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Posted by on September 10, 2006, 11:05 am
Hi All,
Hope this is an ok place to post this, if not, sorry:
I'm about to build a new house and this house will require a well and
septic. I'm not familiar with either, but this question is about the
well pressure tank.
I'd like to place this thing inside a closet space in the garage, is
this an acceptable practice?
I'd basically have a space for the water heater, pressure tank and a
water softener all in the same area.
I see these things in peoples front yards, back yards, etc. and don't
thing they're very attractive, hence my reasoning for putting it in a
closet.
Thanks,
--Alan
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Posted by HerHusband on September 10, 2006, 12:12 pm
Alan,
> I'm about to build a new house and this house will require a well and
> septic. I'm not familiar with either, but this question is about the
> well pressure tank.
> I'd like to place this thing inside a closet space in the garage, is
> this an acceptable practice?
> I'd basically have a space for the water heater, pressure tank and a
> water softener all in the same area.
I built a detached pump house to hold the pressure tank, filters, etc. We
set up the well on our property before we even had our house built, so this
worked best in our situation. We built ours like a small barn, nicely
painted, shingled, and trimmed out. It's an attractive addition to our
property, not an eyesore.
On the other hand, many folks place their pump mechanicals in their
basements, so I see no problem placing them in your garage instead. My only
concerns would be protection from freezing, elevating the water heater to
protect against igniting gas fumes, and dust issues if you do any kind of
woodworking in your garage. The only other issue might be the distance to
your well, which might require a heavier gauge wire run to the pump.
Anthony
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Posted by James on September 10, 2006, 12:49 pm
Alan:
In general, this would be an acceptable practice. I have a mountain cabin
with a basement, and we have the water heater and pressure tank in the
basement. I like to be able to control the pressure tank switch, and to be
able to adjust and monitor the hi/low water pressure set points on the
pressure tank switch.
As one post said, special considerations would have to be given if the water
heater is a gas one (elevate off floor) and you want to be sure that the
basement or garage area will not drop well below freezing, as that could
create problems for the water heater, pressure tank, and water softner.
But, these same freezing considerations would have to be accounted for if
these items were placed outside as well.
If it were me, I would put those items in the garage, or in a basement if
you will have one !!
Hope this helps !!
--James--
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Posted by Dan Deckert on September 10, 2006, 2:01 pm
In addition to the advice given, I'd install QUALITY shutoff/drain valves &
pipe unions on everything for ease of repair/removal because something WILL
fail.
Dan
> Hi All,
>
> Hope this is an ok place to post this, if not, sorry:
>
> I'm about to build a new house and this house will require a well and
> septic. I'm not familiar with either, but this question is about the
> well pressure tank.
>
> I'd like to place this thing inside a closet space in the garage, is
> this an acceptable practice?
>
> I'd basically have a space for the water heater, pressure tank and a
> water softener all in the same area.
>
> I see these things in peoples front yards, back yards, etc. and don't
> thing they're very attractive, hence my reasoning for putting it in a
> closet.
>
> Thanks,
> --Alan
>
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Posted by on September 10, 2006, 4:33 pm
Thanks for the tips guys. I'm in the greater Houston area and we don't
have basements(normally) here. I really don't think freezing will be
an issue for me although we do get freezes here, but they don't last
long. I did plan to have them install a drain in a semi-slopped floor
so that any failure whether it be water heater or any other water
handling unit fails, it'll hopefully limit any damage.
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