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Default How to truck 1,000 gallons of potable water to a residence

On Fri, 27 Jun 2014 19:18:56 -0400, Stormin Mormon
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How far from the muni water, and practical to tie in?


Note that it's not just the distance, it's the height. Danny is
talking about 5 miles at 9% grade. Maybe the 5 miles isn't all on the
grade, but it sounds like his 'hood may be 2000' above that closest
muni water. It takes 1000 psi to raise water 2000'. Therefore it would
not just be a matter of running pipe, it would also require new pumps
-- either pipe to handle 1000 psi and a very hefty pump, or normal
pipe and several stages of pumps.

Edward