Rockwind1
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Well as you can see from a picture, i have come up with a idea to automatically fill up this tank via the existing riser. I have a jet pump 300 feet away from this tank that fills it up from an open discharge at the top. It’s a metal tank and there’s really no way to run a wire down to the jet pump to turn it on and off so I am essentially it seems like the best way to Automatically shut the water off to the tank after it’s for is to maybe use a float switch and then put a selinoid valve down in the ground. The reason I wanna do this is because I do live in some freezing temps during the winter time. But I need to get the water out of the riser after the solenoid closes, and I thought Of two things., I would put about a 1/16 inch drain Hole that could be operated by another solenoid valve Which opens when unpowered, whereas the riser solenoid valve would be closed when Un powered. That way they can both work off the same float switch. The other thought I had was to just leave a drain hole there so it will just simply weep as the pump is running and filling up the tank but I could run it into a half-inch poly hose and run it downhill to some trees that could be watered
my only other idea is to use a long vertical throw jobe type mechanical float valve but the pipe running from the ground over to it would be exposed to the freezing temps in the winter
my only other idea is to use a long vertical throw jobe type mechanical float valve but the pipe running from the ground over to it would be exposed to the freezing temps in the winter
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