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Jim-IL

04-17-2005 04:46:53




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I thinking of running a water line up to my wifes' flower bed, 200'from the house. I'd drain it in the winter so I'd put it down about 12". I assume that black plastic pipe that comes in a roll couldn't take freezing. Could you blow this clear with compressed air?




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kyhayman

04-18-2005 15:35:50




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 Re: O.T. water line in reply to Jim-IL, 04-17-2005 04:46:53  
I use the black 'Orangeburg' pipe for temp water in pastures (on top of the ground). I've never drained it in the winter, simply unhook it from the hydrant and tank, it will push apart at the couplings when it freezes. Got over 2 miles of the stuff out and for 10 years never had a piece burst on top of the ground (now rocks in the ground we wont talk about, also got a 1/2 mile of it buried).



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Nolan

04-18-2005 10:30:51




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 Re: O.T. water line in reply to Jim-IL, 04-17-2005 04:46:53  
I run clear PVC water tubing over to my chicken coop. It freezes up solid when it gets cold enough, and thaws when it warms. No damage. I like that.

Since in this case I need water year round, I run it above ground. In fact, in the winter it's up over the fence where the sun shines on it, usually melting it clear by 10:00 or so.

You can run it down on the ground without fear of mowing if you put it low and tight. As in using ground staples. Quite convenient that way.

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Bob - MI

04-18-2005 07:05:30




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 Re: O.T. water line in reply to Jim-IL, 04-17-2005 04:46:53  
Some good advice here Jim. The only problem that I can see is forgetting to blow out the line come fall. My guess is that you are hand trenching this? If not, I would bite the bullet and go deeper and get the frost proof hydrant. It"s a permanent fix and you won"t ever have to worry about it. I have one out at my barn that the previous owner put in and it"s pretty nice. It"s plumbed with black plastic and it"s about 200" from the house. I would like to have another out at my pool area but I have to go under the driveway and frankly I"m not that ambitious.

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Leland

04-17-2005 19:51:50




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 Re: O.T. water line in reply to Jim-IL, 04-17-2005 04:46:53  
Why not just bury the line 4' deep and install a freeze proff hydrant , the trenching is by the foot if you hire it done not depth.



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youngster

04-17-2005 19:07:48




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 Re: O.T. water line in reply to Jim-IL, 04-17-2005 04:46:53  
Honestly the easist way to get around the whole freeze problem is just put a slope to your ditch back to the house and have a valve to turn the water on to that line with a bleed out on it.
thats what we have on our garden hose here and its doen fine since 1984 some pretty vicious winters down here in sw pa



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Jeffi

04-17-2005 08:47:31




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 Re: O.T. water line in reply to Jim-IL, 04-17-2005 04:46:53  
Yes, but only use no more than 50psi to clear it..



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greenbeanman in Kansas

04-17-2005 05:37:39




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 Re: O.T. water line in reply to Jim-IL, 04-17-2005 04:46:53  
Yes you could blow the line nearly clear of water.

You could also install underground sprinkler line automatic drains to release the water. They close when water pressure hits them and open when the pressure is off.



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