| Steve & Susan 2005-05-31, 8:54 am |
| On Mon, 30 May 2005 22:24:42 -0600, Notan <notan@ddress.com> wrote:
>We recently moved to the mountains of Colorado, where,
>for the first time in my life, we get our water from
>an aquifer,
You're a lot more poetic than I am. Mine comes from a hole.
>our "waste" goes to a septic tank, etc.
Yep. Same here. Just had it sucked out two years ago. Got that idea
from the Red Green Show.
>It's a whole different world, out here! <g>
It's like another planet. I'm a kid from the NYC suburbs. The closest
I came to a chicken was in books, now I have six. Fresh eggs every
day!
>Your disaster got me to thinkin'... Can a well pump
>be turned off during extended absences, then turned
>back on, upon returning home?
I'm on a shared well, so I never tried to turn it off completely.
Theoretically, the pump goes on until the holding tank is filled and
pressurized to whatever is set, then it should stop running unless
there is a drop in the pressure.
I've always heard that you need to keep water flowing (or bleed it all
out) to stop freezing. I'm not sure if that's correct or an urban
legend. Anyone from the house side know for sure?
Steve
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