Martinf
New Member
Hello all,
So we've got a little cabin in Montana that I'd like to build a better water system for and I'd sure appreciate any ideas and advice.
We are only there occasionally and do not want to deal draining lines and winterizing nor can we create warm freeze proof areas given that the cabin is so rural and we might not be there for a year ata time.
Theres a shallow well, say 20 ft with a static of 15 ft. It's a 4" so I can put a submersible in it or could use a pump up top.
But I don't want a pump up top! Or anything up top! I'd rather not even have a pressure tank.
What I want is a submersible and a pitless and run a line to our little cabin ( just a little canned ham trailer really) and a frost-free hydrant. That's it. Nothing to drain or worry about freezing.
A few questions:
I've installed and wired a few deep well pumps. Seems like it's kinda excessive and spendy to put a deep well pump only 20 ft down in a situation that a shallow well pump could handle, but I don't want a pump house above ground. So is this the best choice or are there other choices I should consider?
I've been reading about the constant pressure valve approach. Seems like this would work for me in that I could dig a small pit and put the pump controller and a real small pressure tank in it. Is this the way I should go or would you suggest something else? BTW, I do not want a variable speed pump, in case that would be the recommendation. Simple, simple!
Thanks much for any advice
So we've got a little cabin in Montana that I'd like to build a better water system for and I'd sure appreciate any ideas and advice.
We are only there occasionally and do not want to deal draining lines and winterizing nor can we create warm freeze proof areas given that the cabin is so rural and we might not be there for a year ata time.
Theres a shallow well, say 20 ft with a static of 15 ft. It's a 4" so I can put a submersible in it or could use a pump up top.
But I don't want a pump up top! Or anything up top! I'd rather not even have a pressure tank.
What I want is a submersible and a pitless and run a line to our little cabin ( just a little canned ham trailer really) and a frost-free hydrant. That's it. Nothing to drain or worry about freezing.
A few questions:
I've installed and wired a few deep well pumps. Seems like it's kinda excessive and spendy to put a deep well pump only 20 ft down in a situation that a shallow well pump could handle, but I don't want a pump house above ground. So is this the best choice or are there other choices I should consider?
I've been reading about the constant pressure valve approach. Seems like this would work for me in that I could dig a small pit and put the pump controller and a real small pressure tank in it. Is this the way I should go or would you suggest something else? BTW, I do not want a variable speed pump, in case that would be the recommendation. Simple, simple!
Thanks much for any advice