RickFlorida
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone. Is there a good way to secure the PVC that comes straight out of ground to the pump? My set up is about 20 inches away from the house. We have very find sugar sand here by the beach so unless you have a real tamping machine, the sand moves a lot and occasionally I will be turning of a shut off valve that is connected to it. The pump being connected to it will keep it pretty stable from the right side (the horizontal piping to the pump). But I assume my PVC that is vertical that goes into the ground to the horizontal run to the well head will move quite a bit for a while after I throw 20 inches of sand back on it.
Are there stakes I can buy that will secure the horizontal 1 1/4 pipe in the dirt before I cover it up? This is my idea so far is to stake down the horizontal section of the PVC run that is 15 to 20 inches deep before it goes to the vertical pipe with the shut off (before the last horizontal turn to the pump).
Is there another way? I don't think you should put cement around it as it the vibrations of the PVC will then break the pipe against the concrete.
Are there stakes I can buy that will secure the horizontal 1 1/4 pipe in the dirt before I cover it up? This is my idea so far is to stake down the horizontal section of the PVC run that is 15 to 20 inches deep before it goes to the vertical pipe with the shut off (before the last horizontal turn to the pump).
Is there another way? I don't think you should put cement around it as it the vibrations of the PVC will then break the pipe against the concrete.