Forgive me if this problem has been covered before. ...homeowner on city water which supplies 20 GPM @ 40PSI. I would like to boost the pressure to 70 PSI but at times I calculate my water usage can rise to 25 GPM for short periods of time. I have had Amtrol style diaphragm tanks before but they became starved of water during high usage periods and the pumps would overheat and not maintain pressure. Some have suggested pairing a booster pump with a large water storage tank and this is where I get confused--large tanks are not pressurized so wouldn't that create problems for the booster pump and pressurized tanks have a small draw down (30 gallons) so that doesn't give me much water during high usage times. What is the best solution?
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25 GPM is a lot of water for house use. Most houses use about 5 GPM at the most. But you can have as much water and pressure as you want. If the city line cannot supply more than 20 GPM, then you need a cistern or storage tank to fill with city water, so it can be used and boosted with a pump to supply as much flow and pressure as you want. To pump 25 GPM at 70 PSI from a cistern you will need a 1.5HP multi-stage pump like the Goulds 25GB15-9. Add a PK1A constant pressure control kit with a 10 gallon pressure tank and a 60/80 heavy duty pressure switch. Or, you can use a submersible well pump in the cistern like a 15
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What is the water pressure when you are not using water?
The water pressure is 40PSI coming out of the house main.
Thank you for the reply. What would be the reason for the multi stage vs single stage pump recommendation? Estimated head is 80ft.25 GPM is a lot of water for house use. Most houses use about 5 GPM at the most. But you can have as much water and pressure as you want. If the city line cannot supply more than 20 GPM, then you need a cistern or storage tank to fill with city water, so it can be used and boosted with a pump to supply as much flow and pressure as you want. To pump 25 GPM at 70 PSI from a cistern you will need a 1.5HP multi-stage pump like the Goulds 25GB15-9. Add a PK1A constant pressure control kit with a 10 gallon pressure tank and a 60/80 heavy duty pressure switch. Or, you can use a submersible well pump in the cistern like a 15
GS15-9.
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"20 GPM @ 40PSI" is very different from 40 psi with zero gpm.
No. 70 PSI is the same as 162' of head. You can't get that much pressure with a single stage jet pump.
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