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    3000 ft house supply line help

    Forest fires aren't a concern, grass fires that burn 100's of acres at a time are. I'm in North Texas. Rural land, volunteer Fire Department, water restrictions keep you from watering plants often. One of the options I looked into for potable water was rain water collection; gutters...
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    3000 ft house supply line help

    And by the way, thank you both very much for the assistance. Scott
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    3000 ft house supply line help

    Looks like the black poly SDR 9 in 1.5" all the way. 6 500' rolls. Time to break out the shovels.
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    3000 ft house supply line help

    I used http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/pe-pipe-pressure-loss-d_619.html and figured max flow at 12.7gpm, came up with .51 psi loss per 100'. I figure 35psi at my house is good.
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    3000 ft house supply line help

    Actually, that is exactly the size I had in mind. The thing is, I have had more than a couple of people tell me I should use 2". They cant explain why, but they think is would be needed, or better, or...something. One of them was the guy at the supply house where I will be getting the pipe...
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    3000 ft house supply line help

    I'm between a rock and a hard place. I'm asking for help from those with the knowledge. I have to install a supply line from my water meter to my home which will be just shy of 3000 feet. I need to know what size line i need to install. Some particulars; i have 30 acres in the county...
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