I am looking for a pressure tank for my house water system. I need the type with the bladder inside. Any advice where to look?
I am looking for a pressure tank for my house water system. I need the type with the bladder inside. Any advice where to look?
We have them in the USA and they absorb pressure surges in the water supply system.
I don't think you would have that problem in most places in Thailand.
Steve
Any professional plumber's supplies should have one, up to 500 or 1,000 l. Can't be much more specific unless you're in my area.
Any particular reason why you need one rather than a storage tank and a constant pressure pump, which have them built in (large, with the big 'drum' ones, or small with the smaller square ones)?
In that case you don't need a pressure tank! As said, if you've already got a constant pressure pump then all you probably need to do is bleed the tank - turn it off, open the drain plug, drain any water out, put back the drain plug, then turn it on again.
If you're not sure what to do get a local plumber who'll do it for you for a lot less than the cost of a pressure tank!
You can still use a Psi tank, though you wont need a bladder in if your pump has, it will obviously give you a larger volume of pressured water to use, the last one I bought a few years back was SS, about 3,500 Baht.
A better alternative now is to use a Inverter type pump.
^bleed the water out of your pump resevoir when it does that.
Just bleed the tank in your pump!
It's free and takes under a minute. If you're not sure what to do, get a plumber for, say, 300 baht, and watch what they do so you can do it yourself later.
Other solutions are like advising you how to put extra wheels on a bicycle when all you need to do is pump up the tyre or repair a puncture!!
^Seems like solving a problem with a bazooka when a pea shooter will do. Bleed the pump resevoir.
555.
Sometimes it is best not to sweat the small stuff. Worry when you have no water!
Bought a new Hitachi domestic water pressure pump a few years back to replace identical unit that leaked…any tap partially on...surges. Could adjust pressure switch but felt ‘leave well alone’. Not an issue for me...as long as it continues to function.
If you think that you may have an airlock then slightly loosen the priming plug filler cap while pump is running...bubbles?? Then you have an airlock...Wait for non aerated water then re-tighten.
My installation may not be the poshest, smartest thing in the world, but it's been working fine for 9 years now and only costs a few Baht materials, easy enough to make yourself.
Lust bleed the air out, you do not need to do anything else????
Another cause can be that the pump is too big. Buying a bigger pump , well, just because it is bigger may not be the correct thing to do! So a pump for 2-3 stories when one lives in a bungalow...
I'm with the drain the air out suggestions. Oh and there is no bladder it is simply an empty tank.
Better to think inside the pub, than outside the box?
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Actual pressure tanks of 40-75 gallons or so with a bladder are available. I purchased mine in Mukdahan, actually made in USA. I have my own well and test the water about annually and it is drinkable, no microbacteria , etc. The advantage of a closed system like this is the water remains clean as it's not open to the atmosphere, and water pressure is fairly constant. My 75 is connected to a 20 GPM submersible well pump. I know of at least 2 shops here selling these, some from US, others from a Thai supplier. I have also found them in Udon, and awhile back I saw some stainless type at Global, but didn't seem that well made. The larger tank capacity allows a longer on and off run time.
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