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Looking for some education and advice on an upcoming project. Nothing has been done yet wrt selecting a contractor and system design, so we're pretty early in the game [no shovel has hit the dirt]. The little I've read/understood to this point has me wondering what I should reasonably expect in terms of the 'design' to get an operating, simple and reliable system. My engineering nature is to seek some basic knowledge of what to expect rather than to just let 'nature take its course' and sign the contract/check. So.... Here goes [and thanks for your patience and help]
I need to put down a well which will service both a barn and outbuildings with water.
The barn will need to support....
1. Two horses at 17 gal/day each
2. An efficiency apartment with lav, toilet, shower, dishwasher, clothes washer, kitchen sink
3. Wash stall
4. Two hose bibs
5. Minor sprinkler system [4-8 heads]
6. And probably something else I've forgotten!!!
Each outbuilding needs to handle...*
1. Up to six horses at 17 gal/day each
2. One yard hydrant
They make yard hydrants that are self draining for winter use.
*Not expected to be simultaneously
Now what I consider to be the 'interesting'/challenging part....
The distance from the well to the barn is about 70 ft [No head]
The distance from the barn to the 'South' outbuilding is 400 ft [No head]
The distance from the barn to the 'North' outbuilding is 1500 ft [~20 ft head]
At this point I am planning on locating all the above ground 'bits-n-pieces' in the barn [tanks, electrical panels, valves, etc]. The outbuilding runs go from the barn, under a road and then split N/S to form the individual branches.
wrt the horses, I don't know how many gallons at one 'session' are consumed or the rate [GPM]. The waterers I've seen call for anywhere from 5 - 15 GPM depending on the manufacturer/model. If I had to guess, I'd say your 'average' horse drinks for about 5-7 sec at a time.
Horse 'showers' are considerably shorter than your average teenager as they are 'spray-soap-rinse' rather than 'spray-spray-spray, soap, rinse-rinse-rinse' affairs. More like washing a small car.
The well is pretty much a non-issue in that I'll get what I get in terms of flow-rate. I guess I can control [to a degree] the depth for 'storage' and I'd appreciate any thoughts in that regard.
The key concerns at this point [given my sparse knowledge] are pressure tank(s), pump(s), and type/size of pipe.
Appreciate your time and help....
Cheers
Mark
I need to put down a well which will service both a barn and outbuildings with water.
The barn will need to support....
1. Two horses at 17 gal/day each
2. An efficiency apartment with lav, toilet, shower, dishwasher, clothes washer, kitchen sink
3. Wash stall
4. Two hose bibs
5. Minor sprinkler system [4-8 heads]
6. And probably something else I've forgotten!!!
Each outbuilding needs to handle...*
1. Up to six horses at 17 gal/day each
2. One yard hydrant
They make yard hydrants that are self draining for winter use.
*Not expected to be simultaneously
Now what I consider to be the 'interesting'/challenging part....
The distance from the well to the barn is about 70 ft [No head]
The distance from the barn to the 'South' outbuilding is 400 ft [No head]
The distance from the barn to the 'North' outbuilding is 1500 ft [~20 ft head]
At this point I am planning on locating all the above ground 'bits-n-pieces' in the barn [tanks, electrical panels, valves, etc]. The outbuilding runs go from the barn, under a road and then split N/S to form the individual branches.
wrt the horses, I don't know how many gallons at one 'session' are consumed or the rate [GPM]. The waterers I've seen call for anywhere from 5 - 15 GPM depending on the manufacturer/model. If I had to guess, I'd say your 'average' horse drinks for about 5-7 sec at a time.
Horse 'showers' are considerably shorter than your average teenager as they are 'spray-soap-rinse' rather than 'spray-spray-spray, soap, rinse-rinse-rinse' affairs. More like washing a small car.
The well is pretty much a non-issue in that I'll get what I get in terms of flow-rate. I guess I can control [to a degree] the depth for 'storage' and I'd appreciate any thoughts in that regard.
The key concerns at this point [given my sparse knowledge] are pressure tank(s), pump(s), and type/size of pipe.
Appreciate your time and help....
Cheers
Mark
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