[RE-wrenches] Freeze protection Seasonal well

[Tump]

NOPE this is a small in line valve inside the well casing. Check valve at the pump at the bottom of well ck valve at the "tank"tee" when one opens the system in the fall pressure inside the feed line pressure drops and this little valve opens and drains residual H20 from the line.
On Apr 9, 2015, at 9:06 AM, Benn Kilburn wrote:

> Piss valve...aka yard hydrant. For the sake of Google searching ;)
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> Benn Kilburn
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> On Apr 9, 2015, at 6:03 AM, Tump <tump at swnl.net> wrote:
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>> That is certainly one way of doing this but up here in the north country we install a "piss valve" available at your local plumbing or pump supply store. It is a small valve installed in the water line below freeze level in the well and when pump is operating the valve closes due to the rise of pipe pressure when pump is off it drains. 
>> On Apr 8, 2015, at 11:29 PM, toddcory at finestplanet.com wrote:
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>>> drill a tiny hole in the delivery line at the top of the casing, so when the water is not pumping it will empty into the well... yes, some will leak when the pump is running but the only other "non-automatic" option is a seasonal drain valve.
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>>> todd
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>>> On Wednesday, April 8, 2015 7:47pm, "Mac Lewis" <maclewis1 at gmail.com> said:
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>>> Hello wrenches,
>>> Ive got a potential client that has purchased a Shurflo 9302 submersible pump that he wants to use at a seasonal cabin.  Does this type of pump reliably drain back when it is not energized?  
>>> If not, do you have any simple ways to keep the piping from freezing near the top of the well head?
>>> Thanks
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>>> Mac Lewis
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