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Should have - (update)
84Bravo1
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Hauled water much sooner.
The spring in our holler, went dry back in Jun/July of this past year. Was a very, very dry year for us.
I've got a 1500gal. Underground tank that is spring fed. I've been super conservative since.
I was down to 250-300 gallons end of last week. Hooked up the trailer, with the 300 gal. Water cube. Hauled two loads last Thurs.
Of course, now our spring just started flowing, and filling up tanks up above my house couple days ago.
Blessings answered.
Guess I should have hauled a load or two of water, before now.
Nice to know I could last 7 mo. or so on what I've got. Not in an emergency situation.
Checked the tank this am. (Its been raining a bit over last several weeks.) Finally, after 7 months, some water trickling into the tank. About damn time.
Happy New Year!!!!
The spring in our holler, went dry back in Jun/July of this past year. Was a very, very dry year for us.
I've got a 1500gal. Underground tank that is spring fed. I've been super conservative since.
I was down to 250-300 gallons end of last week. Hooked up the trailer, with the 300 gal. Water cube. Hauled two loads last Thurs.
Of course, now our spring just started flowing, and filling up tanks up above my house couple days ago.
Blessings answered.
Guess I should have hauled a load or two of water, before now.
Nice to know I could last 7 mo. or so on what I've got. Not in an emergency situation.
Checked the tank this am. (Its been raining a bit over last several weeks.) Finally, after 7 months, some water trickling into the tank. About damn time.
Happy New Year!!!!
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Imagine no water coming in to your house for 7 months. (I'm way happy.)
Just looked at my tank. I'm 2/3rds full. I can now take a lengthy hot shower without stressing.
Its been get wet, water off, lather up, rinse off. Maybe 5-7 gal total, for months now.
Woo Hoo!! Life's little pleasures. [:D]
Happy New Year!!!
I especially enjoyed (not really) using the heat gun on the valve in the winter to get it to open up so it would drain into the cistern. Good times.
I am fortunate the local water authority is only 2.5 miles down the hill. I keep a 250 gallon tank handy for times it needs a fill up. I will make a couple of trips spending a buck for 500 gallons just dumping it into the well. I would like to rig a low water probe of some nature so the dang well pump does not lose its prime if the water level drops too far.
Maybe this year I will give myself a modern present and have a well drilled that can handle the flows needed when Niesel does five loads of laundry, runs the dishwasher and we both shower.
It is amazing how we take flowing water for granted until it ain't flowing....[:0]
They ran a water line into our holler a couple years ago. Part of the purchase of my house was a pre-paid tap into the line. I've not torn up my yard, 100'-150' of trenching, had a plumber hook me up. (And the kicker to me,) is that the water dept. insists that you "disconnect," from any "alternative source." KMA!!
I pride myself in being self sufficient. That is not going to change now. "Disconnect from my water source," so I can pay you for water?? Nope sorry, I don't think so.
They are not cheap though. Anyone have any insight to a manual hand pump?? I'm all ears.
My little Holler is notorious for lack of a drillable well for water. People have spent $$, and have gone down 650'+, with no success. I am fortunate in that I am one a few, (5) houses tied into a wet weather spring. I'm last house on the line, so everyone else has to fill before I see anything.
They ran a water line into our holler a couple years ago. Part of the purchase of my house was a pre-paid tap into the line. I've not torn up my yard, 100'-150' of trenching, had a plumber hook me up. (And the kicker to me,) is that the water dept. insists that you "disconnect," from any "alternative source." KMA!!
I pride myself in being self sufficient. That is not going to change now. "Disconnect from my water source," so I can pay you for water?? Nope sorry, I don't think so.
There are ways around the "DISCONNECT" issue. It is pretty easy to "comply" and legally use the spring water for outside purposes. After they leave a simple T in the feed lines gives you control of what water is fed where.
I have a reverse osmosis set up from Lowes. It was 150 bucks, I use it for drinking/ coffee water. It can produce about 7 gallons a day of pure water. The remainder of the house runs on what the well produces. The filters are expensive but I run them about 2 years compared to the 6 months they want you to run them.
quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
My little Holler is notorious for lack of a drillable well for water. People have spent $$, and have gone down 650'+, with no success. I am fortunate in that I am one a few, (5) houses tied into a wet weather spring. I'm last house on the line, so everyone else has to fill before I see anything.
They ran a water line into our holler a couple years ago. Part of the purchase of my house was a pre-paid tap into the line. I've not torn up my yard, 100'-150' of trenching, had a plumber hook me up. (And the kicker to me,) is that the water dept. insists that you "disconnect," from any "alternative source." KMA!!
I pride myself in being self sufficient. That is not going to change now. "Disconnect from my water source," so I can pay you for water?? Nope sorry, I don't think so.
There are ways around the "DISCONNECT" issue. It is pretty easy to "comply" and legally use the spring water for outside purposes. After they leave a simple T in the feed lines gives you control of what water is fed where.
I have a reverse osmosis set up from Lowes. It was 150 bucks, I use it for drinking/ coffee water. It can produce about 7 gallons a day of pure water. The remainder of the house runs on what the well produces. The filters are expensive but I run them about 2 years compared to the 6 months they want you to run them.
Our "Utility" company insists on making an on site inspection to verify you have completely disabled your "alternative source." I'm not willing to do that.
Never hauled water nor needed to.
Farm grew up on had an artesian well about 1,600 feet deep. The natural flow was awesome. It would shoot water a good 30 feet from a 3/4" pipe only 2' above ground while a 2nd 3/4" pipe was running water into a cattle water tank.
However, about 10 years ago, two super greedy siblings got a court order to sell the farm after the folks died. The new owners did not have livestock and pumped the well full of concrete to seal it off. Fools IMO.
[}:)]
That is just Stoopid.
You do not seal off a water source, unless of course you are Stoopid. Geez..........
Taking flowing water for granted is something you get over pretty quick after it doesn't flow a couple of times. [;)]
I still want to hook up an "Old School," hand pump to my cistern, for when/if the power goes out.
They are not cheap though. Anyone have any insight to a manual hand pump?? I'm all ears.
You can get shallow Bur-Cam hand Cistern pumps for around $70.00 - $125 depending on where you look.
quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
I still want to hook up an "Old School," hand pump to my cistern, for when/if the power goes out.
They are not cheap though. Anyone have any insight to a manual hand pump?? I'm all ears.
You can get shallow Bur-Cam hand Cistern pumps for around $70.00 - $125 depending on where you look.
Thank you Sir. I will look into it.
quote:Originally posted by LesWVa
quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
I still want to hook up an "Old School," hand pump to my cistern, for when/if the power goes out.
They are not cheap though. Anyone have any insight to a manual hand pump?? I'm all ears.
You can get shallow Bur-Cam hand Cistern pumps for around $70.00 - $125 depending on where you look.
Thank you Sir. I will look into it.
Here you go.
http://www.waterpumpsdirect.com/pumps/bur-cam-cistern-pumps.html
https://www.lehmans.com/product/green-hand-cistern-pump
Couple of recommendations.
Grab a new leather cup and check valve when ordering one and lube the valves and cup with a good grade of lube before you put a hand pump into service.
quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
quote:Originally posted by LesWVa
quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
I still want to hook up an "Old School," hand pump to my cistern, for when/if the power goes out.
They are not cheap though. Anyone have any insight to a manual hand pump?? I'm all ears.
You can get shallow Bur-Cam hand Cistern pumps for around $70.00 - $125 depending on where you look.
Thank you Sir. I will look into it.
Here you go.
http://www.waterpumpsdirect.com/pumps/bur-cam-cistern-pumps.html
https://www.lehmans.com/product/green-hand-cistern-pump
Couple of recommendations.
Grab a new leather cup and check valve when ordering one and lube the valves and cup with a good grade of lube before you put a hand pump into service.
Just like a Coleman Lantern.
Things never change.