OrangeDragon wrote:if the tank is full wouldn't just the back pressure prevent more water from coming in... then as you use it the water will start flowing again?
Inlet and outlet 2 pipes.. In with a float valve.. Out with a sump drain.
Post by OrangeDragon » Mon Dec 10, 2012 11:18 pm
that's the old on up there... repainted and repaired(?).Chuangt2u wrote:Did anyone notice the (only) water supply tower in the model for the Bokhor development from the recent Bokhor thread?
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That's it in the intro screenshot above - just to the right of the larger building.
Cute.
Username Taken wrote:No not quite. Nothing to do with back pressure. It works like a toilet cystern. It has a float which rises as the water comes in, when the float reaches a certain point the inlet starts to close, ultimately blocking anymore incoming. As you use it, it starts to fill again.OrangeDragon wrote:if the tank is full wouldn't just the back pressure prevent more water from coming in... then as you use it the water will start flowing again?
Unless of course it's like mine. The float doesn't float and I'm forever running up to the roof to turn on or off the water. (Yeah, I know! A new float costs only a pittance, but . . . . )
Seems silly and over-complicated. it's not like the water pressure coming up that line is going to split the pipes (or else it would do it when the float turns off the valve). eliminate the overflow and seal the system. then pressure regulates control and you never have to worry about moving parts breaking down.RielLove wrote:OrangeDragon wrote:if the tank is full wouldn't just the back pressure prevent more water from coming in... then as you use it the water will start flowing again?
Inlet and outlet 2 pipes.. In with a float valve.. Out with a sump drain.
Post by RielLove » Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:26 am
And then if you water pressure drops less than roof height, and you use your entire tank.. You have no water again..OrangeDragon wrote: Seems silly and over-complicated. it's not like the water pressure coming up that line is going to split the pipes (or else it would do it when the float turns off the valve). eliminate the overflow and seal the system. then pressure regulates control and you never have to worry about moving parts breaking down.
Post by Sok Poupe » Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:55 pm
Post by slavedog » Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:15 pm
TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
Post by mrfusion » Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:43 pm
If the pressure in the area is that bad, and many people is using the pump, you are still not going to get water, the tank/pump system save up water when water and power is avaliable, so you have your own water when everyone else in the area need water.BillyB wrote:Why bother with a water tank?
Is it not easier to fit a powerful water pump between the mains supply and your shower.
That would save on all the trouble of installing a water tank on the roof.
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Post by OrangeDragon » Tue Dec 11, 2012 10:03 pm
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Post by dv8inpp » Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:19 pm
Only problem that might occur is that when there is no mains pressure you'll end up with a vacuum due to other people draining whats left of the water in your filling pipe which will limit the amount of water you can get out of your outlet pipe. Like when you forget to take out the vent plug on a 20L container of water and it just trickles out.OrangeDragon wrote:Seems silly and over-complicated. it's not like the water pressure coming up that line is going to split the pipes (or else it would do it when the float turns off the valve). eliminate the overflow and seal the system. then pressure regulates control and you never have to worry about moving parts breaking down.
Post by OrangeDragon » Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:13 pm
Post by Kpal » Thu Dec 13, 2012 4:29 am