Should You Add a Pressurized Bladder or Holding Tank to Your Well?

Your water well is a vital part of maintaining a healthy and comfortable home. But does it include a holding tank? If not, it's a good time to consider the many benefits of this valuable water management tool. Here's what well owners should know about pressured bladder and holding tanks.

What Is a Pressurized Bladder and Holding Tank?

A holding tank connected to a well serves as a storage device to store your water. The well pumps water into the tank on a regular basis to keep it at a preset level. Then, when you turn on a tap or faucet, the water comes from this tank rather than from the pump itself. 

Of course, you generally don't want water for your home or land to come trickling out of the tank based solely on gravity. Many well water storage tanks use a pressure, or bladder, system to create water pressure. This system uses the buildup of pressure from the rising water inside the tank to create the potential energy needed to force that water out when you turn on a tap. 

How Does a Holding Tank Help You?

If your well works okay, why add a storage tank? One of the best, most valuable reasons is to reduce the burden on your water well pump.

Every time you turn on a faucet, the pump must turn on and push that water out to your home. However, this means extra work for the pump and more cycling on and off — a process known as short-cycling. This wears down that pump and cause it to reach its expiration date sooner than it would otherwise.

A pressure tank allows the pump to work only when the tank gets low enough to signal that more water is needed to replenish it. The rest of the times you turn on that tap, the pressure tank does the same job through hydropneumatics. 

The pressurization aspect of the tank also helps equalize the water pressure to your home. Because the pump stores the water in the tank before use, you may experience less disruption from the pump needing to draw it out each time upon request. 

Where Can You Learn More?

You should take the decision to install a pressurized bladder and holding tank to an existing or planned well seriously. While it has a number of benefits, including lowering pump expenses, it must fit your household water use to be effective. Start by learning more about how these systems work and how they might fit with your particular well. 

Action Well & Pump Repair  can help. We'll work with you to assess your goals and budget and find the right solution for you. Call today to make an appointment or get answers to your questions about tanks, wells, pumps, and more.