Well Depth?

[ejb]

>>Another nice reservoir is a 2000 gallon pvc tank in the barn.

Where would you get a 2000 gallon pvc tank...I have been wanting to getting something that big (or bigger) to store up some of the rain we get so that I can water my gardens without worrying about draining my well in the really hot/dry summer days.

Any idea what a large tank like that would cost?

 

[_RaT_]

Wen, the only problem I see to the PVC tanks is the heat they generate which is why I would generaly recommend putting in concrete lined tanks, in the ground. Cost is a drawback, but it is forever and the water stays much cooler. Your answer regarding municipal water was good except that I would think that a person would have to weigh the costs. Here in Northern California, it seems most beneficial to have domestic water since it is very cheap and costs to pump for irrigation will kill you compared to the cost of municipal. That cost is the big "if". If I lived in the SF bay area, water is expensive, and well water could be a better solution. Of course if I had any acerage at all in the Bay area, I'd sell it for millions and move some place with some reasonableness of affordability. You know alot about your wells, Rat

 

[Mike H]

The problem I had w/ my 40 gal/day when my well went out was that it was Feb. I don't heat the barn so I need to contend w/ freezing.

 

[W5FL]

Souther California requires a 3000 gallon reservoir at EVERY house for firefighting. I was exempted because I had an in ground swimming pool! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif They will come dip the water out of your pool if they need it, too. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

I saw the 2000 gallon in the Tractor Supply Catalog. I believe it was 8 ft in diameter and about 6 ft high. They need to be listed for potable water, but most are. They use an epoxy paint on the inside of most metal tanks for potable water use anymore. Seem to remember a price of about $700 for the 2000 gallon tanks.

 

[W5FL]

Water was very expensive in Souther California - because it only rains in Northern California.

Water Bills over a Thousand dollars are possible for orchards and they will not let them drill their own wells if they are in a water district that furnishes them water.

Texas is getting more like California every day, except it rained ONCE this year, here! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[W5FL]

If I had to have a tank in an unheated barn, I would wrap it thoroughly with 6 inches of fiberglass, put poly sheeting on the outside of that, and then float me a heater in the water like they use on stock water feeders.

My barn is unheated also. It has a concrete floor, and is insulated with fiberglass. The lowest temperature I have ever seen inside the barn (with the doors and vent closed) is 45 degrees! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[JimBinMI]

Re: Iron In Well Water

Wen,

My water softener has been working just fine for over 12 years on my well without a cartridge filter!

Maybe my softener was made by New Holland, I'll have to go check! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

JimBinMI

We boys and our toys!

 

[JimBinMI]

Wingnut,

Just because I'm a teacher doesn't mean that I teach every subject under the sun, I'm as open to criticism as anyone else on the board. I believe if we question what someone else says, or we know for a fact that they are wrong, then we should correct them for the good of the other members and the board. I believe it can be done in a civil manner as you have here. After all, we don't know when someone's 10 yr. old is going to get on here and type for them either! /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

Now, my bone for you! IF water softeners don't remove iron, why do stores as well as Culligan sell salt with Rust Buster in it? I KNOW that my softener removes iron from my water, when I occassionally run out of salt, the showers begin to look stained with iron if I don't get salt back in the system soon enough. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

So, why can I buy salt with Rust Buster in it?

Looking forward to your response so that all may learn, me included! /w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif

JimBinMI

We boys and our toys!

 

[W5FL]

Re: Iron in Water

JimBinMI,

Read my previous post. There are two different kinds of iron. Clearwater (fully dissolved) iron and redwater or rust colored iron water. Only a filter media will removed non clearwater iron. Softeners are effective on clearwater iron. The salt with Rustbuster or any other name simply has an acid to clean the iron that is bound to the water softner resin so it will not lose it's effectiveness. The worst offender is iron bacteria (black slime) that must be killed with bleach in the well and then filtered out of the water.

When I was younger, if I had known that teachers didn't know everything, then I would never have listened to them at all. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[W5FL]

Re: Iron In Well Water

JimBinMI,

Using a water softner without a cartridge filter before it is just like driving your tractor without a ROPS. It will only matter when you need it! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif A water softner is not a high tech device. It sucks in the salt water through a small venturi that generates negative pressure from the water flow. A single drop of sand will clog it and then you have to take the whole thing apart to clean out the venturi.