An accumulator tank is a BIG plus, but you need one that holds a sufficient quantity of water. I believe that a 2 gallon tank is minimum to give exemplary service.
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az99 wrote: Anyone who has installed an accumulator and has not noticed a big improvement has either gotten too small of an accumulator or their pre charge pressure is not correct. Or there is something else wrong with the installation like the accumulator on the wrong side of the pump etc..
Agree, huge difference on mine, no more pump running in the middle of the night when someone uses the stool etc.
Unless you like to spend your $$$$$$. Have a plumber install one if you can't do it yourself. I have the 2 gallon from Lowes or Home Depot with a stainless flex line into a T in the water system.
Does it matter where in the system you install the accumulator? My pump is on one end of the system and my water heater is on the other. I have much more room at my water heater end (under a bed) than under the sink. Seems to me if I put it on the cold water inlet side of the water heater it would do just fine. Am I correct?
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