Jonathon T Leonard
New Member
Hey guys, I've learned quite a few things from this forum already, but there is one thing that I can't quite get through my head.
My well is a submersible pump that was installed before I bought the house almost 5 years ago now. I was told it's about 15-20 foot deep. My main problem is that I seem to be getting low water pressure and you can definitely tell when the pump kicks on. When you flush the toilet, there is barely enough pressure to wash your hands while the toilet is filling back up. The pump and tank are both in a well house about 50ft away from the house.
I guess my first question is, would installing a second pressure tank or even just a holding tank help?
If so, could I keep one in the well house and put the other in my basement with another T? Would I need a second pressure switch?
Would I need to move both of them to the basement? If so, do I need to figure out how to move the pressure switch into the basement and run the wires to the pump?
I have also been going through and installing a new pex manifold and pipes to everything to help get more even pressure for each fixture, but it doesn't seem to have really helped at all.
Thank you for reading, Jon.
My well is a submersible pump that was installed before I bought the house almost 5 years ago now. I was told it's about 15-20 foot deep. My main problem is that I seem to be getting low water pressure and you can definitely tell when the pump kicks on. When you flush the toilet, there is barely enough pressure to wash your hands while the toilet is filling back up. The pump and tank are both in a well house about 50ft away from the house.
I guess my first question is, would installing a second pressure tank or even just a holding tank help?
If so, could I keep one in the well house and put the other in my basement with another T? Would I need a second pressure switch?
Would I need to move both of them to the basement? If so, do I need to figure out how to move the pressure switch into the basement and run the wires to the pump?
I have also been going through and installing a new pex manifold and pipes to everything to help get more even pressure for each fixture, but it doesn't seem to have really helped at all.
Thank you for reading, Jon.