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I'd have shared it here it was that...You sure it wasn't a picture of a different kind of snake?
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Just got off the phone with my excavation guy. We passed inspection to allow back fill. Once that's done, they come inspect again, then I'll get the stamp to have service connected. I'll have Steph go pay that fee when she's off on Friday so we have no delay.
One step closer fellas
One step closer fellas
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Lol
Pretty excited about it. You don't think about water and electric until you don't have it. Pretty awesome to finally see it through. They ran 930' of conduit total
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You are welcome.
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Damn, that's gotta be inspected too?
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Yeah, they have to verify grounding all that. I bought the assembly so I know it's up to code. Luckily my guy is an electrical contractor so he can get the inspection done under his license. In this instance, it's just another permit I have to buy, but that's how it goes.
I'm sure a lot of people build their own service assembly and don't know the rules. I didn't wanna learn the rules so I just had the supply house build me one. I think it was like $900. Easy peasy
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Is this the first thing erected on your property, besides you?
Meh. I forgot the wall came first
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Lmao
Me first, then wall, then water hydrants, now this.
Oh, the 15' tall catch basin was before the electric
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$200 hook up fee paid for electric, just waiting on the inspector to sign off on it.
Oh, also I forgotten that I asked the guys to check the water pressure at the last hydrant when they were doing their leak test. It held just over 80 PSI all day. To recap, I was like 138 psi at the meter, in the winter. Pretty happy with that reading with it being in the middle of the summer and not much rain.
Oh, also I forgotten that I asked the guys to check the water pressure at the last hydrant when they were doing their leak test. It held just over 80 PSI all day. To recap, I was like 138 psi at the meter, in the winter. Pretty happy with that reading with it being in the middle of the summer and not much rain.
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low water pressure is probably one of my biggest concerns when running off a well system.
As long as the well produces enough gallons per minute you just set your pressure switch higher, to your liking, been dealing with it for 20 years no problems. Also, take the stupid water saver things out of the shower heads….
dont tell me what to do.
We have city water here in SFL. But our NC house has well water. I know the builder mentioned us having to dig a new well when we build and abandon the old one, but I think that was due to where the new house is going and where the current well is located. Water pressure is "eh" up there, but it's a manufactured home so I'm not too concerned with that one. When we build our new house water pressure better be like a damn fire hydrant or I am moving.
When I lived upstate PA in Coal country our well had sulfur in it from the mining. That's why I am a bit "off" . . .
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Low water pressure was a concern for me as well. Thats why I did a commercial water meter and 1" line. I'll do 1" trunk through the house, with 3/4" stubs. My current house has good pressure, but you can tell when a faucet is running when you're in the shower and I hate that. People said I was going overkill, but I want the shit right.
If you have a well and it has the flow, you can have as much water pressure as you want.
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About water pressure….. I DISCOVERED a hidden filter….. Not ever shown in any parts/assembly directions….
I had very low water pressure from a good ‘pull-out’ faucet……. Absolutely no evidence I could find to cause it….
Guess what….. There is a ‘hidden’ fine-filter, INSIDE the pull-out hose, connector, BEFORE THE FAUCET.
Everyone knows about the filter, you can un-screw & clean, at the spray tip. ( LAST PHOTO)
But, I had no idea, there is a “pre-filter” before that one!! INSIDE THE HOSE CONNECTOR-TO FAUCET.
Using a needle nose, .. pull it out,…and clean….
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I stayed in a house in upstate new york and the water smelled like that. Was not a fan
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I lived in Pa for awhile--I think it's in everyone's water. Everyone I've met up there was a little "off". That includes the police and courts. Just sayin.....
Like I dont know you got city water now….. you’re moving to dirt roads city buddy.. you and @jdpber can talk about gravel roads when you move to your trailer….
