shop water

[bouldermsm]

Hi folks,

I don't own the property yet, but we are looking at a house on some acreage with a 30 x 40 detached, second garage. the shop has it's own electrical service/meter and a private LP tank/heat. However, there is no well/septic nor most likely will there be. The adjoining acreage (part of the property) quickly becomes seasonal wetlands and is part of a tax-relief conservation program so additional development is limited. Furthermore, the shop is 250' from the house which obviously has it's own well/septic so it would be a pricey run out that far even if I could.

Good news! I have water/sewer in my current garage and while I use it occasionally, I can certainly envision ways without. During the warmer months (central WI) I could obviously run a hose out there across the lawn (PIA for mowing every 5 days). That's where I am now, envisioning alternatives to traditional options.

Here are the first two things that came to mind: a raised poly tank 8' off the floor perhaps with a small, 12v pump.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200335768_200335768

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_527_527

there would be no hot water, but I'll have other options for heating small amounts as needed. here are the question comments:

I have 2 pressure washers, one gas and one electric. the electric is rated at 1.6, so does that mean the pump would cover it? would i even need it? I don't know how they rate that flow because I think way more than 1.6 gpm would gravity flow from a full 150 gallon tank, 8' off the ground through a 3/4" hose.

I would sure think 150 gallons would about cover a winter, maybe one fill at most.

it's just a general use home shop, nothing business related, etc. just need something to wash hands, dosing small fires, rinse the pee bucket, fill the dog bowl, washing things, etc.

what do you think of the idea in general, other options? if i totally fail, at least the tank and pump could be re-purposed on the back of my utv.

thanks again, Dave.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Personally, I'd want running water. Up there you gotta bury the line deep, don't know what your frost line is.

Is the place on a well? do you have shallow sand point wells? I have a friend in the Plover area, his well is outside the foundation, underground and enters through the poured basement wall below the frost line, I know they don't allow wells inside the basements any more due to potential of flooding during high water tables, but he wanted a second well for the sprinklers so when they poured the basement floor they left a 1 ft square open in the floor, and he drove a sand point well using first a post hole digger to get as far as possible and then short sections of pipe. Cemented in the hole and put a valve on the head to close if flooding was imminent.

What if you were to do something similar, and bore a hole in the floor and put a well inside the building?

Charles

 

[sberry]

Run a 1 inch rolled plastic line, trench below frost line.

 

[trbomax]

Running a 1" water line is only an afternoon job at 250'. The line to my shop is 550' x 7' deep with 6" foam board insulation over it where it crosses the drive way, 2 of us did it in 2 days.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Run a 1 inch rolled plastic line, trench below frost line.

I'll second that.