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

Fri Jan 4 03:09:28 PST 2013

You stick the axle in the pipe and drive it in the ground. You can get a couple of 55 gal drums of water, a pump and jet the pipe into the ground also just like you put in wellpoints on a construction project.

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On Jan 3, 2013, at 10:16 PM, Al Jones <farmallsupera at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Charlie,
> 
> I hadn't even thought about shooting a shallow well, but that is a good idea.  I am sure I have enough redneck buddies close by that would be glad to help.
> 
> One question:  What is the Ford truck axle for?  I am sure the answer is obvious but I'm missing it....
> 
> Al
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>> Sent: Jan 2, 2013 8:33 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AT] County/City Water Connection: What size meter to use?
>> 
>> Al, that's what I think I would do too.   As far as a private well goes, 
>> after the house is built and you have the certificate of occupancy
>> go get a point, a few joints of galvanized pump pipe and an old Ford rear 
>> axle and drive your own shallow well in your back yard.
>> A hand pump or shallow well pump with pull water about 30' if you have a 
>> good flow.  I promise you there is good water in your area
>> a lot less than 30'.  Just one precaution.  If your lot is on heavy land 
>> (clay) and you think it was ever in tobacco and treated with Telone C
>> or any of a handful of other soil treatments make sure to have the water 
>> tested before you use it.  There is subdivision over off of hwy 42 between
>> Clayton and Fuquay Varina where every well in the S/D was contaminated with 
>> Telone and a lot of folks got sick before it was figured out.
>> 
>> Charlie
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Al Jones
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 8:18 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] County/City Water Connection: What size meter to use?
>> 
>> Charlie,
>> 
>> Based on other responses so far, I'm leaning towards the 1" line with a 3/4" 
>> meter.  I just can't stomach that extra money for a meter that's 1/4" 
>> bigger!
>> 
>> The whole reason I'm going with county water as opposed to a well is pure 
>> convenience. It seems like when a pressure switch goes bad, it's always at 
>> the most inconvenient time possible.  Plus, the county we are building in is 
>> so persnickity about things, I feel like there is just less red tape just 
>> hooking on.
>> 
>> Al
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>>> Sent: Jan 2, 2013 6:55 PM
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] County/City Water Connection: What size meter to use?
>>> 
>>> Al,  of course the 1" would be better but I'm thinking the 3/4 meter with
>>> the 1" line might be a good idea.
>>> The thing is that you are pushing the water so far and there is some degree
>>> of flow restriction in the pipe.
>>> A 1" pipe will flow approximately 75% more water at the same pressure as a
>>> 3/4" line.  Do the 1" meter if you
>>> can stomach the impact fee.  If not save that 1600 and spend it on putting
>>> in a well of your  own (even if it's a
>>> shallow well) so you will have a back up water source for watering flowers
>>> and washing cars and in case something
>>> happens to the water supply from the county.
>>> 
>>> We were where we are before there was county water here.  When it came
>>> through I didn't sign on and we are still on
>>> well water.  20 years more or less later I've spent maybe 100 buck on water
>>> pump repairs (pressure switches, and air
>>> volume control valves) and haven't paid a water bill yet.  The only down
>>> side is that there is some iron in our water that is
>>> not present in our county water but otherwise the water quality from the
>>> well is just as good.
>>> 
>>> Charlie
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message----- 
>>> From: Al Jones
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 6:06 PM
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>> Subject: [AT] County/City Water Connection: What size meter to use?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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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