Carbidetooth
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I need to replace leaking old style pressure tank(s) and hoping for some guidance on sizing. Space for tank(s) is restricted in height.
Situation:
Former domestic well now used for irrigation only. Pressure tanks under house were hooked up conventionally, feed into both tanks, output on backside of left tank. Original output now abandoned, household water is now on city supply fed from opposite end of house.
I imagine pump originally was a jet pump, later changed to ¾ HP submersible which is about all I know about it other than the pressure switch is set on at 40 lbs., off at 60 lbs. I’m assuming that when switch was made to city water the well was dedicated to irrigation.
Judging from what I can see, (no water output from tanks) the well-to-tank-line was teed with one leg of tee going to irrigation backflow preventer and other leg going to tanks. That seems unconventional, but I imagine it works in the same way as if the water input and output were at the tanks.
Anyway, all that said, I need to get system back up and running with a tank that doesn’t leak so here are my questions.
1. Do I need to do a similar twin tank setup because of height restriction (36”-38”)?
2. What size tank would be appropriate? For comparison that’s a 40 gal water heater next to pressure tanks, so I’m guessing the pressure tanks at 35-40 gallons.
3. Can I lay an upright tank on its side? That would allow more capacity in a single tank.
Any and all advice appreciated.
Thanks, Peter
Situation:
Former domestic well now used for irrigation only. Pressure tanks under house were hooked up conventionally, feed into both tanks, output on backside of left tank. Original output now abandoned, household water is now on city supply fed from opposite end of house.
I imagine pump originally was a jet pump, later changed to ¾ HP submersible which is about all I know about it other than the pressure switch is set on at 40 lbs., off at 60 lbs. I’m assuming that when switch was made to city water the well was dedicated to irrigation.
Judging from what I can see, (no water output from tanks) the well-to-tank-line was teed with one leg of tee going to irrigation backflow preventer and other leg going to tanks. That seems unconventional, but I imagine it works in the same way as if the water input and output were at the tanks.
Anyway, all that said, I need to get system back up and running with a tank that doesn’t leak so here are my questions.
1. Do I need to do a similar twin tank setup because of height restriction (36”-38”)?
2. What size tank would be appropriate? For comparison that’s a 40 gal water heater next to pressure tanks, so I’m guessing the pressure tanks at 35-40 gallons.
3. Can I lay an upright tank on its side? That would allow more capacity in a single tank.
Any and all advice appreciated.
Thanks, Peter