picture of deep well pump

Yes, please post a picture with any specs on from the tanks, pumps, etc.

This should be very simple..........

Thanks!

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A picture and/or much better description is needed.

Could one tank be a water treatment tank?

With two identical tanks it would seem that the pump would just cycle less frequently. Also, if there were an occasional need for a volume of water at a rate of delivery greater than the pump or the well could supply, but for a limited amount of time, this could be a way to get by with a smaller pump or lower rate well.

One could be a 'hold-up tank' for delivery and the other could be an 'accumulator' to trigger the pump startup on low pressure.

Can a picture be pasted here?

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There should be no problem and dual (or more) reserve tank setups are not unusual....provided only one pressure regulator and switch controls pump output/reserve tank common feeder input to both tanks (via a tee).

Oh yes, you asked how it "may work," didn't you? It's not a matter of may or might, but how it will work. Fluid will be pumped simultaneously into all reserve tanks until the (back) pressure distributed among tanks triggers the pressure switch located in the common pump output pipe (which is tee'd downstream to distribute water to the tanks). When the adjusted pressure (either cut-on or cut-out pressure settings) is exceeded (on low side or high side, respectively) the pressure switch (a mechanically actuated relay type of devise) will cause current to be supplied to, or removed from, the contactor coil (in the pump control box) and close, or open, the contactors (another relay type devise) through which current to the pump either does, or doesn't, flow; thereby connecting the (or interrupting) the power to the submerged well pump. That's how it may, and does, work.

Ok folks if you wish to post a picture into a CR4 post click on the image button, as shown on the left, on the editor's tool bar. You can either use the browse button to select the image from your computer or enter the URL for the image by hand. If you do not select an alignment the image will displace the lines of text while the left and right align is self explanatory. Once the image is entered you can drag the corners to resize it or drag the image to where you want it be in the post.

Tanks for the info.

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One pressure tank or two doesn't make a difference, as long as the pump is controlled by the level in one of the tanks. These are equalization for the system so the pump can operate more efficiently cycling on to fill the tanks and staying offline until needed. It could be that the 2 tanks were more cost efective than purchasing one larger one, at the time, or the only readily available ones, or the original design had only one tank and after some operation it was determined there was a need for a longer down time for the pumps cool down, or the system was modified increasing the puping capacity in the past and a second tank added.

At last! Two guests (in succession) totally in agreement! Oops, make that three!

Well, what I meant was, virtually total agreement. While the second reserve tank gives greater reserve, extended pump cool-down would not be so much (or significant) a factor for a submersible pump (provided that the well has not run dry; or, provided that air injection is not impeded). Rather, the added reserve benefits by increasing pump run-time between pump cutoffs. With well pumps, reliability is governed primarily by cut-on/cut-off cycle frequency--in fact pumps run more continuously have virtually indefinite MTBF, as opposed to pumps cycled frequently. For this reason, unless there is a need for reserve tankage (as in a household domestic water supply) it will be preferred for the pump to run unregulated (as, say, for farm irrigation). In this case, the pressure rating of the pump (the horsepower) governs the ultimate output pressure.