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I am planning to install 4 Johnson-Su Bioreactors to make compost.
I'll need them to be automatically watered regularly, but I have concerns regarding frozen pipes in the winter. The ground slopes downward, so if I install the pipe at a slightly less slope, it will daylight after the last bioreactor. I'm thinking of using 1/2" PVC, as very little water is actually needed. I figure, if I have a battery-operated timer/controller with airgap where the line connects to the main irrigation water line and a ball valve shutoff followed by a reverse spring activated check valve on the other side, the spring will open the check valve when I have the shutoff valve open in winter and will automatically drain the line when not in use. With water pressure, the spring would compress the seal and hold the pressure.
Please share your thoughts on the feasibility of this design and offer suggestions for the battery-operated timer / air-gapped controller and spring activated check valve. Thank you.
Please share your thoughts on the feasibility of this design and offer suggestions for the battery-operated timer / air-gapped controller and spring activated check valve. Thank you.
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