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  • From: Willie McKemie <mf AT austinfarm.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Long above ground water line advice
  • Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 22:13:13 -0500

On Mon, May 03, 2010 at 07:13:58PM -0500, Bill Bradshaw wrote:
> In my area (East Texas) regular sec. 40 pvc is cheaper than EMT. 3/4" pvc is
> $.11 cents per ft. If you have to cross a creek why not get water from the
> creek, It would be closer? But then you would need a pump. Unless it could
> be
> siphoned to your garden. Bill in Texas

I use "light weight" PVC for almost everything. It's quite a bit
cheaper than Schedule 40 (sorry, no numbers at hand). It's easier to
handle. It'll carry slightly more flow. My plumbing rarely sees more
than 40 psi. I wouldn't route traffic over it; I do bury it under
roads and such.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Tittiger
> To: Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 2:02 PM
> Subject: [Market-farming] Long above ground water line advice
>
> I am in a money pinch and need to run water to a garden that is about
> 900'
> and below my well. The least expensive way to do so that I have
> discovered
> is to use 3/4" grey EMT with bell ends above ground. It is stamped as
> "PVC" the same as the white pipe. I will have to cross the rock shrewn
> drive twice, a horse pasture, and a spring fed creek.
>
> Can anyone give me some feed back on the pros and cons on going this
> route?
>
>
> Thanks for your input! :-)
>
>
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