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 11-06-2006, 17:08 Post: 136640
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In this age of engineered plastics I can't imagine using concrete for potable water. I know it's been used for thousands of years but my concern would be ingesting such things as caustic lime, and the fact that microbes can live in the porous walls. Concrete is fine for poop in a septic tank---but for drinking water...I dunno.

Here's another thought: My uncle had a well water shortage with pets and a family of 6. He had a basement with a sump pump that ran almost constantly. What he did was (and may not be allowable by code) was install valves at the supply to the toilets and other dedicated faucets that could use the sump water instead of the good well water. His kids were old enough to know that certain faucets were not for drinking. Excess sump water flowed to the creek. In times of little sump water, he turned the valves back to using well water.






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Blueman the well pump won't be cycling as often, but won't it have to be cycling just as long to fill the tank? Also, you'll need another pump to deliver from the storage tank to the house too, so you operating costs have actually increased, no?






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Blue: Something's not right from the sound of it with your pump cycling 20 times during a shower. Do you have an air-bladder reservoir tank? If yes, it may need to be recharged with air. If it's not the pump will cycle on/off rapidly like a car turn signal because the bladder is collapsed. Instead of the pump building pressure against the bladder it is building momentary pressure just inside the tank which is being released and built up quickly when you shower.






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For many years there have been gas-fired AC and refrigerators. My '00 camper has an electric/gas-fired frig---they're expensive though, about $1700.






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