Bry899
New Member
Hello all I am new here, my 1st post, so I hope I posted this right.
I have 2 cottages on the property, and wondering if I need a booster pump for them.
The main house has city water and the pressure is great through out the house.
In the basement the water line goes to the first cottage which is about 50 feet away, and then continues to the second cottage which is about 30 feet away. The cottages are rentals and the tenants have complained (sometimes) that the pressure is not good in the showers, other fixtures are fine.
So my question is if I was to add a booster pump, can it be installed in the basement of the main house before it goes to the cottages?
If the pump was added at the basement exit point would it lower the pressure in the main house?
Both cottages are 1 bedroom, 1bath units.
The tenant in the 1st cottage is moving out this weekend so I will check the pressure with a gauge, to see the difference from the main house.
The first cottage has a basement, and the natural gas heating system, and domestic hot water is there. If I remember correctly it looks like 1/2" pex for hot and cold water goes to second cottage.
We purchased the property in Jan 2022 from an estate sale, and the tenants moved in on March 1st.
I might be worrying too much as the tenants have not complained in the past 3 months, but I figured that if I needed to add a pump then now would be a good time when the 1 cottage is empty.
Thank you in advance for the help
I have 2 cottages on the property, and wondering if I need a booster pump for them.
The main house has city water and the pressure is great through out the house.
In the basement the water line goes to the first cottage which is about 50 feet away, and then continues to the second cottage which is about 30 feet away. The cottages are rentals and the tenants have complained (sometimes) that the pressure is not good in the showers, other fixtures are fine.
So my question is if I was to add a booster pump, can it be installed in the basement of the main house before it goes to the cottages?
If the pump was added at the basement exit point would it lower the pressure in the main house?
Both cottages are 1 bedroom, 1bath units.
The tenant in the 1st cottage is moving out this weekend so I will check the pressure with a gauge, to see the difference from the main house.
The first cottage has a basement, and the natural gas heating system, and domestic hot water is there. If I remember correctly it looks like 1/2" pex for hot and cold water goes to second cottage.
We purchased the property in Jan 2022 from an estate sale, and the tenants moved in on March 1st.
I might be worrying too much as the tenants have not complained in the past 3 months, but I figured that if I needed to add a pump then now would be a good time when the 1 cottage is empty.
Thank you in advance for the help