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

Herb Metz metz-h.b at comcast.net
Thu Jan 3 07:23:03 PST 2013


Mogrits
Would appreciate a brief email when you have time.
Herb


-----Original Message----- 
From: Mogrits
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 6:37 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] County/City Water Connection: What size meter to use?

I'd hate to think I had to maintain that long a sewer line if the time
comes. Hope it's all downhill from the house.
On Jan 2, 2013 6:34 PM, "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net> wrote:

> A couple of issues: wheat is the water pressure at the street? if it is
> up near 80 psi or more, you don't have to worry about pressure. In fact,
> you might want to think about a pressure reducer if it is that high (if
> you want your hot water heater and toilets to last more than a year).
>
> I think you will be fine with the 3/4" meter. If you want to run a 1"
> line to the house to avoid friction losses on the long run, the cost of
> slightly larger pipe is minimal.
>
> If you think that there is a likelihood of connecting up to the
> municipal/county sewer system in the future, you might want to think
> about putting the waste line in while you have the trench open (and, in
> fact you might want to think about laying in conduits for electric,
> cable, city gas, and telco too. There are rules about the distances
> those conduits should be from each other, but doing it all now will save
> a lot of time, effort, and expense later on. Leave pull wires/cords in
> the conduits and take pictures so you can find them later on.
>
> Just my opinion, not backed up by any real data,
>
> Mike
>
> On 1/2/2013 6:06 PM, Al Jones 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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