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Terry Coombs[_2_]

bob_villain wrote:
On Monday, March 21, 2016 at 11:59:01 PM UTC-5, taxed and spent wrote:
"ChairMan" wrote in message
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Bob F wrote:
mike wrote:
On 3/21/2016 8:55 PM, wrote:
A friend of mine lives 16.8 miles from me. His well pump appears
to have died. I went there and checked it for him, and there is
power going to the submersible pump, but no water coming out. I
also popped off the well cover and can not hear any sound, where
a pump can usually be heard.

I told him that he need to get a well driller, or plumber who can
pull the pump.

Anyhow, I was just joking around, when I told him that he's
welcome to run a garden hose from my house to his place. We got
to laughing about this, and said it would probably take at least
500 50ft hoses.

It turns out I was way off.....
On my way home, I watched the odometer. He's 16.8 miles away.
That's 88,704 feet. (roughly 1775 50ft garden hoses).

Anyhow, this is just nonsense, but I was thinking about it, and
wonder if there would be any pressure at the end of 1775 hoses.
First off, the hoses would have to go thru culverts so they were
not driven over. Then the hose would be going up and down a lot
of hills and valleys, in this case, the hose would have to cross
a large river, which in itself could be a problem. But like I
said, this is just nonsense, but I am wondering if there would
be any pressure? I sort of doubt it. I've already connected
SEVEN 50ft hoses (350ft) when I had frozen
hydrants, and needed to get water to my animals, and I could
notice a considerable slowing of the water, and its pressure.

Anyhow, just for grins, is there any way to calculate water
pressure thru a 5/8" garden hose per foot? And just to mention
it, my pressure tank gauge varies from 35 to 50lbs.

Sure,
Pressure at the other end of the hose is exactly the same as at
the head end.
Problem is friction. The issue is FLOW.

Unless both houses were at the same altitude, the pressure would
not be the same.

I'm amazed that anyone would even respond to something as
ridiculous as this question

+1

+ another

And yet all 3 of you read the thread and responded ...

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