How to Increase the Water Pressure on a Domestic Water System
To increase water pressure, you must increase the volume available to your system or increase the pressure but at a lower flow. For most domestic situations, increasing volume is not an option and pressure-boosting pumps are used.
Pressure-boost systems may be installed to work with municipal water supplies or your own well water.
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Things You'll Need
- Pressure-boosting pump
- Pipe and fittings
- Concrete pump pad
- 110 VAC or 220 VAC
- Wood or light metal shelter
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Instructions
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Installing Water Pressure-Boosting Pump
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Shut off your source of water. Either close the water main to your house or turn off your well pump.
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Mount booster pump on concrete pad or stable ground close to the water source.
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Separate the water main to your house and remove a segment long enough to accommodate the size of your booster pump system.
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Connect the water line from your water source to the input of your booster pump.
Note: the input to the booster pump will include a pressure regulator so incoming pressure does not exceed the capacity of the pump. -
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Connect the output of the booster pump to the water inlet of your house.
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Connect power to the pump and set up for operation as described in the pump manual.
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Open water supply from water main or turn well pump on. Check entire line for leaks.
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Place protective housing over pump system.
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Tips & Warnings
For ease of future repair and maintenance work, installing cut-off valves before and after the pump will allow you to remove the pump with minimum disruption to your house and well.
