Increase size of cold water storage tank

Bankrobber · 26 Feb 2008

Hi
In want to increase the size of my cold water storage tank as it occaionally runs dry due to my shower pump. Can I just add an additional tank purely to feed the cold water to the shower pump, fed by teeing of the mains water pipe, additional ball cock etc or can I add an additional tank and join both tanks together at the bottom? Which is best?

doitall · 26 Feb 2008

Best to link the two together.

You have to take the cold mains to the ballvalve in the first tank, and the outlets in the second tank, with a link between the two tanks.

Bankrobber · 26 Feb 2008

OK thanks for that.

So I would be best repacing the original tank with a bigger one rather than adding a second tank?

I was trying to find an easier option!

doitall · 26 Feb 2008

Bankrobber said:
OK thanks for that.

So I would be best repacing the original tank with a bigger one rather than adding a second tank?

I was trying to find an easier option!

No you can link the two together, you need a flow through the tanks otherwise one will stagnate

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