Moving pressure tank

I live in a four level house. My water inlet and my pressure tank are located on the lowest level. I am wondering if I can move the pressure tank to the next level up. It would mean extending the inlet piping (1") about 20 feet and raising it 5 feet higher.

I don't know your abilities but with the proper ones and the tools, I can't see from what you said why you couldn't except, you must move the electrical too, but what do you think the move will accomplish, or why do you want to do this?

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Thanks for responding. I have the tools and the skills. I just didn't know if it would matter how far from the pump the tank was and if it would be an issue to have the tank 5 feet above the inlet level. My reason for moving it is that I would like to finish the basement and the tank is in the way and provides a lot of moisture do to sweat. Also, the rest of the houses utilities are on a different level and it would be nice to have them all together in one place instead of using two areas.

Go for it.

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Does the service box need to go with the tank or stay near the inlet closer to the pump? It is mounted on the electrical service panel right now.

handymom said:

Thanks for responding. I have the tools and the skills. I just didn't know if it would matter how far from the pump the tank was and if it would be an issue to have the tank 5 feet above the inlet level. My reason for moving it is that I would like to finish the basement and the tank is in the way and provides a lot of moisture do to sweat. Also, the rest of the houses utilities are on a different level and it would be nice to have them all together in one place instead of using two areas.

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Then I suspect you have a jet pump, by the pressure tank now. If so, the pressure switch and electrical will stay at the pump; unless you move the pump too. Which can be done too IF, the pump can still suck water from the additional 5' of elevation. Question, how can you go up one story and it be only 5'? A story is usually considered to be 9-10'. Dependending on how far you move the tank upwards from the pump, you may have to raise the pressure switch settings a few lbs.. If you have a submersible pump, just move the tank and pressure switch as far as you want to.

Where ever you put the tank, The pressure switch must go with the tank.


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Gary Slusser said:

Then I suspect you have a jet pump, by the pressure tank now. If so, the pressure switch and electrical will stay at the pump; unless you move the pump too. Which can be done too IF, the pump can still suck water from the additional 5' of elevation. Question, how can you go up one story and it be only 5'? A story is usually considered to be 9-10'. Dependending on how far you move the tank upwards from the pump, you may have to raise the pressure switch settings a few lbs.. If you have a submersible pump, just move the tank and pressure switch as far as you want to.

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I have a four level or what is called a split-ranch house. If you took a ranch-styled house and "stepped" on one side of it then each level goes up about 1/2 the height of a full story. I started to put the new pipes in and decided to put them in the ceiling of the lowest level so that means the rise is actually 7 feet instead of 5.

I must be honest, I have no idea what type of pump we have. It is in the back yard and all that is in the house is the inlet and the wire that goes out to the pump. The well is at least 180-200 feet deep and the part of the pump that I can see in the yard is probably 25 feet from the inlet as it is.

By pressure switch, I am assuming you are referring to the "square-d" box that is on the "T" fitting on the pressure tank. I figured that would go with the tank. The question I have is the switch box that both wires run to. I am assuming it would go with the tank as well, but I just want to be sure before I move it.

Then yes move the switch with the tank. If the control box is a 3 wire pump control box, it can stay where it is; the voltage goes from breaker box to the switch from the switch to the control box and then to the well.

Thanks

Thank you for the help. Happy plumbing!