I'm gonna chime in here with a question that I think is relevant to this thread. My tank is directly over the area in the basement where my aging barrel sits. Would it put less pressure on a pump if I drilled through my floor and ran a line directly to my tank, or run a hose up the stairs, around the corner and to my tank? Vertical height to the top of the tank is approx 15'. Up the stairs around the corner to the tank would be approx 40' of hose and, obviously, the same overall height. If I hard plumb it I would use 1.25" pvc, if the stairwell option garden hose. Thanks peeps