Installing pump in rain harvest cistern
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- čas přidán 4. 09. 2024
- Here, we detail installation of one of our Franklin C1 10GPM cistern pumps inside a Norwesco high-density polyethylene low profile cistern. All products mentioned here are available on our website: www.rainbrothe...
Excellent knowledge and description! Well done....
Great vid. Terrific, clear explantions. I wish you were in Nova Scotia and not Ohio; I'd simply hire you guys rather than do it myself.
John Kerr Thanks for the kind words! Best of luck on your install
Great instructions!!!
Great video as always! But how do you reach the union (to access & remove the pump) with the riser in place? I've seen you plumb a U-bend in other videos to raise the height of the union for access, but then aren't there concerns with freezing since that would raise the pipe above your frost line? The frost line where I am (VT) is pushing 5ft, so I'm trying to wrap my head around this tank bury depth vs pipe position vs accessibility conundrum. Thanks!
Thanks for the kind words! This is one disadvantage of plastic cisterns: There’s no good way to mount a pitless adapter. A union is unfortunately the best way, and it may require getting in the tank a bit to undo the union if you ever have to pull the pump. Thankfully, our pumps last a long time (15-20 years, on average), so you shouldn’t be in that situation often.
Great question the frost line in Montana where I’m putting. Mine is 5’ also.
nice explanation, thank you.
Great Video! What are some solutions to prevent your tank from overfilling? Are the risers water tight? I have read some people having problems with ground water entering through the riser connection points.
We always recommend installing an overflow in the tank to channel excess water away. And we always apply silicone caulking liberally on the gasket of the riser before securing them to the tank
What’s that gasket called you push the pipe through
www.rainbrothers.com/store/PIPE-GASKET-FOR-TANK-PENETRATION-VARIOUS-SIZES-p310981998
Can the water go higher than this pump?
I hope I’m understanding your question - are you asking if the pump can be submerged? If so, then, yes, this is a submersible pump
Hi, What are you using for pump protection - low water level? Shouldn't you be installing a level float switch in the tank too?
We use a normally open float switch. For our Springer Series Traditional pumps, we have a float switch pre-installed on the pump
What size hole saw do you use for the 1” pvc
1.75”. A complete chart is available here:
www.rainbrothers.com/store/PIPE-GASKET-FOR-TANK-PENETRATION-VARIOUS-SIZES-p310981998
I see you guys are in Columbus!? Do you give estimates to repair an existing cistern system? I'm 5 miles West of Lucasville OH!
Hello! Yes, we do, although we are a small company and are quite busy. We’re trying our best to keep up with service requests and we may be able to help, but our service division is currently backed up for another month or so
@@rainbrothers I hope the last year has been productive for you. How are things these days?
It's ok to set that pump on the floor o the tank?
Yes, it sure is. It helps to use rigid piping to plumb it, though... like PVC.
What does the wiring look like inside the extension?
It depends what voltage pump you're using. On one of our Franklin C1 pumps, on the 115V model, the black is the hot, the white is neutral, and the green is ground, so you would match like-to-like with the power supply coming from your house. On the 230V model, the black and the white wires are both hot legs, and the green is ground. If you have one of our float switches with our pump, then you'll match the white wire from the float switch to the black wire on the pump. Once you do that, you'll have a black wire remaining on the float switch -- this is your hot leg... all you're doing is interrupting the hot leg with the float switch before it reaches the pump.
Is there a 12v cistern pump?
No, not that I’m aware of.