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I am in the process of renovating my in-house water system as a result of having to replace my pressure tank. The system utilizes a cistern as a reservoir, rain collected off the roof as the supply source, and a submersible pump located in the cistern. The old in-house system consisted of a 5 micron filter followed by a pressure switch, pressure gauge and the pressure tank. This system worked fine.
For a variety of reasons influenced by the off-the-roof source, I decided to change the location of the tank and add a second in-line filter with the result that the logistics of the new system are that the water passes through a 30 micron filter, a 5 micron filter, followed by the pressure switch and gauge, and then the new and larger pressure tank. This system results in off/on/off/... cycling of the pressure switch.
A call to the customer service line of the tank manufacturer informed me that the tank and pressure switch had to be before the filters. This has been confirmed by the very informative discussions I have read on this site.
Okay, I can revamp the layout of the in-house system and have a workable system. However, I am concerned that the system will eventually have problems because of the potential for the tank, pressure gauge and switch becoming clogged.
So my questions are:
Is there any way to protect the gauge, switch, and tank? Do I need to worry about it?
Why did the old system work without the oscillating problem?
Thank you for suggestions.
For a variety of reasons influenced by the off-the-roof source, I decided to change the location of the tank and add a second in-line filter with the result that the logistics of the new system are that the water passes through a 30 micron filter, a 5 micron filter, followed by the pressure switch and gauge, and then the new and larger pressure tank. This system results in off/on/off/... cycling of the pressure switch.
A call to the customer service line of the tank manufacturer informed me that the tank and pressure switch had to be before the filters. This has been confirmed by the very informative discussions I have read on this site.
Okay, I can revamp the layout of the in-house system and have a workable system. However, I am concerned that the system will eventually have problems because of the potential for the tank, pressure gauge and switch becoming clogged.
So my questions are:
Is there any way to protect the gauge, switch, and tank? Do I need to worry about it?
Why did the old system work without the oscillating problem?
Thank you for suggestions.