Posted: 1/14/2010 10:24:15 AM EDT
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I live in the country, and have well water. Is it possible to have multiple pressure tanks, in multiple locations? Our current pressure tank and pump control is in a very small room. Would it be possible to install another, say, inside the basement?
Also, I have a RO system. It currently has a 2.5 gal pressure tank. It takes forever to fill, and empties quick. Is it possible to install a larger tank, or is there something special that needs to be done? can you go from one size to another without adverse effects? |
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The more pressure tanks you have the harder it is on your pump! This is not true the whole purpose of your pressure tank is to keep your pump from short cycling, the larger the tank the longer the run time of your pump the better your pump life will be. rapidly turning on and off your pump will prematurely end its life. |
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The more pressure tanks you have the harder it is on your pump! This is not true the whole purpose of your pressure tank is to keep your pump from short cycling, the larger the tank the longer the run time of your pump the better your pump life will be. rapidly turning on and off your pump will prematurely end its life. The more tnks you have require more effort to overcome the pressure to fill multiple tanks. It would be much better to upgrade to a single larger volume tank. |
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Why not just relocate the pressure tank to the basement, and go with a larger, single tank? Adding multiple tanks wont help pressure, it would only increase time between pump cycles, and lengthen run time.
For the RO, Amtrol has a number of different tanks available for RO systems. |
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So... here's a point blank question: Is there a difference between a RO pressure tank and a regular well pressure tank?
Menards has pressure tanks on sale. Naturally, they are precharged at 38PSI, for a 40/60 pump. My 5 gal RO tank is pressurized at 8psi empty. Could I just buy a regular pressure tank (with all required fittings), and drop the pressure to 8 PSI empty? |
| Yes, you can fill a larger tank with an RO system. But, it will be exceedingly slow. Probably take a 5 gallon per day RO unit 2 months to fill your 250 gallon jumbo tank. Yes, you will have to adjust the precharge pressure to the required level of the RO system. Remember, the RO system drops the pressure. |
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Cool.
Doesn't make much sense to purchase a tank online, then pay through the butt to ship it. FWIW, when I lived in the city, it took the tank about 2 hours to fill. In the country, It takes about 5-6 hours. From time to time, I will use 5 gallons or so at a time. I use RO water in my aquarium, and have a water dispenser in the fridge that i fill. I don't mind if it takes a bit to fill up, provided there is a larger supply on hand. My biggest beef is using all the water up, and having to wait forever for it to refill. |