Qwertyjjj
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We have the equivalent of city water at a cottage (it's actually a neighborhood pump and well supplying multiple houses).
A leak has developed in one of the underground lines and it's not fixable until spring (ground too frozen to dig up).
Water pressure has dropped to around 15-20 so is not really usable for showers.
I have a 20 gallon pressure tank and switch (40/60) that's unused in the winter. Wondering if I can connect a pump to it and install temporarily.
What I don't understand is how the pump can get city water into the tank if the flow rate and pressure in the line is so low. Won't the pump just suck in the initial water and then create a vacuum and suck air from the main line since as soon as it pumps, the flow in the pipe will be very low...
A leak has developed in one of the underground lines and it's not fixable until spring (ground too frozen to dig up).
Water pressure has dropped to around 15-20 so is not really usable for showers.
I have a 20 gallon pressure tank and switch (40/60) that's unused in the winter. Wondering if I can connect a pump to it and install temporarily.
What I don't understand is how the pump can get city water into the tank if the flow rate and pressure in the line is so low. Won't the pump just suck in the initial water and then create a vacuum and suck air from the main line since as soon as it pumps, the flow in the pipe will be very low...
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