We have fairly poor water pressure to the farm and house had water board out to meter tested pressure although not great above legal supply pressure talking to a plumber friend today and he says put a larger diameter pipe in will increase our pressure currently have I think 25mm pipe he suggested 2 inch will this work lengthy approximately 8/900 yards up an incline
Water pressure
- Thread starter Gedd
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johnflimston
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- Location
- Glamorgan, Wales
We've got 2 meters one 25mm one 40mm off same supply, hell of a difference
- Location
- Ardrossan Ayrshire
We had this problem during the summer. Solution was a booster pump. £150ish
Ps Meter is 800m away, 25mm pipe and a 100ft lift.
Ps Meter is 800m away, 25mm pipe and a 100ft lift.
Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
Booster pump will be a damn sight cheaper than 800m of 2 inch pipe. Got to be first option.
- Location
- Ardrossan Ayrshire
Thats what we thought!
Which end do you fit booster pump and does it require an electric supply
- Location
- Ardrossan Ayrshire
We fitted it at the farm end. It has "lift" so will suck water up the pipe, thus increasing flow, but the pressure you have now means you dont need to bleed it or have a header tank. Its electric (800 watts) with a pressure switch and a pressure accumulator to reduce the number of starts
like has been said a bigger pipe from your side of meter/stopcock will only increase flow, ideally the tapping on the main needs upsizing and a bigger feral installing to make a pressure difference, but the water board will charge handsomely for that. Remove any elbows if there are any and get the pump id say.
- Location
- North West Wales
Ideally with a booster pump you need a tank for it to draw from, no mater how good the pump is it can only draw what’s in the pipe. The tricky bit is sizing the tank and getting the max flow from your supply through ballvalves into the tank!!
Kevm
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
A bigger pipe will not increase the static pressure but I guess thats not what you need anyway, what you need is more flow and yes a bigger pipe will give you that but buying and digging in 900m of 50mm pipe is going to be expensive in time and money.
So try a pump first.
So try a pump first.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
We have bugger all pressure here, on account of a 15mm meter being installed to service the farm, 3 houses and a cricket club.
We can cope with low pressure on the farm pipework, but have 5x200L tanks in our loft and a booster pump, giving us mains pressure hot water that can run 2 power showers simultaneously if we wish. Tanks refill steadily from the trickling pipe.
Unless the op needs high volumes of water constantly, a buffer tank that fills off peak will be cheaper than any distance of pipe in most cases.
We can cope with low pressure on the farm pipework, but have 5x200L tanks in our loft and a booster pump, giving us mains pressure hot water that can run 2 power showers simultaneously if we wish. Tanks refill steadily from the trickling pipe.
Unless the op needs high volumes of water constantly, a buffer tank that fills off peak will be cheaper than any distance of pipe in most cases.
JD-Kid
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- Location
- Akaroa.. New Zealand
if just for stock water peak demand might only be 8 or so hours a day having back up tanks makes alot of sence if lower flowWe have bugger all pressure here, on account of a 15mm meter being installed to service the farm, 3 houses and a cricket club.
We can cope with low pressure on the farm pipework, but have 5x200L tanks in our loft and a booster pump, giving us mains pressure hot water that can run 2 power showers simultaneously if we wish. Tanks refill steadily from the trickling pipe.
Unless the op needs high volumes of water constantly, a buffer tank that fills off peak will be cheaper than any distance of pipe in most cases.
even going to 32 mm pipe would lift. flow by heaps compared to 25 mm 50 mm maybe a bit over kill unless. a few 100 cows all drinking at the same time
Matt
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- Location
- herefordshire, uk
This is what we have done. 25mm pipe into a 30,000 L tank steadily flowing. On demand pump from tank into farm system. Our mains supply is good enough. But after a few times when they have had to switch water off to repair the the main pipe along road having a buffer tank full of water means you don't have that issue.We have bugger all pressure here, on account of a 15mm meter being installed to service the farm, 3 houses and a cricket club.
We can cope with low pressure on the farm pipework, but have 5x200L tanks in our loft and a booster pump, giving us mains pressure hot water that can run 2 power showers simultaneously if we wish. Tanks refill steadily from the trickling pipe.
Unless the op needs high volumes of water constantly, a buffer tank that fills off peak will be cheaper than any distance of pipe in most cases.
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
This is only on static pressure, ie. no flow. As soon as you draw water the pressure will drop.
If your static pressure is to low to power a shower for instance, no amount os pipe size increase will help since it is all to do with lift above the meter.
Booster pump is cheap but best solution would be tank and or larger pipe and booster if you have a big lift
organicguy
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- Location
- North East of the south west
Any links to the pump?
TIA
- Location
- Ardrossan Ayrshire
Struggling to do links. But Google Draper stainless steel booster pump.
- Location
- Northumberland
Bore hole, then you can forgo the joys of dealing with ( & paying ) the water co
