converting to 4-season water
I built my water system with everything under the floor, thus out in the cold. I now want to be able to use it in winter, so need to convert some things.
I intend to run as much of the water line above the floor (heated space) as I can, with only the feed line from the tank under the floor, and this will be just about a foot.
#1 What water line can I use that will take freezing with water in the line? I have been told about some red line from Home Depot. My current line is the white flexible plastic housing that is about half inch.
The second part is moving the water pump to the heated space which will put it about 2 feet above the water tank. I know the pump can "pull" water, but typically how far can it pull? and how high can it pull from? I say typical since I am not listing the specific water pump.
If I move the pump inside then I want to be able to catch any leaks. Has anyone done this?
For the water tank, 40 gallons, I intend to install a heating pad, but am rarely hooked up to power or running the generator, so am open to ideas to keep it from freezing.
I intend to run as much of the water line above the floor (heated space) as I can, with only the feed line from the tank under the floor, and this will be just about a foot.
#1 What water line can I use that will take freezing with water in the line? I have been told about some red line from Home Depot. My current line is the white flexible plastic housing that is about half inch.
The second part is moving the water pump to the heated space which will put it about 2 feet above the water tank. I know the pump can "pull" water, but typically how far can it pull? and how high can it pull from? I say typical since I am not listing the specific water pump.
If I move the pump inside then I want to be able to catch any leaks. Has anyone done this?
For the water tank, 40 gallons, I intend to install a heating pad, but am rarely hooked up to power or running the generator, so am open to ideas to keep it from freezing.
