Karl in NY
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I'm going to attempt building a DIY bubbler system to protect lake docks from ice damage...will use low-pressure (~6PSI), high volume air from a vane type air pump, probably one designed for an aerobic septic system that is designed for continuous-duty. I'm planning on a flushing port for each leg using 150PSI from a standard compressor for occasional flushing of debris that could eventually plug air holes.
My manifolds and submerged pipes will be galvanized, despite most commercial systems using poly pipe. I'm on a lake heavily infested with zebra mussels, which love poly pipe, but are repelled by zinc.
The submerged pipe laterals will be 1/2", installed just above the bottom on "legs" and "feet", to bring warmer water to the surface to eat the ice.
I need info. on how to specify the pipe and threaded fittings (LOTS of unions to permit disassembly of sections, and additions if the lake level drops in future years and the system needs to be extended.
Is typical galv. pipe equally galvanized on both the inside and outside? I need both to keep the mussels away. Are there different thicknesses of the hot-dipped zinc coating, or is it all the same? Also, there appears to be both seamed and seamless galv. pipe...any practical difference?
My preference is to avoid China-sourced pipe and fittings, due to poor experiences with black iron gas pipe in the past from that country.
Places like Home Depot are clueless about what they're even selling and cannot provide any specs. on their galv. pipe and fittings.
Your expertise and experience is needed.
My manifolds and submerged pipes will be galvanized, despite most commercial systems using poly pipe. I'm on a lake heavily infested with zebra mussels, which love poly pipe, but are repelled by zinc.
The submerged pipe laterals will be 1/2", installed just above the bottom on "legs" and "feet", to bring warmer water to the surface to eat the ice.
I need info. on how to specify the pipe and threaded fittings (LOTS of unions to permit disassembly of sections, and additions if the lake level drops in future years and the system needs to be extended.
Is typical galv. pipe equally galvanized on both the inside and outside? I need both to keep the mussels away. Are there different thicknesses of the hot-dipped zinc coating, or is it all the same? Also, there appears to be both seamed and seamless galv. pipe...any practical difference?
My preference is to avoid China-sourced pipe and fittings, due to poor experiences with black iron gas pipe in the past from that country.
Places like Home Depot are clueless about what they're even selling and cannot provide any specs. on their galv. pipe and fittings.
Your expertise and experience is needed.