Water supply system
OwnerDwight Eugene Hansoninventor
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Abstract
A water supply system has its housing and pressure tank sized so that the pressure tank fits within the housing, thus avoiding the need for another separate opening in the ground for the pressure tank. With this arrangement, there is less work in installation of the system and in maintaining the system. The control box for the system can be in the housing near the top where it is accessible or can be separate. Preferably, the pump will be driven by a variable speed pump or a stop cycle valve will be used.
Claims19
A water supply system having:
- a housing;
- a pressure tank;
- said housing and pressure tank being sized so that the pressure tank fits within the housing;
- means for supplying water to the pressure tank;
- means for regulating pressure in the pressure tank;
- and
- means for supplying water from the pressure tank to a plumbing system.
A water supply module, comprising:
- a housing;
- a pressure tank having a capacity of less than 40 gallons;
- said pressure tank being mounted within the housing;
- conduit means adapted to be connected to a pumping system within a well casing extending through a bottom surface of said housing for supplying water to the pressure tank;
- and
- means for supplying water from the pressure tank to a plumbing system.
A water supply module, comprising:
- a housing;
- said housing being generally cylindrical with an upper flat surface;
- an inner diameter of at least 10 inches, a height of at least 2 feet and an opening in its bottom for a conduit having an internal diameter of at least two inches, whereby a pressure tank may be mounted within the housing and the conduit extending from the housing for a fluid tight connection to a well casing.
The combination of a pitless adapter, a pressure tank, at least one slip joint, and a pull-up assembly comprising:
- a module housing;
- the pitless adapter being adapted to be mounted to a well casing for communication with a plumbing system;
- the pull-up assembly including a first pull-up section and a second pull-up section adapted to be connected together;
- the first pull-up section being adapted to be mounted to a slip joint;
- the slip joint being adapted to communicate with the pitless adaptor;
- the second pull-up section being adapted to be connected to the first pull-up section by said at least one slip joint;
- the second pull-up section being adapted to be connected to the pressure tank for pulling the pressure tank to the top of the module housing and for lowering the pressure tank.
A slip joint connection for a pitless adaptor, comprising:
- a first-pull-up section;
- a second pull-up section;
- said first and second pull-up sections being adapted to be mounted together by a slip joint;
- the first pull-up section being adapted to be connected to communicate with the pitless adapter and the second pull-up section being adapted to be connected to a pressure tank;
- and
- means for pulling up or lowering the second pull-up section.
A method of supplying water from a well to a household, comprising the steps of:
- inserting a water supply module into a well hole;
- inserting a pressure tank into the water supply module and connecting the pressure tank to a pitless adaptor;
- regulating pressure in the pressure tank;
- and
- supplying water at pressure to a plumbing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.