I am working on an old home known for water issues by the manufacturer cutting corners. There are leaks going to one side of the house and the water heater is leaking massively. Entire system cannot hold water very well. I am told that something is wrong with something down in the pump causing water to leak (Check valve?) but it might be fine and the problem might be everything else. There is a pressure pump connected to a random part of the system and I don't think it works right.
I am thinking of chopping out the water heater and setting up my water system similar to this video but going straight from the pressure pump T to some sort of distribution to feed the 2 areas that need water (Both hot and cold = cold):
The entire house is using Poly Butanyl pipe which is seemingly discontinued but needs to work for the time being. I am planning on using sharkbite connectors.
1) Should I use a check valve or other one way valve before the Tee? I am not sure if the pump check valve is good or not and its about 30 years old (That is a project itself for later). Does it need a hammer?
2) I have a small tank but are these Tee setups pretty much the standard/code setup? It seems to make sense. https://www.freshwatersystems.com/products/wellmate-tank-fittings-package-tfp2-rv
3) Is there a connector that has a spinny thing on it that I can use to tell if there are further leaks I am unaware of?
4) Should I use lead free brass or stainless steel. Stainless seems more expensive and I can't tell if its much of an improvement over the brass.
5) Anything interesting I should read/watch about wells, plumbing code, or indiana plumbing code? I will probably have to redo the entire system.
I am trying to use components for this temporary setup that I can use for the permanent setup when I can get that done.
I am thinking of chopping out the water heater and setting up my water system similar to this video but going straight from the pressure pump T to some sort of distribution to feed the 2 areas that need water (Both hot and cold = cold):
The entire house is using Poly Butanyl pipe which is seemingly discontinued but needs to work for the time being. I am planning on using sharkbite connectors.
1) Should I use a check valve or other one way valve before the Tee? I am not sure if the pump check valve is good or not and its about 30 years old (That is a project itself for later). Does it need a hammer?
2) I have a small tank but are these Tee setups pretty much the standard/code setup? It seems to make sense. https://www.freshwatersystems.com/products/wellmate-tank-fittings-package-tfp2-rv
3) Is there a connector that has a spinny thing on it that I can use to tell if there are further leaks I am unaware of?
4) Should I use lead free brass or stainless steel. Stainless seems more expensive and I can't tell if its much of an improvement over the brass.
5) Anything interesting I should read/watch about wells, plumbing code, or indiana plumbing code? I will probably have to redo the entire system.
I am trying to use components for this temporary setup that I can use for the permanent setup when I can get that done.