scesnick
Veteran Member
O.K. I posted my idea a few months ago about running the water from my creek up to my house for domestic water. I have terrible well water that is off the chart on iron content. I went as far as clearing a path to the creek with the backhoe and digging a deep hole right in the creek.
Well, I was down there a few days ago and decided That I am doing this project for sure starting in the spring. There are a few things i need some advice about but first I guess i should tell you guys a few things.
The creek is about 450 ft from the house and about 50ft lower than the house. I already have a extensive whole house filtering system that I want to run this water into just to be safe. ( along with a UV light) I would also like to keep my existing well online and functional as a backup system. so, here are my questions for the more experienced.
1. is it possible to use some kind of 2 way switch so my pressure tank switch could turn on either the creek pump and the well pump ( in case one sytem goes down I will have the other one still functional.)
2. what kind and size pump to put in the creek to provide enough lift to get the water to my house?
BTW, I have already had this water tested and it is VERY clean water but like I said I am going to run it through a UV light along with my filter system just to be safe...
Well, I was down there a few days ago and decided That I am doing this project for sure starting in the spring. There are a few things i need some advice about but first I guess i should tell you guys a few things.
The creek is about 450 ft from the house and about 50ft lower than the house. I already have a extensive whole house filtering system that I want to run this water into just to be safe. ( along with a UV light) I would also like to keep my existing well online and functional as a backup system. so, here are my questions for the more experienced.
1. is it possible to use some kind of 2 way switch so my pressure tank switch could turn on either the creek pump and the well pump ( in case one sytem goes down I will have the other one still functional.)
2. what kind and size pump to put in the creek to provide enough lift to get the water to my house?
BTW, I have already had this water tested and it is VERY clean water but like I said I am going to run it through a UV light along with my filter system just to be safe...