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  1. Alaska

    Booster pump for low water pressure

    Thanks B001 and stressriser for the explanation. I will now order the Davey pump and I think it will fill my need. I would like to put a pump and tank at the house but the feed outside the house is split into two sources before it enters the building. So, I have to keep the system pretty much...
  2. Alaska

    Concrete bock wall thickness

    Thanks for the input boo1! I posted another question about booster pumps and I'm having a tough time getting an answer ... have a look if you will. What I really want to know is if the booster pump will make 50 Psi by itself and if I put it in parallel with the existing water line that has 20...
  3. Alaska

    Booster pump for low water pressure

    Thanks for the input. There is no booster pump installed yet. The one shown on the drawing is the "proposed" pump to be installed and the location it will be installed
  4. Alaska

    Booster pump for low water pressure

    The municipal water supply only provides 20 Psi at my home (I'm on a hill). I have a holding tank down the hill, 40' lower than the house, and I pump from that tank on up to the house with a separate pump. I run my system at the holding tank at 85/65 Psi with a small bladder pressure tank and...
  5. Alaska

    Concrete bock wall thickness

    I am building a 30 x 60 ft. building on sloped ground and I want it within the general building code guidelines and to be of good construction. I have a good footing and the 60' wall will be 6' above ground on one end and 3' at the other end. The remainder of the walls will not be as high...
  6. Alaska

    Boost pump for low water pressure

    I have posted a better description and a drawing of the existing system and the proposed booster pump. I didn't do it here because I don't know the rules about posts. A link to the picture is here and again thanks for the help. http://www.rblantz.com/~pump
  7. Alaska

    Boost pump for low water pressure

    The municipal water system only provides 20 Psi at my home (I'm on a hill). I have a holding tank down the hill, 40' lower than the house, and I pump from that tank on up to the house with a separate pump. I run my system at the holding tank at 85/65 Psi and it is OK. The municipal supply is...
  8. Alaska

    Concrete block wall

    I am building a 30 x 50 ft. building on sloped ground and I want it within the general building code guidelines and to be of good construction. I have a good footing and the 60' wall will be 6' above ground on one end and 3' at the other end. The remainder of the walls will not be as high...
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