In-line pressure boosting system and method
A pressure boosting system and a method of using the same to increase fluid pressure in a fluid distribution system are disclosed. The pressure boosting system may be installed “in-line” with the fluid distribution system. The pressure boosting system includes a submersible pump and a controller that may be configured to control the submersible pump based on an outlet pressure if inlet pressure is below a threshold. The pressure boosting system may also control the submersible pump based on a flow of the fluid through a pump unit as a function of the inlet pressure. A mounting bracket may be moveably coupled to a tank of the pressure boosting system.
1. A pump unit configured to pressurize a fluid in a fluid delivery system, the pump unit comprising:
a tank that forms at least a portion of a fluid reservoir;
a fluid inlet into the fluid reservoir;
a fluid outlet from the fluid reservoir;
a submersible pump positioned in the tank and arranged in fluid communication with the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet; and
a mounting bracket moveably coupled to the tank relative to the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet in a first configuration and adapted to be fixedly coupled to tank in a second configuration.
2. The pump unit of claim 1 , wherein the mounting bracket is rotatably coupled to the tank in the first configuration.
3. The pump unit of claim 1 , wherein the mounting bracket comprises:
a body configured to couple to a support structure;
a first arm that extends from the body toward the tank; and
a second arm that extends from the body toward the tank.
4. The pump unit of claim 3 , wherein:
when the body of the mounting bracket is coupled to a vertical support structure, a head of the pump unit rests atop the first arm of the mounting bracket; and
when the body of the mounting bracket is coupled to a horizontal support structure, the tank of the pump unit rests atop the first and second arms of the mounting bracket.
5. The pump unit of claim 3 , further comprising an auxiliary hook removably coupled to the mounting bracket to extend the second arm.
6. The pump unit of claim 5 , wherein the auxiliary hook is removably coupleable to the mounting bracket in:
a first position to extend the second arm in a first direction; and
a second position to extend the second arm in a second direction opposite the first direction.
7. The pump unit of claim 1 , further comprising a cap with a user interface on an exposed surface of the cap, wherein the cap is rotatably coupled to the tank relative to the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet.