I have a 1000 gallon tank that is about 5-10 feet uphill from the house.
I wondering how to figure the capacity I need.
Edited 4/20/2006 12:31 am ET by justinbearing
I have a 1000 gallon tank that is about 5-10 feet uphill from the house.
I wondering how to figure the capacity I need.
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what are you pumping - water or molasses...
what size lines....
exactly what do you have in mind and what is the end results of this project???
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"molasses" always loved that stuff. How deep do you gotta dig to find it?Really, water with 1" piping. Just a booster from the 1000 gal tank.Thanks
you talking about filling a cistern???
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my fault - not clearI have a 1000 gallon holding tank that supplies water to the house that is 5-10 higher in elevation than the house. All I need is a booster pump that creates "running water" as they say.All piping from the tank to the house is 1".Jacuzzi pumps (now Franklin) have the so called JetPump. But that's $429 for a 1/2 horse w/ the pump that will give 13 or so gallons per minute.I'd sure like to find something that would work that is cheaper!!
got it....
so 13gpm is not bad fer a house... how do you want to plumb it in..
have you been using gravity and how's the performance???
freezing an issue???
wht was in the well section of the big boxes...
rumageing fer my catalog.. you didn't happen to see where I set it???Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
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"gravity" We were on a shared well that has failed; it has the whole pressure system up at the neighbor's."freezing" not much here; all lines either indoors or buried.Thanks
so why not an inline transfer pump with a pressure or flow sensor switch...Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
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Package unit
I think under $300 @ HD for a well pump & pressure tank so the pump doesn't haven't to cycle every time ya get a glass of water.Do you look to the government for an entitlement, or to GOD for empowerment. BDW
http://www.lgpc.com/Wastewater/BySubcategory.aspx?TypeID=2&CategoryID=4&SubcategoryID=10&ProductSeriesID=0
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"transfer pump" and "link" Thanks.Guess I need to read up on what a transfer pump is, ect...
I called there "technical" support and was told they don't have anything for my situation.
ok..
sit down...
give some careful thought to your dilemma and how you want to rectify it...
put everything in print that... information is what we need...
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If I'm reading this correctly, you have a 1000 gal reservoir, and you want to have a pressurized water supply to the house.
How big is the house, how many bathrooms are there?
Something like this will work. Yes, I know you don't have a "well", but this will do exactly what you need.
http://www.goulds.com/pdf/BJSW.pdf
Thanks.Not sure on the final water source yet, you got it right with the tank ect.About 1900 sq ft with unfin basement; 3 bds; 2 WCs;