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    Dec 15, 2009, 01:21 PM
    Daisy chain water pressure tanks
    Do pressure tanks need to be identical in size when daisy chaining multiples together?
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    Dec 15, 2009, 05:22 PM

    No.
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    Dec 15, 2009, 05:31 PM

    Explain "daisy chain"! Are they in series or parallel? jlisenbe nailed it. The tanks can be different sizes.
    Why are you doing this? Regards, Tom
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    Dec 16, 2009, 07:20 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by speedball1 View Post
    Explain "daisy chain"! Are they in series or parallel? jlisenbe nailed it. The tanks can be different sizes.
    Why are you doing this? Regards, Tom
    I currently only have a small tank that the draw down point is at 5 gallons because I jumped the pressure from 30/50 to 40/60. I thought it would be a good idea to add another tank so that the pump does not come on so often. What do you think?
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    Dec 16, 2009, 09:03 PM

    I would do it, but you might just want to buy a larger tank and use it by itself. Having longer pump cycles is a good idea.
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    Dec 17, 2009, 06:28 AM

    Are we talking pressure or bladder tanks? Let me know, Tom
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    Dec 17, 2009, 10:04 AM

    SB, that is a terrific question. If they are the old galvanized tanks, then it would be much more difficult to do what he is describing.

    You said you had a small tank, so I took that to be a bladder tank.
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