Hello, So, I have a situation and though well, maybe some plumbers out there might be of help.
Here it goes: I live in the South, Memphis TN. No it is not 80 here year round as a lot of people think. We do however have mild winters compared to a lot of the country. It is common here to go into the low 20's or high teens. It doesn't usually last long maybe a week or so and then it will be back in the 30's or 40's. Once in a while we will get a cold a snap where it is down to 5 to 10 but, it is rare.
I am going to build a barn and need water for the horses. To put in a well is very expensive and I don't want to go that route. To run city water it is also going to be very expensive and they will want to put in a 2nd meter separate from my house.
So, the least expensive way I know to run it is from my house. I can just use a ditch witch and run across the pasture to where the barn is to be built so that is no problem. The problem is to come from my house the line will have to run down a very steep hill and across a ravine that is about 20 ft wide before I can start digging the trench to bury the rest of it in. So, all total there will be probably 75-100 ft or so above ground.
No, before you start preaching, I know it is not a good idea. But, any thoughts out there how I might make this work considering we don't go for months at a time with sub zero temps.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Here it goes: I live in the South, Memphis TN. No it is not 80 here year round as a lot of people think. We do however have mild winters compared to a lot of the country. It is common here to go into the low 20's or high teens. It doesn't usually last long maybe a week or so and then it will be back in the 30's or 40's. Once in a while we will get a cold a snap where it is down to 5 to 10 but, it is rare.
I am going to build a barn and need water for the horses. To put in a well is very expensive and I don't want to go that route. To run city water it is also going to be very expensive and they will want to put in a 2nd meter separate from my house.
So, the least expensive way I know to run it is from my house. I can just use a ditch witch and run across the pasture to where the barn is to be built so that is no problem. The problem is to come from my house the line will have to run down a very steep hill and across a ravine that is about 20 ft wide before I can start digging the trench to bury the rest of it in. So, all total there will be probably 75-100 ft or so above ground.
No, before you start preaching, I know it is not a good idea. But, any thoughts out there how I might make this work considering we don't go for months at a time with sub zero temps.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
