indrhrvest
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Are you serious? For under $100 you can get one more suited to the task at hand that is a 10 gallon tank or more as it will only hold less than 1/3 of that in nutes with all the compressed air providing the pressures you'll need to supply all your proposed nozzles with instant pressure...
The Shurflo accumulator is designed for one purpose only, to extend pump life and prevent water hammer when used with an on demand pump. The pumps are more than adequate to supply the needed volume and pressures. Accumulators do not serve the same function as receivers in a compressed air system because you can not compress water. There primary purpose is to keep pressure on the pump diaphragm to keep it from pulsing which can wear out the seals. The tank bladder is designed to act as a buffer to reduce water hammer, not "push" stored water out. Keep in mind guys.. I did plumbing/mechanical design build for a living..
Those big accumulators I see you guys use are for thermal expansion in a hot water system. A shurflo accumulator serves a different purpose than a thermal expansion tank.. which is what I see most you guys using. Just because most these tanks are considered "accumulators" they all are engineered for specific tasks.
Thermal expansion in a closed hot water system. (not needed for recirculating)
Extend pump life with an on demand pump..
Water storage for under counter R/O systems for drinking water (low volume and pressure)