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Can you help explain the components of my water system? [closed]
I've moved into an old stone house in the UK. The water system consists of:
Some type of well under the conservatory. It looks very deep and has a good flow rate according to the survey.
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How to fix a pipe leak between well and water preasure tank?
I discovered a leak in my well house today. It is coming from the nut looking element (on the pic). My question is what the purpose of this nut looking element and how to fix its leak?
Any chance it ...
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Simple sedimentation tanks setup for clean water supply at home
This question was originally posted on physics.stackexchange.com and then moved here since it was off-topic there
We rely on submersible water pump for household water supply and there's too much ...
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New Pressure water tank
I replaced my old tank with a new 86-gallon tank. Also replaced pressure switch 30/50. Not getting any water in the house. What might be the cause of this. Also Checked the control box to make sure it ...
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15 psi at the house from a tank located 93 feet up [duplicate]
I have a tank 93 feet above my house. There is about 350 feet of 2 inch hose from the tank to my house. I have a small creek filling the tank about 650 feet away from the tank. The flow into the tank ...
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Why do I have low water pressure at the house from a tank located 100 feet up?
I have a new 1000 gallon tank at 100 feet above my house. There is about 300 feet of 2 inch hose from the tank to my house. I have a small creek filling the tank about 600 feet away. The flow into the ...
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How to prevent the algae growth under the water tank
I have placed over the head water tanks on top of an elevated concrete structure with grading.
But I can see lots of algae growth beneath it , I honestly didn't expect this because it's open terrace ...
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How to hook up two water well pressure tanks?
Our high-producing well & pump need two bladder pressure tanks. How should those be hooked up? I've come up with two possible configurations.
Do either of these work?
Is one considered the "...
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Cooling water tank with no electricity [closed]
I’m not an engineer, but I love to explore some home issues from time to time to see how people solve it
I was browsing YouTube for a solution to cool home water tanks in high-temperature environments,...
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Adding salt pellets direct to home water tank
Our house is not connected to a town water supply, we just have a water tank under our house (approx. 12000 litres / 3000 gallons). We have it filled from a water truck every 3-4 weeks. Apparently ...
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Can I use 0.5 HP slow speed monoblock for high pressure car cleaning
I have 0.5 HP self priming slow speed monoblock pump which gets the water to overhead water tank.
I'm thinking to have a lever to divert the water from pump to high pressure water gun with hose.
Is it ...
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water tank drains water?
The house came with this hot water tank. As you can see there is a white vertical pipe. I noticed it drips a water right on the floor.
Also, as you may notice, the tank has signs of corrosion at the ...
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Is it worthwhile to manage concrete cure process after mismanaging it?
We had an 8000 gallon concrete water tank installed. 12" thick foundation and 6" thick walls.
The forms came off during a wet and rainy week - it rained on and off and was cool (45F) and ...
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In what situations could "dirty water leak into" municipal water pipes besides a catastrophic loss of pressure?
Under an answer to How is the quality of tap water in Thailand? I commented:
Usually water in pipes is pressurized so that it comes out of the tap when you open it; is "dirty water making its ...
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Pumping water into two 10m3 tanks that drains separtely and using a single float switch
I have this project to pump water (from a solar pump inside a bore well) into two 10m3 (10.000Litres) water tanks. The pump maximum flow is at 5 m3/h.
The tanks have individual drain pipes and one ...
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