[AT] County/City Water Connection: What size meter to use?

[Bo Hinch]

I did exactly what you are talking about when I ran my water line twenty
years ago . I went from a 3/4" water meter to 1" line to my home . I only
have two bathrooms but we have 53 fruit and nut trees to water in the
summer and have NEVER had a water shortage . Our water pressure is 70 # .
Oh , I am exactly 100' from meter to where water goes into house .
Bo Hinch

On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 5:06 PM, Al Jones <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>wrote:

>
> WARNING: OFF TOPIC!
>
> My wife and I are building a house, and it’s time to put the water meter
> down out at the highway.  This is my first experience with “county water,”
> as I have always lived in a house on its own well.  I am hoping that the
> convenience of not maintaining a pump will be worth it in  the long run.
>  Plus, we will be living in the town ETJ, and I expect “one of these days”
> they will run a municipal sewer line and we’ll have to connect anyway.
>
> I have a choice of a meter with a 3/4" hookup, pretty much the standard
> deal around here, or a 1” hookup.  The 1” meter is $170 more than the 3/4"
> meter, but the highway robbery, uh, I mean “impact fee” is $1600 more for
> the 1” meter.  Our house is between 800 and 900 feet from the road and
> where the meter will be.  Should I bite the bullet and go for the 1”
> connection or will a 3/4" line give acceptable pressure and flow?  My
> contractor suggests the 1” meter, and I have had others advise either one
> will work.  One even suggested just installing the 3/4" meter but run a 1"
> pipe to the house.
>
> We won't be doing anything fancy, just water needs for a 3 bedroom, 2.5
> bath house.  No lawn irrigation other than filling up a watering can when I
> plant marigolds or something.
>
> When the meter goes in, I intend to run the line to the house myself.  If
> so, I will be using the 424 IH with a middlebuster to dig the trench (if it
> will go deep enough) and the Super A with IH Fast Hitch blade to
> backfill.....
>
>
> thanks,
> Al
>
>
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