Spring fed water source needs PSI boost

[Callicoon Ken]

Hey there - just bought a place in the mountains - mobile home with a 45+ yr old spring fed water source- approx 1000 gallon spring tank sits about 225 yards from house and approx 45’ above - water runs through line down to house and into frost free hydrant - when hydrant is opened water feeds house with just pressure to run faucets , toilet , and shower but not all at once - we want to increase what appears to be barely 20 PSI to a comfortable level - we’ve been considering a shallow well pump and 20 gallon pressurized bladder tank - but not sure what size to get. truth be told this is out of my wheelhouse and learning as i go - any advice would be helpful - i’ve attached pick of existing frost free hydrant and proposed combo jet pump and tank

 

[OLD TIMER]

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[Callicoon Ken]

what the.....

?? that’s all yah got?

 

[OLD TIMER]

this is above my pay grade. theirs a member on here called VALVEMAN, you can send him a message in the members page.
I think he can help you.

 

[Valveman]

20 PSI is what you get from a height of 46'. There are all kinds of booster pumps on the market. A good one is not cheap, and a cheap one is not good. I would use something like a J7S Goulds with a PK1A to control it. The Cycle Stop Valve in the PK1A will give such strong constant pressure to the house that you will no longer even need soap in the shower.

 

[Reach4]

20 PSI is what you get from a height of 46'. There are all kinds of booster pumps on the market. A good one is not cheap, and a cheap one is not good. I would use something like a J7S Goulds with a PK1A to control it.

Given the head start due to the elevation, wouldn't the J5S (1/2 HP) pump give plenty of boost, and be quieter?

Bypass valves (3 valves) would let you keep water if there was pump problem or there was a power outage.

I would think this application would not need a check valve, and should never have a priming problem... would I be correct?

 

[Valveman]

Yeah it would work, but the J5S would only give 5 GPM while the J7S will give 12 GPM, which will run more things at one time. Probably very little difference in price, and the noise will be the same.

 

[Reach4]

Since it is boosting the pressure, rather than sucking from 5 ft down, I think the J5s could do over 10 gpm. If the incoming pressure drops to 10 PSI, a 40 PSI boost still gets you to over 50.

This is a cabin, and not a 3 bathroom house. I expect 6 GPM is plenty. On price difference, I saw $382 (J5S or J5SH) vs $476, so not a really big difference. One of the 1/2 HP pumps would be easier if they went on generator for a while.