Added Water Pressure Tank

[Indy Tim]

I added a water pressure tank to our coach yesterday. I also moved the pump over and utilized the top of the storage bin I used to sit the pressure tank in as a water drip tray. I intend on mount several of the water leak detector in this area later.
The pressure tank is attached by a "T" to the pump discharge and held in place with a bungy cord attached to the floor. In my tests, the sink faucet would run about 30 seconds before the pump kicked on. I set the tanks pressure at 28psi to get this optimal setup.

I originally had this great idea of hooking the tank up to the quick coupling of outside shower in the wet bay. This didn't work because it evidently has a backflow preventer in the line.


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IWTCLHA...v_ov_lig_dp_it

[jmbopp]

I've transferred the same tank in 3 trailers now. The benefits: It stops the short or half-cycling of the pump when a faucet is open for just a trickle, I can get 1 or 2 toilet flushes and hand washings at night before the pump kicks on. After a few days, the TP valve on the water heater would start to weep, I think the WH would lose the air pocket. No more weeping with the tank installed.

[USA in a Chevrolet]

I added a water pressure tank to our coach yesterday. I also moved the pump over and utilized the top of the storage bin I used to sit the pressure tank in as a water drip tray. I intend on mount several of the water leak detector in this area later.
The pressure tank is attached by a "T" to the pump discharge and held in place with a bungy cord attached to the floor. In my tests, the sink faucet would run about 30 seconds before the pump kicked on. I set the tanks pressure at 28psi to get this optimal setup.

I originally had this great idea of hooking the tank up to the quick coupling of outside shower in the wet bay. This didn't work because it evidently has a backflow preventer in the line.


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IWTCLHA...v_ov_lig_dp_it

Can you please tell me the size of the pressure tank or brand & model #? Thanks

[Indy Tim]

It is a 2 gal waterworks pressure tank I bought at Menards. They don't carry that brand anymore but have a similar tank. You could go with a 5gal if you have more space.

https://www.amazon.com/WaterWorker-H...667528233&th=1
https://www.menards.com/main/plumbin...6431615&ipos=6
https://www.lowes.com/pd/A-O-Smith-2...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

[USA in a Chevrolet]

It is a 2 gal waterworks pressure tank I bought at Menards. They don't carry that brand anymore but have a similar tank. You could go with a 5gal if you have more space.

https://www.amazon.com/WaterWorker-H...667528233&th=1
https://www.menards.com/main/plumbin...6431615&ipos=6
https://www.lowes.com/pd/A-O-Smith-2...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

Thanks. You did a nice job on the install!

[Indy Tim]

Used it last week. It is nice to not have the pump running during the middle of the night bathroom runs!