Hi Jake, Did you run enough water to fully drain the pressure tank, water line, and well stand pipe before sarting this test? Also, every time you stopped the test, a different amount of energy might be transferring between the water and surrounding ground... In winter I would have a warm pressure tank, very cold water between the house and well because of the cold ground, then slightly wamer water down towards the bottom of the well. In summer it would be a different situation so the math would be different then. Interesting topic!
Godo questions! In short, no. I take it your example is attempting to ensure the incoming cold water is the same temperature throughout the test. First off, we have a pretty large pressure tank. Secondly, I ran the test twice; so if there was a measureable difference, it would have been picked up in the second test. However, there was none.
Hi Jake, Did you run enough water to fully drain the pressure tank, water line, and well stand pipe before sarting this test? Also, every time you stopped the test, a different amount of energy might be transferring between the water and surrounding ground... In winter I would have a warm pressure tank, very cold water between the house and well because of the cold ground, then slightly wamer water down towards the bottom of the well. In summer it would be a different situation so the math would be different then. Interesting topic!
Godo questions! In short, no. I take it your example is attempting to ensure the incoming cold water is the same temperature throughout the test. First off, we have a pretty large pressure tank. Secondly, I ran the test twice; so if there was a measureable difference, it would have been picked up in the second test. However, there was none.