FrankBranch
New Member
We have a bit unusual water situation here, our water comes from a spring fed from a lake in a cave. The cave / spring is located in the limestone bluffs behind the house. Our setup consists of a concrete spring box feeding a 2" line that runs down the hillside to a pump house. Inside the house is a check valve, then a harbor freight combo pump / pressure tank and a whole house sediment filter. System has about 20' of head going into the pump house. Pressure builds to about 40 pounds, pump shuts off, pressure tank is about 3 gallons. I notice the pump cycling quite a bit, even when there is no water consumption, was wondering how effective the check valve was with limited pressure across it. We are in the process of doing a remodel, and I am looking to upgrade. Objectives include getting a larger pressure tank, a better quality pump and obtaining higher, more consistent water pressure. What hardware would be a good fit for our situation. I plan to locate the pump / pressure tank in the crawl space under the house to protect from freezing.