Pump + city water?

papacliff

At our current location, the city water pressure is very low (about 44 psi). I discovered that if the pump is on, I get better pressure. Now I’m still connected to the city water and have the pump on. When we draw water, the pump comes on.

I know that usually when on city water, even if the pump switch is on, it won’t cycle. I presume that the city water provides enough pressure to keep the pump off.

Is the pump “helping” the city pressure by drawing some water from the tank, or is the pump working by itself and ignoring the city water?

Does anybody think that keeping both on can cause a problem?

Thanks guys,
Cliff

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Posted: 11:36 AM – Feb 07, 2015

pugpug

Having both on is OK and won’t hurt anything as long as there is water in your storage tank which the pump draws from.

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Posted: 1:33 PM – Feb 07, 2015

JohnD222

X2 on being ok to keep both, but the reality is that you are most probably just using water from your tank except on those few occasions when city water pressure goes up a bit because other users turn their water off abruptly.

Check your tank several times a day for a few days to figure out how often you need to refill your tank. It can sometimes be a real pain to prime the pump if you let it go too long and suck the tank dry.

pugpug wrote:Having both on is OK and won’t hurt anything as long as there is water in your storage tank which the pump draws from.

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Posted: 3:03 PM – Feb 07, 2015

papacliff

Thanks for the confirmation. I thought that’s the case, I wanted to be sure.

John, I know, but I’ve figured out a quick way to prime the pump when city water is available. I flip the valve for the winterizing tube and put the end of the tube into my hose. Turn on the water for about 3 seconds and the pump is primed. Return the valve to normal and I’m done. Now, without city water is a different story.

Cliff

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