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Hard Work, Part Ten
Nov. 18th, 2011 01:12 pmI did the trenching a day early. The trenches are not absolutely straight, but I think they will do. It was hard enough dragging the beast along while it was digging, but getting it up the ramps by myself, and back into the truck took my all.
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I did the final hand excavation, and I'm glad I was cautious with the trencher, because I found the water pipe at 18". When I had cleaned out and leveled the
trench bottoms, I did the final measurements and picked up the pipe and fittings. Because the trench is so narrow, I plan to assemble most everything on the surface, and test for leaks before I drop it in the ground.
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I've got 37 feet of the line built on the ground, next to the trench. Good weather forecast for the next few days.
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I finished the system and did a successful above-ground pressure test, but realized that the pipe assembly would fit the trench better if I cut two pipe legs a bit shorter. I tried for straight lines as I was digging, but ended up with one 32' slightly diagonal trench, so the whole thing is a little Z shaped. A contractor would charge thousands for something like this, and I'm about $200 out-of-pocket. Functionally it's delivering a good volume and pressure, and it's safe, with no leaks.
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The pipe assembly dropped right into the trench, but it took a little jiggling and wiggling to get the two pipes to line up exactly for the union. I backfilled the trenches. The next project is to wire the shed with electricity, which should only take a couple hours.
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I did the final hand excavation, and I'm glad I was cautious with the trencher, because I found the water pipe at 18". When I had cleaned out and leveled the
trench bottoms, I did the final measurements and picked up the pipe and fittings. Because the trench is so narrow, I plan to assemble most everything on the surface, and test for leaks before I drop it in the ground.
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I've got 37 feet of the line built on the ground, next to the trench. Good weather forecast for the next few days.
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I finished the system and did a successful above-ground pressure test, but realized that the pipe assembly would fit the trench better if I cut two pipe legs a bit shorter. I tried for straight lines as I was digging, but ended up with one 32' slightly diagonal trench, so the whole thing is a little Z shaped. A contractor would charge thousands for something like this, and I'm about $200 out-of-pocket. Functionally it's delivering a good volume and pressure, and it's safe, with no leaks.
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The pipe assembly dropped right into the trench, but it took a little jiggling and wiggling to get the two pipes to line up exactly for the union. I backfilled the trenches. The next project is to wire the shed with electricity, which should only take a couple hours.
