[AT] anti-freeze

[Roy Morgan]

On Dec 24, 2008, at 1:45 AM, Ralph Goff wrote:
...When back filling I put a good bit of coarse gravel and rock
> around the base

I seem to remember a diagram in the TSC catalog or web site that shows  
the rocks/gravel to allow drainage.  Since the freeze here, I've taken  
the hose off the hydrant and drained the water out of it so it would  
not be blocked next time I need to use it.

> ...Roy, the handle gets really stiff on the hydrant here too in this  
> cold
> weather. Some light oil on all the moving parts in the handle will  
> help a
> little.

Or maybe some anti-seize grease intended for spark plugs.   The wood  
stove here (one of those soapstone jobs from Hearthstone) has a  
sliding air control at the back operated by a long rod from the  
front.  It was very hard to move and the stove store guy's suggestion  
to just work it a lot till it frees up did not satisfy me.  Just a bit  
of the anti-seize compound (about $2.50) at the auto parts store) has  
made it run "jes as smooothe as you please!"

Roy

Roy Morgan
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Groton NY, 13073