In another thread I'm trying to size a generator and a second generator to run out well pump, but even with a dozen power sources we're still relying on the same well and the same pump. If the pump dies, we're screwed.
The well is 80ft deep, so I presume that means we can't use a hand pump.
So what are some other ways to supply water to the house?
The pressure tank lasts for a little bit, but that's not going to last through a day much less a multi-day outage.
We have a 1/3 acre pond, but it's pretty gross with fish and frogs so while it's fine for using to flush the toilets (septic) and boil in an emergency, I would like to think of something else that keeps clean water flowing out of the faucets for a while.
Water tower? Some sort of ground tank with a electric/solar powered pump that could generate pressure? Not to refill the pressure tank but to just directly feed the faucets if we bypassed the tank? A manual pump that could refill the pressure tank?
The barn water is fed from the house so if I solve one problem I've solved them both.
The well is 80ft deep, so I presume that means we can't use a hand pump.
So what are some other ways to supply water to the house?
The pressure tank lasts for a little bit, but that's not going to last through a day much less a multi-day outage.
We have a 1/3 acre pond, but it's pretty gross with fish and frogs so while it's fine for using to flush the toilets (septic) and boil in an emergency, I would like to think of something else that keeps clean water flowing out of the faucets for a while.
Water tower? Some sort of ground tank with a electric/solar powered pump that could generate pressure? Not to refill the pressure tank but to just directly feed the faucets if we bypassed the tank? A manual pump that could refill the pressure tank?
The barn water is fed from the house so if I solve one problem I've solved them both.