Hi Scott,
I have lived with 45 - 60 psi water pressure for years. I think you are
going to a lot of trouble for little gain. Yeah - I guess booster pumps
work, but as you outline, a lot of problems.
In round numbers, you will get about 1/2 psi for every foot of
elevation. For the water tower to provide 90 psi it will have to be 180
ft tall plus. The other side is, you will need a 90 psi plus pump to
fill the tower. Water towers are usually used to provide a larger
volume, for short times, than your well can flow. (storage) Same with
your present pressure tank. One uses compressed air, one uses gravity.
Personally, I have never needed to etch glass with a garden hose.
Dave Russell
Scott Hall wrote:
>
> do the pumps actually work? is there a lag before they cut on?
> alternatively, I was thinking about...a water tower (don't act like I'm
> crazier then anyone else here). maybe above the second story, built
> into an addition... seriously. just a larger, elevated storage tank
> above the house, with the structure to keep it there safely. just need
> a pump to get it there, but after that, gravity does the rest. the
> problem I'm having is how high, and how big a pipe down to get the
> desired pressure out. what I need is a municipal civil engineer.
> scott
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