FarmI wrote:
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We have 2 tanks on the other farm (both concrete) - they gravity feed the
house and garden there. When the header tank runs low we use a fire
fighting pump to move water from the tank on the house up to the header tank
on the hill.

At this farm we have 3 concrete water tanks solely for house water. In
addition, for the garden and very occassional stock use, I have one concrete
tank and the plastic tank. These are supplied with water from a dam and a
bore.

We have 3 pressure pumps and a fire fighting pump. We've never had a
problem with the fire fighting pump but have had to replace all three
pressure pumps. We've lost 2 full tanks of house water (that I can recall)
and lost so many tanks of gardening water that I wouldn't be able to give
even a rough guesstimate of the number. Reasons include: cow eating poly
pipe, cow eating tank fitting, stock trough failure due to cow eating
fitting, stock trough failure due to stock trough fitting failure, pump
failure, multiple and differing human failures.

Shit happens.

Interesting thread, despite the arguing

Dare I ask about pros and cons of the various brands of pressure pumps
commonly available?

Are they all more-or-less the same or do some stand out as better (price
ranges being similar). More importantly - any to stay away from?

Cheers