10/12/06, 07:22 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Southwest Michigan
Posts: 94
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Buried water tanks
This is off track of your subject. These tanks only last so long, one thing I have done with my yard hydrants in my pastures is to install valves at the time of initial installation. My lines are down around four feet, I take 6 or 8 inch pvc pipe and slot the bottom of the pipe for the water line, set a 4 foot section of pipe over a ball valve in the water line and bury, make sure the valve handle has enough room to swing shut and lay a cap over the top of the pvc or a piece of steel over it. This way if one tank goes South it can be isolated untill replacement. I use an eyelet on a large earth anchor to reach down and operate these valves. One other note, I've worked on a lot of municiple water systems that have a water meter installed in a piece of 12 inch wide by 3 foot tall pipe buried in the ground, I've never seen one freeze and the meter is usually within two feet of the surface. This would be more cost but if you put your tanks in a concrete drywell with a lid and a manhole cover they may not freeze and you would have access to them.
Just a few thoughts bouncing around in my head.
Good luck, Lance
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