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(12-01-2013, 01:41 PM)tvguy Wrote: (12-01-2013, 01:39 PM)kadylady Wrote: No copper tubing in our well house. Just galvanized pipe that is wrapped with old wall insulation. The walls are mostly insulated, too, but not entirely. And neither is the roof.
I'm hoping that'll be good enough with the water running???
I think you're fine. Is your pump submersible or above ground?
I admit I don't know much about my pump house. But, I am assuming it's a submersible, since I don't see anything in there that looks like a pump.
All it says is it's an F & W. Our well is 87' deep. There's a 6" casing coming up out of the concrete about 6 inches. It has a galvanized lid. A galvanized pipe comes out of that and over thru something with a pressure valve? and then on to the tank. There is also a gray plastic pipe that sticks out of the top of the well. It has a pvc cap on it.
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My homeless guys are gonna have to shit out in the woods, I'm only willing to be so accommodating.
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(12-01-2013, 02:02 PM)kadylady Wrote: (12-01-2013, 01:41 PM)tvguy Wrote: (12-01-2013, 01:39 PM)kadylady Wrote: No copper tubing in our well house. Just galvanized pipe that is wrapped with old wall insulation. The walls are mostly insulated, too, but not entirely. And neither is the roof.
I'm hoping that'll be good enough with the water running???
I think you're fine. Is your pump submersible or above ground?
I admit I don't know much about my pump house. But, I am assuming it's a submersible, since I don't see anything in there that looks like a pump.
All it says is it's an F & W. Our well is 87' deep. There's a 6" casing coming up out of the concrete about 6 inches. It has a galvanized lid. A galvanized pipe comes out of that and over thru something with a pressure valve? and then on to the tank. There is also a gray plastic pipe that sticks out of the top of the well. It has a pvc cap on it.
It is a submersible pump. Sounds like you have no worries.
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(12-01-2013, 02:04 PM)PonderThis Wrote: My homeless guys are gonna have to shit out in the woods, I'm only willing to be so accommodating.
The building I have with a toilet was originally a place to shower and change clothes going to and from the swimming pool. And so little wet kids didn't have to run in to the house to pee.
I had a pool for more than 20 years but I got rid of it.
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(12-01-2013, 02:05 PM)tvguy Wrote: (12-01-2013, 02:02 PM)kadylady Wrote: (12-01-2013, 01:41 PM)tvguy Wrote: (12-01-2013, 01:39 PM)kadylady Wrote: No copper tubing in our well house. Just galvanized pipe that is wrapped with old wall insulation. The walls are mostly insulated, too, but not entirely. And neither is the roof.
I'm hoping that'll be good enough with the water running???
I think you're fine. Is your pump submersible or above ground?
I admit I don't know much about my pump house. But, I am assuming it's a submersible, since I don't see anything in there that looks like a pump.
All it says is it's an F & W. Our well is 87' deep. There's a 6" casing coming up out of the concrete about 6 inches. It has a galvanized lid. A galvanized pipe comes out of that and over thru something with a pressure valve? and then on to the tank. There is also a gray plastic pipe that sticks out of the top of the well. It has a pvc cap on it.
It is a submersible pump. Sounds like you have no worries. Thanks. Stuff I should know.
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My pump is above ground, and my shed is just metal, with no insulation.
100 watt bulb works just fine
So long as it's on when I need it to be.
We don't live in Minnesota. .
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(11-29-2013, 08:25 PM)tvguy Wrote: (11-29-2013, 08:04 PM)GPnative Wrote: I think I have our house pipes pretty well protected, but it's our first winter in this house so hopefully I do not find a weak link the hard way.
I remember back about 30 years ago we had about a week of temps that were right around 10 degrees. That spell froze some pipes that people said had never frozen in years.
We could get that weather again, who knows. Back in 1973, It got down to about 5-10 degrees and stayed that way for days. Everyone pipes were freezing and the plumbers were so busy you couldn't get anyone to fix them. It was so freaking cold and it didn't help that we had a cement floor. God I hope it don't happen like that this winter..
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Seems like back in 1998, it got to 0F.
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(12-01-2013, 06:45 PM)chuck white Wrote: Seems like back in 1998, it got to 0F.
I don't remember that. Time for someone to pull up stats.
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(12-01-2013, 08:15 PM)Tiamat Wrote: (12-01-2013, 06:45 PM)chuck white Wrote: Seems like back in 1998, it got to 0F.
I don't remember that. Time for someone to pull up stats.
Out here in SV, I believe it would have had to be between Christmas and New Years.
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(12-01-2013, 05:52 PM)HoneyhalfWitch Wrote: (11-29-2013, 08:25 PM)tvguy Wrote: (11-29-2013, 08:04 PM)GPnative Wrote: I think I have our house pipes pretty well protected, but it's our first winter in this house so hopefully I do not find a weak link the hard way.
I remember back about 30 years ago we had about a week of temps that were right around 10 degrees. That spell froze some pipes that people said had never frozen in years.
We could get that weather again, who knows. Back in 1973, It got down to about 5-10 degrees and stayed that way for days. Everyone pipes were freezing and the plumbers were so busy you couldn't get anyone to fix them. It was so freaking cold and it didn't help that we had a cement floor. God I hope it don't happen like that this winter..
That was before I got here. I came out here in 1979. That cold spell I mentioned was about 1980 or 81 maybe. We had a couple of others close to that bad since. Or maybe only one other.
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(12-01-2013, 08:15 PM)Tiamat Wrote: (12-01-2013, 06:45 PM)chuck white Wrote: Seems like back in 1998, it got to 0F.
I don't remember that. Time for someone to pull up stats.
I tried a little and couldn't find any stats.
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(12-01-2013, 09:18 PM)tvguy Wrote: (12-01-2013, 08:15 PM)Tiamat Wrote: (12-01-2013, 06:45 PM)chuck white Wrote: Seems like back in 1998, it got to 0F.
I don't remember that. Time for someone to pull up stats.
I tried a little and couldn't find any stats.
All I could find was for Sexton
http://weathersource.com/account/officia...rval=daily
Must have been colder in the valley, (cold air sinks )
I read it on my dollar store thermometer.
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(12-01-2013, 09:35 PM)chuck white Wrote: (12-01-2013, 09:18 PM)tvguy Wrote: (12-01-2013, 08:15 PM)Tiamat Wrote: (12-01-2013, 06:45 PM)chuck white Wrote: Seems like back in 1998, it got to 0F.
I don't remember that. Time for someone to pull up stats.
I tried a little and couldn't find any stats.
All I could find was for Sexton
http://weathersource.com/account/officia...rval=daily
Must have been colder in the valley, (cold air sinks )
I read it on my dollar store thermometer.
Maybe you are remembering the temperature in your freezer was zero in 1998
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From: http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimato...h/USOR0215
The lowest recorded temperature was -6°F in 1972.
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We walked to the store in our snow suits and bought two bottles of beer.
After about a half mile they were freezing up inside.
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Here we go....
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(12-02-2013, 05:34 AM)broadzilla Wrote:
Here we go....
You moved there on purpose?
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(12-02-2013, 08:50 AM)Scrapper Wrote: (12-02-2013, 05:34 AM)broadzilla Wrote:
Here we go....
You moved there on purpose?
Sure did. Probably the best thing I have ever done for my kids. They all are doing so much better here than they were in Medford...it's kind of like a dream at this point. I won't go into too much detail, as this is not the thread for such.
Though the weather is harsh during the winter, the summer will be nice. Anything over 80 is too hot for me. I have been outside in light cotton pj's when it is 20 outside and haven't flinched. I suppose later this week I will have to don thicker clothing and a jacket, lol!
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Holy cow! Don't forget to check the little boxes near the top to get the records added to the chart.
The lowest recorded temperature was -42°F in 1912.
http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimato...h/USSD0067
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