Insulate Well Tank?

dmccarty · Nov 22, 2017

turnkey4099 said:
In the house. It only takes a couple square feet of space.

We don't have the space. There is no space in the utility room. So should the pressure tank go into a bathroom, which does not have the space? Then you have the noise of the tank to handle.

Square footage in a house is expensive. Why spend the money for something that is best kept out of the house in the first place?

I designed our house and one of my design problems was the master closet which has built in cabinets. There is a section of wall about two feet long that is "empty" meaning there is no storage on that wall section. This drives me nuts. The reason that wall is empty is money. To put in a cabinet one foot deep, which would give us two square feet of storage, would require one foot added to the entire length of the house. That happens to be 55 long which means 55 square feet added to the house. At $100 per foot, that is $5,500 for a two square feet of storage. :shocked:

A cabinet 1'x2' is not really useful so it would really need to be 2'x2' to be worth the effort but that increase the cost to $11,000 for a bit of storage. Not worth it. I look at that

To keep the same square footage in the house and get that 1'x2' storage would require loosing one foot out of the width of two rooms that can't really afford to loose that 12 inches due to the impact of door placement which would then shorten walls then need a minimum length. Forget about trying to get 2'x2'.

To get a 2'x2' area for the pressure tank would require similar expense and really mess up the design on another part of the house. Just easier and cheaper to keep the pesky tank out of the house. :laughing::laughing::laughing:

Later,
Dan

Valveman · Nov 22, 2017

Well if space is an issue, you might consider a PK1A constant pressure pump control kit. Not only does it work better than old style pressure tank systems, but it will fit in a 14X14X24 enclosure. This can easily fit under a small fake rock, or above the water heater, where it doesn't take up any floor space and needs very little heat to keep from freezing.
Eliminate Big Pressure Tank / PK1A Install Video - YouTube

turnkey4099 · Nov 22, 2017

dmccarty said:
We don't have the space. There is no space in the utility room. So should the pressure tank go into a bathroom, which does not have the space? Then you have the noise of the tank to handle.

Square footage in a house is expensive. Why spend the money for something that is best kept out of the house in the first place?

I designed our house and one of my design problems was the master closet which has built in cabinets. There is a section of wall about two feet long that is "empty" meaning there is no storage on that wall section. This drives me nuts. The reason that wall is empty is money. To put in a cabinet one foot deep, which would give us two square feet of storage, would require one foot added to the entire length of the house. That happens to be 55 long which means 55 square feet added to the house. At $100 per foot, that is $5,500 for a two square feet of storage. :shocked:

A cabinet 1'x2' is not really useful so it would really need to be 2'x2' to be worth the effort but that increase the cost to $11,000 for a bit of storage. Not worth it. I look at that

To keep the same square footage in the house and get that 1'x2' storage would require loosing one foot out of the width of two rooms that can't really afford to loose that 12 inches due to the impact of door placement which would then shorten walls then need a minimum length. Forget about trying to get 2'x2'.

To get a 2'x2' area for the pressure tank would require similar expense and really mess up the design on another part of the house. Just easier and cheaper to keep the pesky tank out of the house. :laughing::laughing::laughing:

Later,
Dan

"Square footage in a house is expensive. Why spend the money for something that is best kept out of the house in the first place?"

So you spend more money to build a well house or pit and then more on insulation.

As for the noise? What noise? My tank is in the basement and I hear nothing but the water running into the tank. Lot quieter than my refrigerator in the kitchen and I only hear the water running if I am in the basement or toilet.

My neighbor drilled a new well right next to an outbuilding so he could put the tank in the outbuilding...after two winters he had superinsulated that room and had aux heat in it. Odd since the original tank was ALREADY installed in his basement.

i get it that you are in favor of well house/pit and nothing with change your mind.

You remind me of my neighbor.