- Location
- Holderness
We need to put in a water tank to supply some new pig sheds. Usually we would put it up high and get some pressure but this one has to go on the floor. Has anyone put in a booster to get it up to mains pressure?
Pressure boost for Water tank for pigs
- Thread starter Jack Russell
- Start date
- Location
- Boroughbridge, york
Whisper pumps will do you a pump,pressure vessel and pressure switch. Also afloat switch so pump stops if tank drains and a one way valve to stop pressure vessel water from returning to tank
defender
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
yes booster pump will work but put in a largish pressure vessel to limit the number of starts on the pump
size of vessel will depend on number of pigs
size of vessel will depend on number of pigs
- Location
- Holderness
Thanks for that. At the moment it’s for 500 pigs but may go to 1500 in a year or so. I was going to put in a 5000 lt tank to give a buffer. What happens if the power goes down? Do I just put the mains back on?
- Location
- Boroughbridge, york
it would be against regs to have a tap ready to turn on with one way valve on that to prevent accidentally pumping back to mains.
this sort of pump, pump down at tank outlet level not ontop of vessel.
this sort of pump, pump down at tank outlet level not ontop of vessel.
- Location
- Holderness
I wouldn’t have it plumbed in with a tap to just turn on for the reason you give.
Looking on the whisper pump site there are a few options. I assume when they talk capacity that means it can pressure up enough to deliver a certain amount with out turning on constantly.
Looking on the whisper pump site there are a few options. I assume when they talk capacity that means it can pressure up enough to deliver a certain amount with out turning on constantly.
- Location
- Boroughbridge, york
A single phase pump (jet100 size) with a 200l pressure vessel is fine with chickens drinking up to 10 cubes a day.
it was fine with a 50l pressure vessel but a bigger vessel became available so I swapped it
ensure you upsize the suction side of pump pipe work and keep it short and level
it was fine with a 50l pressure vessel but a bigger vessel became available so I swapped it
ensure you upsize the suction side of pump pipe work and keep it short and level