Water pressure help
Hi,
I am new here and think this forum is very helpful.
I have been following this thread, because I also have a water pressure problem in my 2-storey house.
I live in Sanur with my family (wife + 2 kids) and our current source of water is ground water (although we've recently added PDAM, we haven't connected it to the house yet). The water is being pumped from a well and directly fed to the house. Although pressure is fine on the first floor, it is hardly possible to take a shower on the second floor.
Additionally a hot water tank is attached to the wall on the second floor. Water temperature is not constant but acceptable on the first floor. On the second floor I get cold water and boiling hot water rotating every 30 seconds.
I have been looking for a solution to get enough water pressure on the second floor and a non-fluctuating water temperature. Can anybody help me as this is making me 'pusing'
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Pressure solution 1:
- pump water from well or PDAM
- add a tank on top of roof or build a tower
- rely on gravity
pro: one time building cost, contra: as indicated in this thread maybe not enough pressure?
Pressure solution 2:
- pump water from well or PDAM
- add a tank on top of roof or build a tower
- add another pump after the tank to increase pressure
pro: one time building cost, contra: additional pump running cost
Pressure solution 3:
- pump water from well
- add another pump to increase pressure and 'push' water up to the second floor
pro: no building cost, contra: high running cost, PDAM water might not be enough
Pressure solution 4:
- pump water from well or PDAM
- add a tank at ground level (not on top of roof or tower)
- pump water to second floor on demand from tank
pro: no building cost, 2 pumps don't have to run synchronously, contra: high running cost
Which solution makes sense or is there any other solution?
How do I fix the hot/cold water problem? Can this be solved by upgrading the thermostatic shower or will it be solved once I have enough pressure?
I would appreciate any kind of help and sorry for the long text.