Scavenger
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I built a house on Lake Huron about four years ago. It's about a 12 foot drop from the pump to the water surface. I have a Berkeley Shallow Well Jet Pump which feeds two in-line sediment filters, then a UV-Light before entering the pressure tank. The pressure switch is set to come on at 30 PSI and off at 50 PSI. Anything beyond 50 PST takes too long to achieve. At the time of installation the plumber said my only two options for higher pressure were a submersible in the lake or a multistage jet pump. At no place in the house do I get water coming out of the faucet like I did when on city water (before moving to the lake). The low pressure (ie: volume) at the kitchen sink is the most irritating. I've thought about getting a multistage jet pump from time to time, but it wasn't until the other day that I read a newsletter talking about a "water pressure booster pump" that I started thinking about it again. This 'complete' booster pump had a multistage pump, a small pressure tank and some sort of controller. I assume this system would deliver the water at a much higher pressure as long as my system could feed it water, but the $1450 price tag scared me off. While 80 PSI water pressure would be a dream, I'd be happy with a 40-60, or 50-70 PSI system. For less money than the booster I figured I could buy a multistage pump. Does that make sense? Is it reasonable to expect a multistage pump to provide a much higher top-end pressure? Any other possible solutions? Thanks.