of pipe that I cut out that you could not see daylight through. It was completely full of scale but the water had made a small channel up and down through the pipe where it was not a straight shot through.
Posted on 3/30/14 at 6:27 pm to lsuroadie
I have quite a bit of experience with water wells. Questions for you.
-Just confirming that you have a 2-yr old house plumbed with PEX, but the pressure tank is old? Pls explain?
-Is the well itself (i.e. the hole drilled in the ground) old or new? (not the tank)
-Any idea approximately what year the well was drilled?
-Is you pump a submersible pump or a jet pump working on Venturi effect?
-Is the well case pipe going into the ground PVC or steel?
-Is the well case pipe going into the ground 4" diameter or is it less than 4" in diameter?
Some pics may also help.
I can give you more intelligent answers with firm answers to the above.
-Just confirming that you have a 2-yr old house plumbed with PEX, but the pressure tank is old? Pls explain?
-Is the well itself (i.e. the hole drilled in the ground) old or new? (not the tank)
-Any idea approximately what year the well was drilled?
quote:
It's a shallow water pump 1hp, <1 yr old.
-Is you pump a submersible pump or a jet pump working on Venturi effect?
-Is the well case pipe going into the ground PVC or steel?
-Is the well case pipe going into the ground 4" diameter or is it less than 4" in diameter?
Some pics may also help.
I can give you more intelligent answers with firm answers to the above.
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