Water Pressure

[ultrarunner]

I replaced like for like through Grainger... it's been 11 years boosting for my friends and so far so good... I think it was $260 with contract pricing.

 

[ovrszd]

I ran a water district for ten years. One of our bylaws was no booster pumps hooked directly to the house service line. Can create a vacuumn in the system. Not good!!! You'll sucking water from the houses above you.

Maybe I missed it but I've not read a detailed description of who owns this district, how it pays it's operational costs, who pays for upgrades and/or who is allowed to add a meter?

 

[wagne223]

I ran a water district for ten years. One of our bylaws was no booster pumps hooked directly to the house service line. Can create a vacuumn in the system. Not good!!! You'll sucking water from the houses above you.

Maybe I missed it but I've not read a detailed description of who owns this district, how it pays it's operational costs, who pays for upgrades and/or who is allowed to add a meter?

Now that would get some attention!
OP would have great water supply, neighbors upstream would have none!

 

[ultrarunner]

I ran a water district for ten years. One of our bylaws was no booster pumps hooked directly to the house service line. Can create a vacuumn in the system. Not good!!! You'll sucking water from the houses above you.

Maybe I missed it but I've not read a detailed description of who owns this district, how it pays it's operational costs, who pays for upgrades and/or who is allowed to add a meter?

Interesting... the entire 140 single family home subdivision is all booster pump with captive air tank at each individual residence.

The million gallon water tank is only slightly above the subdivision and predates the construction by 25 years... a few homes are almost equal to the tank in elevation. The fire hydrants are identified as low pressure.

Without booster pumps no one would have more than 20 psi... the rest of the valley gets along fine by gravity except for this development... so when PGE is out... you sill have water but greatly reduced pressure.

The water district has published the exception and booster requirement for those in this community.

It seems counter intuitive for the district to require Boosters if the impact is negative.

 

[turnkey4099]

Interesting... the entire 140 single family home subdivision is all booster pump with captive air tank at each individual residence.

The million gallon water tank is only slightly above the subdivision and predates the construction by 25 years... a few homes are almost equal to the tank in elevation. The fire hydrants are identified as low pressure.

Without booster pumps no one would have more than 20 psi... the rest of the valley gets along fine by gravity except for this development... so when PGE is out... you sill have water but greatly reduced pressure.

The water district has published the exception and booster requirement for those in this community.

It seems counter intuitive for the district to require Boosters if the impact is negative.

I see no problem with booster pumps if there is a checkvalve in the line to the pump so no back feed is possible.

 

[CobyRupert]

I see no problem with booster pumps if there is a checkvalve in the line to the pump so no back feed is possible.

I hope so!

I hope one neighbor turning on their faucet to mix up the baby formula can't suck in the contents of the other neighbor's garden hose.

 

[Egon]

Now that would get some attention!
OP would have great water supply, neighbors upstream would have none!

Of course we should not mention the toilets draining out

 

[davek78063]

Thanks for the responses. The water company is owned by the residents of the subdivision and the current residents share in the operating costs and any upgrades/repairs to the systems. We also don't have any bylaws that I know of to prevent anyone from installing a booster pump, which I think would be problematic. The most recent communication from the board is that the system is operating as designed. IMO this is problematic since the neighborhood is only approx 2/3 built out with most avail lots on the upper section of the neighborhood. I think the solution is a storage tank with a booster pump to pressurize the lines from the tank to the house and once I can get consistent temps in the 60s, I will be installing the equipment.

 

[bcp]

Split the system into upper and lower sections with different pressures.

Bruce

 

[ovrszd]

I see no problem with booster pumps if there is a checkvalve in the line to the pump so no back feed is possible.

Exactly. Heard no mention of back flow mandatory requirement?