Do I need to take the distance from the booster pump to the house into consideration?

[JeremyF559]

Do I need to take the distance from the pump to the house into consideration when choosing a booster pump? The storage tank and booster pump will be about 150 feet away from the house all on flat ground and the house is a single story. We’re needing at least 50psi inside the house. I’m looking at the
GRUNDFOS MQ3-45 MARK III PUMP

 

[ThirdGenPump]

Yes and no. You need to take friction loss into account. If the pipe is large enough you won't have enough friction loss to make a meaningful difference to the pump. If you want to force a lot of water through a smaller pipe, you'll need a pump capable of overcoming that resistance. Larger pipe is most often the cheaper and easier solution.

I personally hate Grundfos MQ-3 pumps, and pretty much all the 'all in one options' I prefer using regular jet pumps with cycle stop valves and small tanks for booster pump set ups.

 

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[Valveman]

Like ThirdGen says, find a decent pump. They were going to take the MQ off the market but the Scala they made to replace it didn't fair any better, so they just keep making the piece of junk MQ pumps.