FarmPondFalcon
New Member
We're about to build a new house with "country plumbing" (well & septic systems) ... two adults, occasional addition of children and grand children. We'll probably install lawn irrigation for (say) a quarter or half acre of landscaped grounds. Our well has been drilled, 150 feet deep and 25 gpm (hooray).
I've been reading about alternatives; it seems the top two choices are (1) "Conventional" -- sizable pressure tank and constant speed pump, and (2) CSV system -- mini tank and the same pump.
My dilemma: it seems to me that the conventional system would be fine and easy on the pump and plumbing for the intermittent, small volume usage of our everyday living, but that the CSV system would be the star performer for the irrigation workload (but in our New England woodland, I imagine that lawn watering will be a not-very-often demand, and only a fairly short season).
How about seeking the best of both? Would it be feasible to have a sort of hybrid installation, such that the constant pressure CSV system operates when there's a relatively long call for water, but no need for the pump when it's just a small demand for ordinary household activity (other than to refill the pressure tank, of course, when it's been drawn down)?
I've been reading about alternatives; it seems the top two choices are (1) "Conventional" -- sizable pressure tank and constant speed pump, and (2) CSV system -- mini tank and the same pump.
My dilemma: it seems to me that the conventional system would be fine and easy on the pump and plumbing for the intermittent, small volume usage of our everyday living, but that the CSV system would be the star performer for the irrigation workload (but in our New England woodland, I imagine that lawn watering will be a not-very-often demand, and only a fairly short season).
How about seeking the best of both? Would it be feasible to have a sort of hybrid installation, such that the constant pressure CSV system operates when there's a relatively long call for water, but no need for the pump when it's just a small demand for ordinary household activity (other than to refill the pressure tank, of course, when it's been drawn down)?