Hi I recently ahd a new irrigation system installed. I needed a booster pump so the irrigation contractor recommended a Grundfos MQ pump which I installed on the irrigation line only. This runs the irrigation system well. Now the pump sucks the water form the house side of my system. Only a trickle of water or none or even sucking air back into the system. The irrigation system runs at night. I need some water in the house at night with three children.
Some details. City Water 3/4" line onto the house. Static pressue 50psi. Poor GPM inot the house but the pump dosen't run dry. The line to the irrigation system tees right after the meter and before the
PRV. I put a check valve on the house side of the system. This helped a little with sucking air back into the system. The irragation line has a backflow preventer.
Would a pressure tank on the house side of the system give me water in the house while the pump is running for things like flushing toliets and getting a drink of water at night? I would like to avoid another pump. Thanks.
Some details. City Water 3/4" line onto the house. Static pressue 50psi. Poor GPM inot the house but the pump dosen't run dry. The line to the irrigation system tees right after the meter and before the
PRV. I put a check valve on the house side of the system. This helped a little with sucking air back into the system. The irragation line has a backflow preventer.
Would a pressure tank on the house side of the system give me water in the house while the pump is running for things like flushing toliets and getting a drink of water at night? I would like to avoid another pump. Thanks.