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    Question about temporary pressure tank and yard hydrants

    I'm on the road working right now, my land and the plumbing are in Wisconsin. So yes, it's a frost-free hydrant, buried 7 feet deep.
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    Question about temporary pressure tank and yard hydrants

    Interesting! I've never even heard of this.... Just did a quick google and looked at In-Well Technologies products. Does anyone have any direct experience with these? The drawdown is only around a gallon, that's a drawback.
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    Question about temporary pressure tank and yard hydrants

    Yeah, I know it would be best to tee before the hydrants, but that would mean renting that digger again and digging back down the seven feet. And I'm thinking a T after the hydrant, I guess the drawing is misleading. A Y would be really hard on the 'backflow' from the tank to the garden hose...
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    Question about temporary pressure tank and yard hydrants

    This picture MIGHT help.... I am thinking of a bladder tank, and I feel like it will work. But what I don't know about plumbing would fill a book, so I'm hoping to bounce it off this knowledgeable community.
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    Question about temporary pressure tank and yard hydrants

    Hi guys, thanks for the great forum here. Helped me install a Grundfos at 300' without a hitch. So here's the situation: My wife and I bought 40 vacant acres in SW Wisconsin and are living out of a yurt for a couple of years until we can build a house. Last summer we drilled our well...
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