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

Fri Jan 4 06:56:41 PST 2013

yep that works too Robert!  Good idea.  Less work.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: robertbobmull.ga at att.net
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 6:09 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] County/City Water Connection: What size meter to use?

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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