The new pipeline does connect downstream of the PRVs, but I have to be able to get water to the top of the system when the tank is out of service. The existing well, there is only one, does not have the capacity to provide fire flow. It currently fills up the tank at night. Your response did...
Thank you both. This is an unfortunate situations. If I just put in one BPS, the existing pipe will be above it's rated pressure. They only want to pump to the top of the hill if the storage tank is out of service for any reason. It would be better to have a transmission main up to the top of...
A small water company recently purchased another water company and wants to connect the two systems. The exiting system has a water tank at elevation 8176 and the dead end pipe is at elevation 7971 with 60 psi. The purchased system has a water tank at elevation 8380 and an 6-inch pipe rated...
The 50 hp came from a quick input at a pump manufacturer's website. The 11 hp makes much more sense to me. I was concerned about available power. Thank you for the post and the link.
The model indicates that the future flowrate is 125 gpm at about 95 psi over the entire small community system. The existing 30 yr old system consists of a well, two above grade 60,000 gal storage tanks, two 5 hp booster pumps and a 20,000 gal bladder tank. The future design calls for an...
