Frost free hydrant for potable water
I plan to run water to a location by our driveway. Same area has power and sewer. I was looking at frost free hydrants but wonder if there is a particular brand that is safe for drinking water. It wo...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:
Put in my RV pad at least 15 years ago. Dug down a couple feet below the bottom of the hydrant and filled with coarse gravel. The line to it is 3/4" soft copper. Before connecting I always run the water for a bit.
I left a hole in the concrete large enough to replace hydrant if ever needed.
I have a house that has a hydrant installed like yours, too close to the wall. I could do repairs to it if only the faucet could be turned to unscrew it, but that ain't possible. When the thing totally fails, I will need to dig down inside and outside the wall, lengthen the supply line and do a complete reinstall. And the dang thing is buried so deep that a 5 gallon bucket just fits under the outlet.
