Still working on running water to my house at the shop. What are your thoughts on placing hydrants?
Water hydrant locations?
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mcbane
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If you plan larger than garden hose sized hydrants you should call your local fire department. They have rules on placement (minimum distance from structures, etc) and will specify what diameter and thread type you need. My understanding is that 2-1/2" NST works in most of the US but there are a few oddball locations where your local fire dept wouldnt be able to use that size and type of thread.
Stuart in MN
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Do you mean running water from your house to the shop? Are you talking about locating a hose bibb on the exterior of the building, or putting one inside? If it's inside I'd think you will need some sort of drain, which is a whole other issue.
OP
Frost proof hydrant around the house, house is on an acre.
wssix99
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Put enough faucets so you can reach all areas of your property with the hose length you desire, without crossing driveways, enterances, or sidewalks.
This is the error we made on our house. We can get everywhere with a hose, but if we want to leave a sprinkler up on a timer, etc., we need to leave a hose across a porch in some circumstances. We wish we would have put in one extra...
This is the error we made on our house. We can get everywhere with a hose, but if we want to leave a sprinkler up on a timer, etc., we need to leave a hose across a porch in some circumstances. We wish we would have put in one extra...
510ebl
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I too wish we had more than the two at our house. I also wish they were mounted high enough that I didn’t have to bend way over to turn them on. The hose reel gets in the way as they are.
Each side of the house should have one, all frost free and the supply should be “oversized”. As in at least 3/4” all the way from the shut off for the house to the bib.
We are raining ash right now, so a local forest fire is on my mind. You can do a lot to protect your home with a residential hose bib if you have enough flow.
Each side of the house should have one, all frost free and the supply should be “oversized”. As in at least 3/4” all the way from the shut off for the house to the bib.
We are raining ash right now, so a local forest fire is on my mind. You can do a lot to protect your home with a residential hose bib if you have enough flow.
BillK
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If I was building a house right now there would be one on each side of the house. The way it is now I have to deal with a 100ft hose to get everywhere 
Are you on a well or city water. I'm on a well and have hydrants at the well house and a whole separate water system for watering outdoors so no hoses connect to the two spigots on the house. The outdoor system has an 1,25" line that runs about and has some 3/4" lines that Tee off of it to the different gardens and outbuildings. I have a 1" line that feeds the house. I also have a few shutoff valves in the system to shut off lines in the winter or if there is a problem on that line. If your building and the property is still tore up then it's perty easy to bury some PVC out to the places water is needed.
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no neat sig line
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no neat sig line
OP
Water comes from a county utility.
like2wheel
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After you install it, the perfect (but different) location will become obvious.
Leaflessshadetree
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I have one at the sink inside my garage. I've occasionally wanted one outside near the overhead doors and one on the side which is also the driveway front of another shed. I could put a yard hydrant in at that corner of the building and minimize the chance of freezing.
But honestly I would only use it once or wice a year,
But honestly I would only use it once or wice a year,