a tiny hole below water level and a check valve in the water line to prevent the water tank from dumping back into the well will work. In the winter just drain the tank.
Bob From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Tump Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 8:03 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Freeze protection Seasonal well That is certainly one way of doing this but up here in the north country we install a "piss valve" available at your local plumbing or pump supply store. It is a small valve installed in the water line below freeze level in the well and when pump is operating the valve closes due to the rise of pipe pressure when pump is off it drains. On Apr 8, 2015, at 11:29 PM, toddc...@finestplanet.com wrote: drill a tiny hole in the delivery line at the top of the casing, so when the water is not pumping it will empty into the well... yes, some will leak when the pump is running but the only other "non-automatic" option is a seasonal drain valve. todd On Wednesday, April 8, 2015 7:47pm, "Mac Lewis" <maclew...@gmail.com> said: Hello wrenches, Ive got a potential client that has purchased a Shurflo 9302 submersible pump that he wants to use at a seasonal cabin. Does this type of pump reliably drain back when it is not energized? If not, do you have any simple ways to keep the piping from freezing near the top of the well head? Thanks -- Mac Lewis "Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates Sent from Finest Planet WebMail. _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org t...@swnl.net <blocked::mailto:t...@swnl.net%22%20%5Co%20%22blocked::mailto:t...@swnl.net> <blocked::http://www.swnl.net/%22%20%5Co%20%22blocked::http://www.swnl.net/> www.SWNL.net Solarwinds Northernlights Serving Mid Coast Maine & Northern California 207-832-7574 Cl. 610-517-8401 Blair "TUMP" May ******** MAINE'S CHARTER ******** NABCEP "Certified PV Installer" ******** MAINE'S CHARTER ******** Trace Xantrex "Certified" Dealer / Installer"
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