[RE-wrenches] Freeze protection Seasonal well

[RE Ellison]

a tiny hole below water level and a check valve in the water line to prevent
the water tank from dumping back into the well will work. In the winter just
drain the tank.

 

Bob

 

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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:





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.

 

todd

 

 



On Wednesday, April 8, 2015 7:47pm, "Mac Lewis" <maclewis1 at gmail.com> said:

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
-- 

 

Mac Lewis

"Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates




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