Leslie6
New Member
Hi. We have an existing well on a new house and would like to hook up the well to a second building on our property. The connection for a second line at the well was set up when the well was installed but the rest was left to be completed later. The well is drilled, deep and has more enough water for more than 2 houses, the well installer said.
We would like to set it up ourselves rather than pay for the installer to come back or at least do what we can. My husband is a handy man and carpenter.
Does anyone have any experience setting up a second building on a well? Did you need a second pressure tank at the second building?
Also, there is a whole house water system on the new house in front of the pressure tank. Two Big Blue filters. Should we remove the backflow arresters? Should the filters be moved to the other side of the tank. We were told that they should be installed in line before the pressure tank but now the faucet at the well doesn't work whereas before the filters were installed it did. So, hence, the question about the backflow arresters.
I hope I'm expressing this clearly. My husband has a better understanding of plumbing than I do!
Any advice, feedback, experience very much appreciated!
Thanks.
Leslie
We would like to set it up ourselves rather than pay for the installer to come back or at least do what we can. My husband is a handy man and carpenter.
Does anyone have any experience setting up a second building on a well? Did you need a second pressure tank at the second building?
Also, there is a whole house water system on the new house in front of the pressure tank. Two Big Blue filters. Should we remove the backflow arresters? Should the filters be moved to the other side of the tank. We were told that they should be installed in line before the pressure tank but now the faucet at the well doesn't work whereas before the filters were installed it did. So, hence, the question about the backflow arresters.
I hope I'm expressing this clearly. My husband has a better understanding of plumbing than I do!
Any advice, feedback, experience very much appreciated!
Thanks.
Leslie