jdz
Member
I have decided to send my well out to the pasture and run a city water line to my house. Here’s the details, 3300 feet from water main to my house, 290 feet of elevation from water main to my house, 95 psi at the water main. I can get a 1.5 inch meter from the city.
My original plan was to put in 2 inch poly for approximately 2400 feet with a check valve and shut off valve every 500 feet. At the 2400 mark, I am sitting at approx 185 feet of elevation and I was going to put in a 500 tank with a float switch for a shutoff valve. If I calculated correctly, I should have about 3-4 gallons per minute of flow into the tank here. I was then going to put a pump in the tank and feed it the rest of the way to my house. I plan on putting the pressure tank up by my house with a 60-80 switch (I like pressure). I was planning on putting the 2 inch inside some 4 inch drain pipe that I already have to act as a conduit and add a little protection to the pipe.
I may have ran across a deal on some 6 inch gasketed PVC pipe. It’s more pipe than I need but I can get it for a whole lot less than the 2 inch poly will cost me. I haven’t done the math on it but I should get a little more flow out of it.
My question is what would you do in this situation? I’m open either way but I can’t make up my mind.
My original plan was to put in 2 inch poly for approximately 2400 feet with a check valve and shut off valve every 500 feet. At the 2400 mark, I am sitting at approx 185 feet of elevation and I was going to put in a 500 tank with a float switch for a shutoff valve. If I calculated correctly, I should have about 3-4 gallons per minute of flow into the tank here. I was then going to put a pump in the tank and feed it the rest of the way to my house. I plan on putting the pressure tank up by my house with a 60-80 switch (I like pressure). I was planning on putting the 2 inch inside some 4 inch drain pipe that I already have to act as a conduit and add a little protection to the pipe.
I may have ran across a deal on some 6 inch gasketed PVC pipe. It’s more pipe than I need but I can get it for a whole lot less than the 2 inch poly will cost me. I haven’t done the math on it but I should get a little more flow out of it.
My question is what would you do in this situation? I’m open either way but I can’t make up my mind.