Posted by bc on February 11, 2009 at 21:55:39 from (68.88.175.43):
In Reply to: Water lines in barns posted by Vito on February 11, 2009 at 04:20:07:
dave2 said: (quoted from post at 07:20:07 02/11/09) Hey folks. In a couple of posts, guys were talking about busted water lines and drinkers in barns. What do you folks use for plumbing? What works best? And' how do you keep things from freezing? I just finished fixing my auto waterers that froze and a couple of valves that are shot from the swelling. Have galvanized pipe now. Really interested in what works for you folks cause it doesn't get near as cold here.
Thinking about using the black PVC and heat band (on a thermostat) and just insulating and puttind a PVC Jacket (3 inch or so) on the drops.
Dave
You are probably thinking permanent which is why I mentioned pex. Pex can be thawed with a hair dryer or pour boiling water on it.
But we fill two stock tanks with two old garden hoses that run up into the loft and drop into each tank and drop down at the frost free faucet. Unhook the ends from the faucet and removed the ends out of the tanks to stop freezing and back syphoning and then they gravity drain on their own.
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