I'm revisiting a previously discarded idea of using rain
water for my toilet and laundry.
I'n doing so I realized that both the toilet and the washing machine were built to use pressured water, so a header tank would probably be insufficient.
I'm considering a pressure sensing pump as the fix for this issue.
The ones designed for RV's have a good price point, but don't seem to list their "head".
The bathroom and laundry are on the second floor and rainwater storage would be in the basement, so the challenge would be significant.
I have a sump pump that I think would be up for the challenge of lifting water that high.
If I use the sump pump to fill a header tank that in turn feeds the RV pump, there would be no head for the RV pump to overcome.
Alternatively, the sump pump could be fitted with a pressure sensor.
What do yall think makes the most sense?