How large of a tank would I need if I only use it for outside use, ie: watering plants, cleaning cars. I don't have a sprinkler system.
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I can't answer that question, depends on your volume of water usage, but for a 4 bedroom home it works fantastic.
621120
Depends some on how good your well and pump are. If you have a strong pump, you can use a smaller tank, it just cycles more. But for a pressure tank for your well, you typically want anywhere from a 30-60 gallon tank
621121
I would opt for a larger tank such as this one so that your pump does not cycle as much. I use this tank for our whole house and like it very much -- no more water pressure surges when taking a shower etc. This said, suggest you find out about the capacity of your well - - a larger tank will require more water to fill and if your well has limited capacity, you could run your pump dry if you run out of water trying to fill the tank ...
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Either nozzle would work well. Tank holds ~3.5 gallons, one nozzle is 1 gal/min, other is .5 gal/min. One caveat: spray pattern is quite wide so if you are seeking to hit just one weed with the spray, you will have to hold nozzle quite close to the weed. If you are seeking to cover a wide area of lawn, this would be ideal.
1417921
You don't need a pump. Everything is done with water pressure jetting through the hose & gravity, which drains your tanks.
687412
I am running mine on a 120 Gal. tank which is also fully planted with no problem. 2 350's on a 75 Gal. would be an overkill in my opinion.
1231885
I suppose you could supply with a water hose, however you need to reduce to a 1/2 gallon a minute in order for it to work properly.
15139
Depending on the size of your house and amount of water required, you may need a pressure tank. I actually use a 2 HP pump and a tank for my house.
331579
I agree with G.R. I have this sprinkler and it's probably better suited to a bigger area than what I use it for. (My front yard)
1482194
You'd probably need an adapter to be able to use a bottle that size. Plus, such a small tank wouldn't last you a day, never mind a weekend.
1627275
Space would none a little tight. I have a direct hose feed, don't need a tank, but still find it a bit crowded for grill pans, skeet rods, etc.
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You have to run a main trunk line around the perimeter of the area you want to water and then branch off with the smaller hose. So what you would have is a large rubber garden hose essentially, then at each plant you need to branch off with whatever gallon per hour (gph) stab in supplier you use and that is where the 1/4 inch line goes to each plant. Do not tee off of the 1/4 inch line because it will only feed 1 plant after the gph feeder is stabbed in. Consider a timer on your hose bib. Then the stab in gph units don't drown your plants. I fed 13 plants this way. 100 foot run. You need their rubber garden hose (I think it's 3/4 inch), the gph stab in units that work with the 1/4 inch line, 1/4 inch line, the stick in the ground hose holders, and a garden hose timer.
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It would take 40 minutes to fill your 5 gallon tank, and if you had any leaks in your system at all it would be running all the time to try to maintain. Wouldn't recommend it for that large of a tank. I have a 4 gallon tank on my truck and tried to use it for air bags, horn etc.. took 20 min to get it to 40 psi with no leaks in system. Was pretty disappointed with it.
785575
It would probably be a wasted effort. Plants thrive out of the water on their own. It does a superb job in aquariums although. Best of luck.....
1925853
I did not have mine long enough to find out. but with the cost of gas and oil these days I would say that it would depend on the size of your yard. I bought a old gas mower and filled the tank and mowed my back yard that is 90 x 35 on one tank.
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I have used a 5 gallon tank (with a custom-built fitting) to blow out my 6-zone residential sprinkler system, but it took nearly 2 hours to complete due to the need to frequently close off the airflow in order to allow the compressor's tank to refill. Don't even think of trying it with a pancake compressor! What should be used is a 2-stage industrial compressor, such as those used by automotive body shops for painting cars and running high volume air tools.
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There are some siphon type of pumps you can use. I would suggest getting water off if you get a big rain.
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You could use a hose. I use a hose with a lawn sprinkler attached and can control the water flow and direction.
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As a water treatment tech currently in the field. .. I know you would measure from bottom of tank to the lip where the head sits on. That would be height. .. it's either going to be 9x48 or 10 X52. That is if this is a residential application.