Residential Water Supply Pumps

As with everything in your home, your residential water pump should be of the highest quality. The right type of pump is crucial if you want your household water to run effectively. This ensures a steady supply of clean water for all your household needs.

Residential pumps provide convenience in your showers, dishwashing, laundry, lawn care, and gardening needs. It has to have steady pressure that won’t interfere with one’s shower when another person does the laundry. Most of all, your residential water pump should be safe to use.

The Pump House offers a wide variety of residential water supply pumps, such as the following:

• Sump pumps
• Submersible utility and dewatering pumps
• Centrifugal pumps
• Effluent pumps
• Jet pumps
• Pump accessories

To determine the type of residential water pump you need, you need to look at two crucial factors:

The pump flow rate

GPM is calculated by dividing 60 by the time it takes to fill a one-gallon container (60 / seconds = GPM). For instance, a one-gallon container fills in 5 seconds; 60 divided by 5 equals 12 gallons per minute.

The pressure your household needs

A 300 kPa (42 psi) working pressure is a suitable pressure. This refers to the pressure at the required flow rate. A good rule of thumb is to add 10% to your required pressure, but if you have many small pipes or your pipes are long (the tank is far from the house), you will need more.

You may also need to determine how much water you’ll need. Flow rates vary depending on the tap. Standard rates include 6 L/min per toilet, 10 L/min per shower, and 15 L/min per kitchen faucet, among other things. Next, determine the number of taps or outlets (both inside and outside) likely to be turned on simultaneously.