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We need to upgrade an old creek intake. Need to remove sand and silt, then increase pressure.
The current situation: Jet pump and 2 pressure tanks about 20' above creek intake, then a steep bank, then level across to house entry. In house: twist filter, then a 20" pleated cellulose 5 micron Big Blue, then Trojan UV.
The current idea: Remove pressure tanks from creek pump. Build a booster pumphouse at top of bank with a Sandmaster centrifugal separator, then a float valve in a 175 gallon plastic tank. Then a jet pump with pressure tank, then new line from booster pumphouse to house.
Questions: Will the creek pump be okay with the float valve rather than a float switch, if the valve allows several minutes between cycles? (It would be quite a challenge ditching a control cable down the bank.) Will the Sandmaster be okay supplying a float valve, rather than a pressure tank? Can I add any secondary filtration (e.g. TwistIIClean) between Sandmaster and tank, to get down to maybe 25 microns? Is there a better scenario for filtering before the tank?
For the booster pump, would it be wise to add CSV with small tank, then a large bladder tank to reduce booster pump cycles, or is this overkill? Does it cost more to operate a booster pump with a CSV than with just a pressure tank?
Any advice would be very welcome.
The current situation: Jet pump and 2 pressure tanks about 20' above creek intake, then a steep bank, then level across to house entry. In house: twist filter, then a 20" pleated cellulose 5 micron Big Blue, then Trojan UV.
The current idea: Remove pressure tanks from creek pump. Build a booster pumphouse at top of bank with a Sandmaster centrifugal separator, then a float valve in a 175 gallon plastic tank. Then a jet pump with pressure tank, then new line from booster pumphouse to house.
Questions: Will the creek pump be okay with the float valve rather than a float switch, if the valve allows several minutes between cycles? (It would be quite a challenge ditching a control cable down the bank.) Will the Sandmaster be okay supplying a float valve, rather than a pressure tank? Can I add any secondary filtration (e.g. TwistIIClean) between Sandmaster and tank, to get down to maybe 25 microns? Is there a better scenario for filtering before the tank?
For the booster pump, would it be wise to add CSV with small tank, then a large bladder tank to reduce booster pump cycles, or is this overkill? Does it cost more to operate a booster pump with a CSV than with just a pressure tank?
Any advice would be very welcome.