Hello all,
Thank you for this amazing forum. I have been working on setting up whole home filtration for my house, and the information found here has been invaluable. I will be purchasing and installing a system on my house shortly, and could use some help in designing the booster pump system to feed the house.
We are a family of four with two little ones and large demand spikes. Think dishwasher, laundry machine, faucets, and shower running at the same time.
A brand new 2” well has been dug to 65’. PH 7, Hardness 31, iron 0.4, sulphur 5+, slight tannin, TDS 599. The driller’s 1hp temp pump was pumping 23 gpm. From there the plan is:
220v Gould j15s from well 150’ to home
Sediment filter
1.5 cube water softener
2000-4000 gpd reverse osmosis
~500 gallon atmospheric holding tank
Ozone in tank
Repressurization pump
2 cube Calcite filter (highest gpm possible)
2 cube carbon backwashing filter (same)
UV filter
Line in to the home.
I’ve been working on the booster pump once the water is in the storage tank. My initial plan was to use a Grundfos Scala2, though I’m hesitant to do so after reading about them.
My question is, which pump setup is the most reliable to boost pressure from the storage tank to the home?
I’m open to either submersible inside the tank, or sitting on the pad outside. My main concern is reliability, and providing enough gpm to feed the home during peak use. I’ve read suggestions of using a psidekick to regulate the pump as well, though I still need to read up more on it.
Any suggestions you can provide are greatly appreciated.
Thank you for this amazing forum. I have been working on setting up whole home filtration for my house, and the information found here has been invaluable. I will be purchasing and installing a system on my house shortly, and could use some help in designing the booster pump system to feed the house.
We are a family of four with two little ones and large demand spikes. Think dishwasher, laundry machine, faucets, and shower running at the same time.
A brand new 2” well has been dug to 65’. PH 7, Hardness 31, iron 0.4, sulphur 5+, slight tannin, TDS 599. The driller’s 1hp temp pump was pumping 23 gpm. From there the plan is:
220v Gould j15s from well 150’ to home
Sediment filter
1.5 cube water softener
2000-4000 gpd reverse osmosis
~500 gallon atmospheric holding tank
Ozone in tank
Repressurization pump
2 cube Calcite filter (highest gpm possible)
2 cube carbon backwashing filter (same)
UV filter
Line in to the home.
I’ve been working on the booster pump once the water is in the storage tank. My initial plan was to use a Grundfos Scala2, though I’m hesitant to do so after reading about them.
My question is, which pump setup is the most reliable to boost pressure from the storage tank to the home?
I’m open to either submersible inside the tank, or sitting on the pad outside. My main concern is reliability, and providing enough gpm to feed the home during peak use. I’ve read suggestions of using a psidekick to regulate the pump as well, though I still need to read up more on it.
Any suggestions you can provide are greatly appreciated.