Ryanmo
New Member
My house is currently supplied by a natural spring. Flow rate is variable. I would like to utilize the spring for a new house being constructed on the same property. The spring is approximately 400 feet from the existing house. It gravity feeds into a pump house about 50 feet behind the existing house where it goes into a jet pump and pressure tank. I recently had a water test and will have to treat bacteria, turbidity, and likely hard water. The new house is approximately 350 feet from the spring, and approximately 550 feet from the pump house, with 20-30 feet elevation. I will likely need to utilize a holding tank, to ensure supply is not an issue for the new house. My specific questions are:
1. What's the most sensible way to get water from the spring to the new house? I thought it would be easier to collect the water at the existing pump house, because there's existing power, and run a water line the 550 ft, but I'm not sure how to get the pressure tank to communicate with the pump when it needs water, other than running power that far. Is there a way to achieve this with pressure instead? The other option is to build another pump house close to the spring and run power to it, but it's only gaining 200 feet to go through that. What issues am I not considering in both scenarios?
2. It's there a way to treat water for both locations with one set of filters / chlorination / softeners or would both houses need their own dedicated units? I know they are usually after the pressure tank, so I thought this probably wouldn't be logical.
3. Any input on water storage and equipment would be welcome.
1. What's the most sensible way to get water from the spring to the new house? I thought it would be easier to collect the water at the existing pump house, because there's existing power, and run a water line the 550 ft, but I'm not sure how to get the pressure tank to communicate with the pump when it needs water, other than running power that far. Is there a way to achieve this with pressure instead? The other option is to build another pump house close to the spring and run power to it, but it's only gaining 200 feet to go through that. What issues am I not considering in both scenarios?
2. It's there a way to treat water for both locations with one set of filters / chlorination / softeners or would both houses need their own dedicated units? I know they are usually after the pressure tank, so I thought this probably wouldn't be logical.
3. Any input on water storage and equipment would be welcome.