fergus121
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My water comes from a rural water supply company (effectively it's city water; I don't have a well). The static pressure is 60 psi, but there's about 400 feet of 1 inch PVC pipe between the water meter and my house. As a result, I experience noticeable (dynamic?) pressure loss when more than one tap is open. For example, the shower pressure is poor if someone is filling a bathtub or using an outdoor faucet. I'd like to install a water softener, but I'm afraid it would make the water pressure in the house even worse.
Does this sound like a workable solution: water supply pipe -> softener -> check valve -> pressure tank -> house?
I'm thinking about it like the pressure tank on a reverse osmosis system, but on a much larger scale. My thought is that when demand exceeds the supply coming from the pipe for a short period, water from the pressure tank (at the house) will make up the difference and maintain the water pressure. It seems like this would be more effective after the softener, because water from the tank wouldn't be subject to the pressure loss from the softener.
Do you think this would work in practice? Am I overlooking something?
Thanks very much for your input!
Does this sound like a workable solution: water supply pipe -> softener -> check valve -> pressure tank -> house?
I'm thinking about it like the pressure tank on a reverse osmosis system, but on a much larger scale. My thought is that when demand exceeds the supply coming from the pipe for a short period, water from the pressure tank (at the house) will make up the difference and maintain the water pressure. It seems like this would be more effective after the softener, because water from the tank wouldn't be subject to the pressure loss from the softener.
Do you think this would work in practice? Am I overlooking something?
Thanks very much for your input!