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alberssolar
Dec 15, 2009, 01:21 PM
Do pressure tanks need to be identical in size when daisy chaining multiples together?

jlisenbe
Dec 15, 2009, 05:22 PM
No.

speedball1
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

alberssolar
Dec 16, 2009, 07:20 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

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?

jlisenbe
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.

speedball1
Dec 17, 2009, 06:28 AM
Are we talking pressure or bladder tanks? Let me know, Tom

jlisenbe
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.