[AT] Water Lines

[Al Jones]

Around here, the black plastic/poly pipe fell out of favor.  Most use PVC.  That was what I had planned for our line.

Al

-----Original Message-----
>From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>Sent: Jan 4, 2013 9:54 AM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [AT] Water Lines
>
>There is a Tractor Supply not far from Al that has 1" 100 psi x 300' roll 
>for $85.00.
>I suspect someone around his place has it even cheaper than that.
>
>Charlie
>
>-----Original Message----- 
>From: Cecil R Bearden
>Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 9:05 AM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>Subject: Re: [AT] Water Lines
>
>Lowe's has a lot of it at a reasonable price.  I used to buy a lot of
>pipe at Pumpco Supply, I think they also had a store in Tulsa.  Locke
>Supply will give a pretty god discount to the end user.  You can also
>use the 1 inch 200 psi PVC glued joint.   I have pulled that pipe in a
>ripped trench also.  I have 3000 ft of pipe  6 ft deep for my heat
>exchanger here.  It is 2 inch 160 psi.   The black plastic pipe connects
>with barbed connections and hose clamps.  Contrary to this list opinion,
>I have had very good success with plastic Hose barbs.  The galvanized
>ones rust.  The olastic ones I have used were the same size as schedule
>40 PVC.  The new PEX pipe that used copper crimp rings is really great.
>I have used it and had good success.  The 1 inch pex uses brass barbs.
>
>If I was to build a new heat and air system, I would use a ground source
>heat pump for my air conditioning and water heating, then an outdoor
>boiler for heating the house, water, dryer, and stock tank heat.
>
>Cecil in OKla
>
>
>On 1/3/2013 10:58 PM, moscowengnr at yahoo.com wrote:
>> The posts on water lines were really informative. I am getting ready to 
>> install 500 to 600 feet of water line to connect a new cabin I am building 
>> on back of property where house in front burned down with Oklahoma 
>> wildfires.
>>
>> Where can you purchase the rolled plastic pipe that was mentioned in some 
>> of the posts??
>>
>> Is this similar to what is used for some gas lines??
>>
>> Does it do joints by heating and pressing together??  if so does this work 
>> well?? where do you get tools for this??
>>
>> This may be interesting for water lines, but I also want to try some 
>> experimenting with ground heat exchangers for heat and air. Having a long 
>> roll of plastic pipe would help with a few trial projects both in 
>> Oklahoma, and also here in Texas for my shop here.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>>
>>
>>
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