Water tank height versus water pressure

waz · #1 Feb 10, 2006, 08:13 AM

I'm not a physicist so I need your help. I live in Mexico. We have a water tank sitting on the roof - there is no pressure pump. The water pressure in the house is very low. Is there a rule of thumb (for the common man) that will tell me how how much pressure increase will result from raising the tank 'x' number of feet or meters?

Thanks

labman · Feb 10, 2006, 08:40 AM

0.43 pounds/square inch for each foot of water. To get anything like a pump delivers, you will need to go up a long ways.

caibuadday · Feb 16, 2006, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by waz

I'm not a physicist so I need your help. I live in Mexico. We have a water tank sitting on the roof - there is no pressure pump. The water pressure in the house is very low. Is there a rule of thumb (for the common man) that will tell me how how much pressure increase will result from raising the tank 'x' number of feet or meters?

Thanks

before you raise the water tank TOO high,,,check you bathroom fixtures for the min pressure each require .....yeahhhh if the tank is at 10ft high you will get 4.33 pound of pressure



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