Hi,
Purchased this home in 09. Its got 2 1/2 baths and a household of 6. 5 of them are women aged 12 yrs old + who shower alot and we do at least one load of laundry daily.
our well pressure has been crap since day 1. everyone's always complaining of no pressure. I dont have a softener connected and its still bad with an existing 20 gallon pressure tank.
Here's my dilemma,
pressure tank is rusting ( no leaks yet)
I followed the instructions on figuring out my flow rate and calculated 3.125 gpm
the well pump is 60' below surface (220v submersible pump)
I've been doing alot of googling and have a couple concerns
1. Unsure what hp my current pump is and what i should purchase. I think i figured out i need 12-14 gpm for my household
2. Since i need a new tank, do i go the CSV route with smaller tank or upgrade my 20 gallon to a larger tank 36+
3. I want to add a water softener system to help with the hard water but worried about flow loss(only have a pre filter and whole house filter currently)
4. Can i trust buying online? ( trying to save a bit, def not a wealthy man )
I'd appreciate any input
Thanks!
Purchased this home in 09. Its got 2 1/2 baths and a household of 6. 5 of them are women aged 12 yrs old + who shower alot and we do at least one load of laundry daily.
our well pressure has been crap since day 1. everyone's always complaining of no pressure. I dont have a softener connected and its still bad with an existing 20 gallon pressure tank.
Here's my dilemma,
pressure tank is rusting ( no leaks yet)
I followed the instructions on figuring out my flow rate and calculated 3.125 gpm
the well pump is 60' below surface (220v submersible pump)
I've been doing alot of googling and have a couple concerns
1. Unsure what hp my current pump is and what i should purchase. I think i figured out i need 12-14 gpm for my household
2. Since i need a new tank, do i go the CSV route with smaller tank or upgrade my 20 gallon to a larger tank 36+
3. I want to add a water softener system to help with the hard water but worried about flow loss(only have a pre filter and whole house filter currently)
4. Can i trust buying online? ( trying to save a bit, def not a wealthy man )
I'd appreciate any input
Thanks!