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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'>Bob<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tump<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 09, 2015 8:03 AM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Freeze protection Seasonal well<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Apr 8, 2015, at 11:29 PM, <a href="mailto:toddcory@finestplanet.com">toddcory@finestplanet.com</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>todd<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:14.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br>On Wednesday, April 8, 2015 7:47pm, "Mac Lewis" <<a href="mailto:maclewis1@gmail.com">maclewis1@gmail.com</a>> said:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id=SafeStyles1428550070><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello wrenches, <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If not, do you have any simple ways to keep the piping from freezing near the top of the well head?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks<br>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#305A78'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mac Lewis<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#305A78'>"Yo solo sé que no sé nada." </span><b><span style='color:#686868'>-Sócrates</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><br>Sent from Finest Planet WebMail.<br>_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br><br>List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>Change listserver email address & settings:<br><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>List-Archive: <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html">http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html</a><br><br>List rules & etiquette:<br><a href="http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm">www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</a><br><br>Check out or update participant bios:<br><a href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org">www.members.re-wrenches.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><a href="blocked::mailto:Tump@swnl.net%22%20%5Co%20%22blocked::mailto:Tump@swnl.net">Tump@swnl.net</a></span></b></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'> <a href="blocked::http://www.swnl.net/%22%20%5Co%20%22blocked::http://www.swnl.net/"><b>www.SWNL.net</b></a></span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#2D2CFA'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#2D2CFA'>Solarwinds Northernlights</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'> <i> </i></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'> Serving Mid Coast Maine & Northern California</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'> 207-832-7574 Cl. 610-517-8401 </span></i></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#2D2CFA'> </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Blair "TUMP" May</span></i></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'> ******** MAINE'S CHARTER ********<br> </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#009019'> <u> NABCEP "Certified PV Installer"</u></span></i></b><b><i><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'> <br></span></u></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'> <br> ******** MAINE'S CHARTER ********<br> </span></i></b><b><i><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#009019'> Trace Xantrex "Certified" Dealer / Installer"</span></u></i></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#009019'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>