[AT] anti-freeze

Lew Best bee_keeper at earthlink.net
Tue Dec 23 21:00:53 PST 2008


Hey Ralph or Mike M

Of course we don't have to go nearly that deep here in central TX but I'm
curious what's the "normal thing" to do with this drain?  I recently bought
one of these; the drain has pipe thread (1/8"IIRC?) so I put a hose on it &
trenched out letting the end come out at "supply pipe level" as the land has
a slope to it.  Other one I plan to install will be on level ground so can't
do it this way.  No instructions came with the hydrants.

Lew near Waco, TX  


-----Original Message-----

Mike, it is fairly standard procedure to bury all water lines 8 feet down 
here and we rarely have trouble with those lines freezing. The frost free 
hydrant has a drain at the bottom that automatically drains all the water 
from the vertical pipe when ever it is shut off thus preventing any ice 
forming in the upper levels.

Ralph in Sask. 





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