Where Are We Today
"The Ridge"
Priceville Ontario
As promised,
here is the story on another project. I actually started this last summer. With
no potable water supply here, we get our water from the landlord’s other
property, a short distance away. I have always wanted a way to wash vehicles and
water the gardens without having to get water from the landlord using the 45-gallon
water bladder. Needless to say, we have a pond, so last summer I bought a pump
and that’s as far as I got.
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Pump, Tank and Pressure Gauge
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This year,
come drought or high water, I was going to get this working. Deciding where to
put the pump came down to two choices, one, beside the Bunkie and two, beside
the Hangar. The pond, where there is significant water level, is about 300 feet
away with a rise of about 10 feet over that distance. The pump can draw 25 feet
straight up, but can it draw 300 feet with a rise of 10 feet, I wasn’t sure. |
Priming the pump
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I bought 300
feet of 1 ¼ inch black poly pipe along with another 30 feet I had here with a
check valve and laid it out along the driveway and up to the pump beside the
Bunkie. The next step was to prime the line with water from the water bladder.
After a couple of times thinking that the line was primed, I figured out that
there is a lot of air in 330 feet of pipe. After removing the check valve to
let the air escape, the line filled with water and success, we had water. |
We Have Water
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Satisfied
that this is going to work, I built a stand for the pump and top to cover it.
Installing a couple of valves for hoses and a new GFI receptacle, we are in business.  |
Pump in it's shelter with a couple of valves for hoses
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| Conduit with new wiring for receptacle |
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| GFI Receptacle and pump plugged in |
The pipe will lay on top of the ground along side the driveway, corral and Pat’s
Garden. There are three short sections where I have buried it just below the
surface so we can cut grass without fear of cutting it.
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Line along the corral and laneway
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Along the garden and down the corral
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In the fall, I will
have to drain it so it doesn’t freeze and then in the spring, prime the line
again. All this, I have remembered from helping/watching my dad do this for
water at the family cottage. |
Loosening the gravel
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| Making the trench to put the pipe in. |
We even found
some good garden hoses and hose reel on one of the auctions we follow. Patsy
will be able to water her gardens without lugging many watering cans of water
and I will be able to wash vehicles and the trailer.
There’s
another project in the books, thanks for stopping by. Until the next time, take
care and be safe. Comments are always welcome.
