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Problem encountered in connection of 2 water tanks with different volume

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darren72

Hi All,

I have a doubt on the water level balancing between 2 water tank of different volume which i sincerely hope that you can enlighten me on that.

In view of additional water demand in one of my upgrading projects, I have to increase the effective water storage capacity of the existing water tank from 84 m3 to 136 m3. Current tank size is 10m(L) x 4m(W) x 3m(H) with center partition. However, in view that the operation requirement of the building, existing water tank need to be in operation for 24/7. Hence, a new tank is to added on beside the existing tank to meet the new water demand.

A tank size of 5m(L) x 5m(W) x 3m(H) will be sufficient to meet the new effective water storage capacity.

My question are as follows:

a. If the 2 tanks are linked up by a balancing pipe , will this cause overflow at the smaller tank? If yes, how to mitigate this problem as both tank will need to be connected to a set of water pumps before going out to the fittings.

b. Alternatively, if the tanks are not linked up, will there be any problem if the outgoing pipes from the 2 tanks be linked up together before connection to the pumps.


Your help is very much appreciated.

Thanks
 

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