If I raise my water tank will it increase the pressure to my shower?

Question

My water tank is currently on the floor in my loft, there is not much pipe between my shower and tank. If I raise my water tank will it increase the pressure as the water has to come down further in a quicker time?

Answer 1

Raising the dank won't help, but more volume of water in the tank will help...assuming you are talking about gravity pressure. Along with increasing you can decrease the size of the pipe to the shower. With the increased water volume, you should get more pressure through a reduced-size line.







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Answer 2

Raised Water Tank

Answer 3

No the water tank works electronically. Also, there are two types of water tanks, one has an air cushion, the other has an air bladder like a balloon. If your pressure is low and you notice surging or a constant clicking sound coming from the box attached to the tank, you may have a loss of air cushion which is called "water logged" or a ruptured bladder in side your tank. If the bladder is ruptured, your tank needs replacing. If water logged, you need to pump air into the tank approx 5-7 Ibs to create an air cushion. If there is no sign of surging or constant clicking, water tank is fine; you may have a 20/40 psi pressure switch in which case you can raise the pressure (not above 60 Ibs) on and off by twisting the small nut attached to the pressure switch. Usually it's a grey box with 4 wires connected to it. Most times you can follow directions located in side of the pressure switch box to raise the pressure. If you attempt to do this, be very certain your power supply to the well pump is shut off, as this is 220 volts and can kill you.

Something else you may want to try is taking your shower head apart, you may have sediment built up or there may be a water restricted in there which may be removed.

Answer 4

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get a pressure gauge from home depot, put it on a laudry sink, while at home depot, ask one fo the plumbing guys how to raise the pressure, they will show you what a pressure regulator looks like and how to adjust it, its also usually located near the meter in the house. it might be going bad, if it is, replace it if you are handy, if not get someone to help you, like a plumber.may also be yor water tank, but i doubt it, on the bottom of the water heater is a drain valve, open it and see what comes out, if water comes out, its probably not filled with sludge and shouldnt be that. for pressure anyway, as far as being cold, touch both pipes connected to tank, if both are very cold, then tank may be out, pilto lighting instructions are on the tank, bend down and look in window at bottom and see if you can see a flame, if so, turn temp up to see if it ights, if not, something isnt working and you need a pro to diagnose it.

Answer 5

Before you spend too much on plumbing, you might want to check out a low-pressure shower head. These have smaller holes than a regular shower head and work like your thumb at the end of a garden hose--less water but more pressure. You might find this to be an acceptable (and cheaper) alternative.

Answer 6

Yes. The higher up it is, the more potential energy the mass of the water has, so it has a higher pressure. Basically, you should get a 1 PSI increase in pressure for every 2.4 feet of height increase.

Answer 7

Not really. I mean yes you would get a small pressure boost but it would be so small you would never know it. You can get a pump and a bladder tank put in but that is a pretty expensive way to go to get more pressure.

Answer 8

well, if yu get good with physics then, increasing the height will increase in the potential energy, which when piped out, comes out with high velocity.



if yu dont go good with physics, then "YES, raising the tank to a higher level will increase in the water pressure"

Answer 9

No. It will not.