Don Juan
New Member
Here's my situation, have a 2 1/2" pipe gravity feeding water down hill (basically a giant puddle fed from a tiny stream). Long story short, the 2" pipe reduces down to 1/2" pex goes to 1 sediment filter the to UV filter, my 4 bedroom home is running off a 2.3 gallon per minute RV pump in the basement... I am in the process of upgrading this 1/2" feed to 1 inch PVC. I have manage to acquire a 42 gallon Flotech pressure tank, off the property the pressure tested good and holds air. I have a Drummond 1 hp shallow well pump I will be using to supply more pressure than the rv pump. The Drummond pump is auto on/off 30/50 psi with a 5 gallon pressure tank, and a Pressure Guage.
My Question Is: If I installed my Drummond pump, Then added My Flotech Pressure tank after that pump would I need to install anything else or could I just add a regular pvc T ??
Has anyone done this or know that in theory I won't need to add more parts?
Maybe i will come across a pressure relief valve but as of now finances are an issue. Even for a $50 part...
Also upgrading my 1 tiny sediment filter to - a whole house sediment, a carbon filter and the uv off the 1 inch line. I
I posted this question in a different forum and only got negative comments from the moderator, about how cheap my pump is and how I should go with a better setup on a more expensive pump and a different tank style. I know the pump is cheap but it's what I have along with the tank. Pictures for reference of actual parts I have.
My Question Is: If I installed my Drummond pump, Then added My Flotech Pressure tank after that pump would I need to install anything else or could I just add a regular pvc T ??
Has anyone done this or know that in theory I won't need to add more parts?
Maybe i will come across a pressure relief valve but as of now finances are an issue. Even for a $50 part...
Also upgrading my 1 tiny sediment filter to - a whole house sediment, a carbon filter and the uv off the 1 inch line. I
I posted this question in a different forum and only got negative comments from the moderator, about how cheap my pump is and how I should go with a better setup on a more expensive pump and a different tank style. I know the pump is cheap but it's what I have along with the tank. Pictures for reference of actual parts I have.