FredWalter
New Member
Hi.
I have a well located about 175' from my house.
I have a 3/4"hp jet pump at the well head, with the pressure switch connected to the pump.
I have a 25 gallon pressure tank in my house basement (175' or more from the pump).
(I have a small electric heater in the insulated pump house to make sure that my pump/etc won't freeze in the winter.)
I just found out that it is recommended that a pressure tank be within 5' of the pump.
I don't want the hassle of moving my basement tank to the pump house, so I figure that I'll just add another tank right at the jet pump.
What size should this second tank be?
Would a 2 gallon tank, that I can screw into the top of my pump (in place of a 3/4" plug), be ok? (This is the simplest option.)
Or would it make sense to spend more money and put a bigger tank in there, say one the same size as I already have?
I have a well located about 175' from my house.
I have a 3/4"hp jet pump at the well head, with the pressure switch connected to the pump.
I have a 25 gallon pressure tank in my house basement (175' or more from the pump).
(I have a small electric heater in the insulated pump house to make sure that my pump/etc won't freeze in the winter.)
I just found out that it is recommended that a pressure tank be within 5' of the pump.
I don't want the hassle of moving my basement tank to the pump house, so I figure that I'll just add another tank right at the jet pump.
What size should this second tank be?
Would a 2 gallon tank, that I can screw into the top of my pump (in place of a 3/4" plug), be ok? (This is the simplest option.)
Or would it make sense to spend more money and put a bigger tank in there, say one the same size as I already have?