DIY - BACKUP WATER SUPPLY 

😂 I showed my plumber this installation and he installed it. 💯 % perfect, I don’t see anymore if these no water from municipal. 👌🏾 perfect setup

Nice video. Very informative. Simple and effective.

You forgot to install a non-return valve after the pump to avoid back feeding from the main supply so you are going to fill the tank fron the bottom upwards

Thanks for the great explanation. It always puzzled me. I always assumed the municipal line would run directly into the tank, and from there the water would be pumped into the house taps.

Nice Martin! Where I live the municipal water is not always so nice…. I am using rainwater and just installed a booster pump. However, I will fill the tank with municipal water if the rain is not enough. I also am adding a filtration system to make sure that the water is clean. Our drinking water goes through a dedicated filter already. So far it seems to be working well… I like the way you plumbed your system up, gives me some new ideas! Thanks for sharing.

Excellent Video. Simple quick and informative. Thank you

sorry one last thing. i see you have a kind of white pipe used for the setup. You obviously did some research on what pipes to use. What is that and where can i get some. the supply side is also thicker pipe i guess . thanks

I have power issues at home with a similar setup in mind, can use a pressure tank? instead of a pump as most of there is no power and u need water in all parts of the house, what do you recommend? or maybe i can get a solar pump though it will bring several complexities

Great , exactly what I was looking for. Wanted a inline back up supply.

Nice setup but if you have a new geyser under warrantee the geyser company may not honour your warrantee. Your geyser cant relieve itself as the non return valve prevents the PRV from working. I realize this is for emergencies but it would be better practice.How does the little 0.37kw pump perform. I always use much bigger pumps but maybe its overkill and a waste of money.

Hey my tank is leaking on the black thing where you put valve what can i do

Hi good afternoon 19:00 this video took understanding demonstration of workman is terrific with out electrical water can be supplied I learned from this

So your water pressure comes from the pump full time?

Hallo Martin, uitstekende video. Ek wil graag dieselfde doen by my huis. Wil net uitvind. Hoeveel kos die hele sisteem? Dit lyk asof jy net die pomp gebruik as daar water probleme is? Wat doen jy met loadshedding? Baie dankie

Mooi gedoen hou die water selfde as die inkomende kwalieteit ❤

Hi Martin, I have completed my installation using your guidelines, thank you. The problem is brownish water comes out when pump switches on. Supplier replaced pump, but after a few days same problem...any suggestions.

Goeie More oom baie dankie vir n baie goeie video. Jy verdydelik als baie mooi. Net een vraagie, kan so system gesplit word wat dan na die huis gaan en ook n sprinkler system voer. Ek wil so iets doen as backup water vir die huis want hier in Kimberley is ons water elke tweede dag af hahaha...wat ek dan wil doen is as die tenk vol is en die munisipaal water is aan, dan die water in die tenk gebruik vir sprinkler system maar moet ook beskikbaar wees vir die huis as die water sou af wees. Baie dankie Oom

Hello Martin, baie dankie vir die video. Ons woon aan die Natal suidkus en water is n groot probleem hier. Te duur om iemand te kry wat dit kan installeer so jou video help my baie.

Fantastic

Hi Martin. Thanks for sharing the video! I also want to setup something like you have done, however I'm concerned about electricity consumption of the pressure pump. How is it like?

Thank you for this informative video. Would like to know if it’s compulsory to feed from the pump back into the municipal feed at the PRV OR is it fine to feed back at any mainline ? Same applies to feeding the tank from the top, can we feed from any mainline?

Hi Martin. What size pump do you have there. I bought a small one from adendorff and hope it will be OK. 0.37 kw.

When there’s no water from the Municipality. Can I keep the Pump Power on constantly? Does it kick in only when we open a tap etc ? Thank you.

Thanks for sharing

Very informative, i have my setup just as you explained. Everything worked well, now i notice if i bypass the municipal water ,my gyeser water is flowing through the cold water tap and the pump is pumping a mix of geyser water and tank water through the cold tap. Any ideas

Thanks

Good day sir nice informative video. I have a question. I see from your pump to the house is a 15mm pipe.i also installed my water pumps like that .the only difference i did is from the tank to the pump is a 32mm.than the pump burn the fan melted ok.i suspected load shedding. Now the problem is some one try to say its is because of the 15mm pipe on the outlet side of the pump. Can that really cause a pump to burn .i failed to understand. Cause ive installed many pumps with a 15mm out let and they r still working fine.

This looks like a automatic switch on if the municipal water stops, I am doing a similar installation and concerned about water pressure, the 400kpa prv you use is it a safety component

Thanks Martin also installing at my property! i suppose if you shut off the valve feeding the tank and switch off the pump- we can use direct supply from municipality in this instance?

Hi Martin, hows the noise/sound from that specific pump while in use? is it noticeable?

The brass screw on the blue dome.. Is that to adjust the pressure switch?

Question out of curiosity, why are you turning on/off the source water to the tank instead of just installing a float valve inside the tank?

Hello Martin Excellent design! What is the pressure valve on the municipal supply for? Is the a rating or setting for that

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Your inlet pipe to the pump is too small which may cause the pump to heat over time . And reduce the overall life of the pump . The input must always be bigger than the output.

You need one extra non return valve from the pump to the house to avoid a back feed

this is not perfect instalation !