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Pumps, Wells, Tanks, Controls / Split water system - well feeds two buildings with buried T
« on: April 28, 2014, 08:31:04 PM »
I have a system with a T in the line from the well. One leg feeds the house with an open-loop geothermal system and typical household plumbing, and the second leg feeds the barn. The system has two Well-X-trol 302 bladder tanks - one in each structure. There is one backflow valve at the top of the submersible pump. The system pressure switch is in the house. I have a 20 gpm pump, and with only the geothermal system running, the pump runs about three minutes before shutting off. I'd like to reduce the cycling of the pump.
How would I hook up the system? Could I use one CSV in the house to control the pump, and put in a pressure reducing valve in the barn so that the high back pressure won't be too much for the faucets? Or would I have a problem that the pump wouldn't kick on if I was only running water in the barn? If needed, I have the ability to run an electrical line from the barn to the house via buried conduit installed between the two structures, thus I could also install parallel pressure switches in both locations to control the pump.
Any other thoughts or suggestions?
How would I hook up the system? Could I use one CSV in the house to control the pump, and put in a pressure reducing valve in the barn so that the high back pressure won't be too much for the faucets? Or would I have a problem that the pump wouldn't kick on if I was only running water in the barn? If needed, I have the ability to run an electrical line from the barn to the house via buried conduit installed between the two structures, thus I could also install parallel pressure switches in both locations to control the pump.
Any other thoughts or suggestions?