Booster pump vs. Tank Stand

Why install Tank Stands or Booster Pumps in the first place?

If you have a water tank, you need to get water to flow from the tank into your house. If you simply place your tank next to your house water won’t move into your house or into any other taps. That’s where tank stands and booster pumps come in. With a tank stand, water flows down using gravity. With a booster pump, water is pumped using electrical power from your mains or a generator or a solar system. ​

The Comparison​

1. Need for electricity

Tank stand: A tank stand uses gravity for water to flow from the tank to the house so there’s no need for electricity.

Booster pump: A booster pump uses electricity. So if there’s a power cut you would have to use a generator or solar system to power the booster pump.

2. Pressure

Tank stand: Water supplied using gravity has less pressure compared to water supplied using a booster pump.

Booster pump: Water supplied via a booster pump has more pressure compared to gravity feed from a tank stand. ​

3. Maintenance costs

Tank stand: Once you install a tank stand you won’t have to do any repair or maintenance work for years.

Booster pump: A complete booster pump system has various components. They are susceptible to power cuts, lightning, power surges, general wear & tear. And so you will need to repair or replace some of these components starting from after 12 – 18 months. ​

4. Height fed

Tank stand: With a tank stand you can only supply water to points which are lower than the platform of the stand. For example; if you have a double storey house with a solar geyser on the roof you will need a stand that’s higher than 7 metres. Such a stand will cost more than a standard 4 metre stand which feeds into a single storey.

Booster pump: A 1hp booster pump has a head of 35 metres meaning it can pump water up to a height of 35 metres. This can feed water into most 8 storey buildings.

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5. Multiple tanks

Tank stand: With tank stands you need a separate tank stand to carry each water tank

Booster pump: 1 booster pump can be connected to multiple water tanks

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