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Frost free "drain"
Here's the goal:
Geothermal open loop water-to-water system using well water and discharging effluent to pond. One option is to bury a 1" drain line below frost depth from building to pond. Distance = 150'. Problem is the soil is very sanding and too many obstacles to dig under. Other option would be for effluent to feed a water feature near building with a man made raceway to the pond. This would be easier and cheaper to construct. Issue is preventing a freeze up where effluent leaves building or ice accumulation that would eventually block flow. I have to keep the drain line no smaller than 1". Would a anti siphon device work? It would seem that such a device would allow the last few critical feet of the line to drain when the water flow is cut off. Ideas? Suggestions? Improvements? Thanks. |
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On Nov 18, 8:13�am, franz frippl wrote:
Here's the goal: Geothermal open loop water-to-water system using well water and discharging effluent to pond. One option is to bury a 1" drain line below frost depth from building to pond. �Distance = 150'. �Problem is the soil is very sanding and too many obstacles to dig under. Other option would be for effluent to feed a water feature near building with a man made raceway to the pond. �This would be easier and cheaper to construct. �Issue is preventing a freeze up where effluent leaves building or ice accumulation that would eventually block flow. I have to keep the drain line no smaller than 1". Would a anti siphon device work? �It would seem that such a device would allow the last few critical feet of the line to drain when the water flow is cut off. � Ideas? �Suggestions? �Improvements? Thanks. does the pond have a drain, to saay a creek? if not it will overflow. might be easier to drill a sevcond well nearby and send the water back down. besides this way you wouldnt exhaust your well........ |
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