I’ll start this post by saying that I have always lived in “city” residential neighborhoods so water supply was never a real issue…that has changed. 5 hrs ago we bought a house that uses a pump house to supply city water to our home. The previous owner had past away so there were no instruction manuals on how this system worked so I’ve been slowly piecing it together..kinda.
The current problem is that I’m loosing pressure in my main water supply line coming from the pump house. This property was once used as a cattle farm so I’ve come to realize that this pump system also supplied water to 4 watering troughs scattered across the fields. Those are currently shut off and dry.
The supply line is pvc pipe that varies in sizes 3inch up hill then to 2 inch and 3/4 once at the house. Pump house is 2,500 ft from the house and there is a rise of 159ft in elevation. Current pressure at the meter was 70psi. I’ve decided to replace the line with poly pipe running a more direct route to the house and only supplying the house. We also have a 1inch supply line at the meter which we pay extra for..this was setup by previous owner. The house is large with 4 baths and a finished basement…So I guess my first question is what size line should I use? My current contractor is suggesting 1.5
My second question is would it be possible to not need the pump house at the bottom of the hill but have a pump and pressure tank system in the basement?
The current problem is that I’m loosing pressure in my main water supply line coming from the pump house. This property was once used as a cattle farm so I’ve come to realize that this pump system also supplied water to 4 watering troughs scattered across the fields. Those are currently shut off and dry.
The supply line is pvc pipe that varies in sizes 3inch up hill then to 2 inch and 3/4 once at the house. Pump house is 2,500 ft from the house and there is a rise of 159ft in elevation. Current pressure at the meter was 70psi. I’ve decided to replace the line with poly pipe running a more direct route to the house and only supplying the house. We also have a 1inch supply line at the meter which we pay extra for..this was setup by previous owner. The house is large with 4 baths and a finished basement…So I guess my first question is what size line should I use? My current contractor is suggesting 1.5
My second question is would it be possible to not need the pump house at the bottom of the hill but have a pump and pressure tank system in the basement?