Pressure tank location on 2nd floor with pump on first floor

[pjs]

Just redoing things after some NE Penna flooding... Had to buy a new convertible deep well jet pump and a pressure tank. To avoid having a flood ruin this stuff again and cost me money, was wondering if I could locate some of my well components higher, like on the 2nd floor. This is a cheezy diagram, but hope gets the point across. My well pipes (3 of them) in/out/air enter my house in the basement. My current setup (that got ruined in flood) had the pump and tank on first floor, about 4 feet run from where well lines come into basement wall. Can I move the pressure tank to the 2nd floor, and leave pump on first floor? Worried about back pressure on pump parts when pump stops. Can I move pump and tank to 2nd floor?

 

[Valveman]

If your pump has two pipes going to the well (both of them water lines) then you should be able to move the pump up a floor. Although that will increase the lift on the pump. It is always better for a pump to push water than try to draw water up.

 

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[pjs]

Valveman, thanks for quick reply.
Do you think I can optionally just move the tank to the 2nd floor (like my diagram)? The reason I ask is it would be pretty easy and quick to do that now (so i can some water to clean out the flood mud). Pump relocation is my goal, but might be a 'phase 2'.

 

[Valveman]

Pressure switch has to stay with tank. Both can be above the pump.

 

[Masterpumpman]

As Valve man said

Pressure switch has to stay with tank. Both can be above the pump.

When going to phase #2, Consider installing a submersable pump at the source and installing a Pside-Kick on the second floor. This way if it floods agai it won't destroy your pump! Plus the Pside-Kick will give you constant pressure when taking a shower and prevent your pump from cycling when filling the tub or filling the washing machine.

 

[LLigetfa]

I agree with the suggestion to go submersible and CSV. Moving the pump should take priority over moving the tank. Short of the tank floating and breaking away from the piping, if well secured it should not be damaged by flood. The pump of course, is another matter.