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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Jun 24, 2008, at 10:15 PM, <eureka AT hctc.net> wrote:

> We have a submersible pump, so actually the well house
> only houses the pressure tank. I was recently wondering,
> in a hole this large, and assuming the flow was always
> good, would it be possible to install a second pressure
> tank (there's room in the well house) off the same pump or
> install a second pump/tank to be able to carry water to
> the far side of our property?

You can put several pressure tanks on your existing water main and  
then run pipes as far as the pressure will take the water. More  
pressure tanks actually make life easier on water pumps; they don't  
cycle on and off so often.