Pumping uphill from a tank to house

[Slimbo]

I need to pump from a 300 gallon tank which is gravity fed to my house uphill. Rise 40 feet, run 180 feet. I need enough pressure to run a mobile home with two bathrooms.

Can I get away with a 3/4 hp jet pump with a 16 gallon pressure tank?

What’s the optimum setup?

 

[Valveman]

I need to pump from a 300 gallon tank which is gravity fed to my house uphill. Rise 40 feet, run 180 feet. I need enough pressure to run a mobile home with two bathrooms.

Can I get away with a 3/4 hp jet pump with a 16 gallon pressure tank?

What’s the optimum setup?

With the 40' rise I would use a 50/70 pressure switch instead of a 40/60. You will need a pump like a Goulds J5SH or a J15S that can build 80+ PSI to be able to use a 50/70 switch. But a 16 gallon pressure tank only holds about 3 gallons of water. You would be much better off controlling the pump with a PK1A-10 kit with a Cycle Stop Valve and a 10 gallon size tank. This will give you strong constant 60 PSI while you are using water and would do a better job than an 80 gallon size pressure tank.

Custom PK1A PSIDE-KICK Pressure Tank Kit

Replaces large pressure tanks. Preset and easy to install for the DIY customer. The pside-kick kit is a complete constant pressure control package for most pump systems with demands from 1 to 25 gpm. This kit comes with everything you see and utilizes a mechanical pressure switch.

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[Reach4]

I wonder about using the existing pump with no pressure switch for drip irrigation, and add a booster at the end when pressure is needed for washing something or doing something that needs more pressure. This is just a not-worked-out idea.

 

[Slimbo]

With the 40' rise I would use a 50/70 pressure switch instead of a 40/60. You will need a pump like a Goulds J5SH or a J15S that can build 80+ PSI to be able to use a 50/70 switch. But a 16 gallon pressure tank only holds about 3 gallons of water. You would be much better off controlling the pump with a PK1A-10 kit with a Cycle Stop Valve and a 10 gallon size tank. This will give you strong constant 60 PSI while you are using water and would do a better job than an 80 gallon size pressure tank.

Custom PK1A PSIDE-KICK Pressure Tank Kit

Replaces large pressure tanks. Preset and easy to install for the DIY customer. The pside-kick kit is a complete constant pressure control package for most pump systems with demands from 1 to 25 gpm. This kit comes with everything you see and utilizes a mechanical pressure switch.

cyclestopvalves.com

I have access to a Berkeley 10SN for free. How does that compare to your the J5SH and J15S? Will it work?

Thanks for your help

 

[Reach4]

I have access to a Berkeley 10SN for free. How does that compare to your the J5SH and J15S? Will it work?

https://www.pentair.com/content/dam/extranet/web/nam/berkeley/data-sheets/sn-series-sell-sheet.pdf has the curves. It is a higher volume lower pressure pump, but might still do an adequate job. It is not going to be usable with a 50/70 pressure switch.

 

[Valveman]

Free is usually good. That pump will work with a 40/60 switch. I would use it.

 

[Slimbo]

Free is usually good. That pump will work with a 40/60 switch. I would use it.

Great, thanks! I assume I should go for the 10 gallon tank instead of the 4.5?

 

[Valveman]

Great, thanks! I assume I should go for the 10 gallon tank instead of the 4.5?

Won't help much at 40/60. But if you ever replace the pump and want 50/70 the 10 gallon tank would be best.