RURAL WATERLINE
RURAL WATERLINE
(OP)
thread164-244163: Not meeting minimum fire flows
IT WAS REFERENCED IN THE PREVIOUS THREAD, IF U CAN'T OBTAIN FIRE FLOW, THEY INSTALLED A DRY HYDRANT WITH AN UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK. I'M THINKING THIS WOULD BE A PRACTICAL WAY TO GO. CAN ANYONE POINT ME IN THAT DIRECTION FOR INFORMATION ON THE MINIMUM SIZE OF THIS TANK, CAD DETAILS, COST COMPARISON?
AS MENTIONED YESTERDAY I HAVE STATIC PRESSURE OF 130 RESIDUAL PRESSURE OF 88 AND A FLOW RATE OF 100 GPM. IT CURRENTLY HAS A 2" LINE BORED UNDER A HIGHWAY AND I HAVE A PROPOSED THREE INCH LINE RUNNING 800 FEET TO A DEAD END LINE WHERE I'M WANTING TO INSTALL A DRY HYDRANT. I HAVE NEVER WORKED WITH DRY HYDRANTS BEFORE THOUGH
IT WAS REFERENCED IN THE PREVIOUS THREAD, IF U CAN'T OBTAIN FIRE FLOW, THEY INSTALLED A DRY HYDRANT WITH AN UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK. I'M THINKING THIS WOULD BE A PRACTICAL WAY TO GO. CAN ANYONE POINT ME IN THAT DIRECTION FOR INFORMATION ON THE MINIMUM SIZE OF THIS TANK, CAD DETAILS, COST COMPARISON?
AS MENTIONED YESTERDAY I HAVE STATIC PRESSURE OF 130 RESIDUAL PRESSURE OF 88 AND A FLOW RATE OF 100 GPM. IT CURRENTLY HAS A 2" LINE BORED UNDER A HIGHWAY AND I HAVE A PROPOSED THREE INCH LINE RUNNING 800 FEET TO A DEAD END LINE WHERE I'M WANTING TO INSTALL A DRY HYDRANT. I HAVE NEVER WORKED WITH DRY HYDRANTS BEFORE THOUGH





RE: RURAL WATERLINE
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http://www.ettfire.com/underground_tanks.html
http://www.dryhydrants.com/news&info.htm
ftp://ftp-
"Water Requirement. The quantity to be
considered available to a dry hydrant is the
minimum available (at not over 15 feet total
static lift) during a drought. A minimum of
30,000 gallons (1.1 acre-inches) of pumpable
impoundment water or a minimum pump flow
rate of 250 gpm without interruption for 2 hours
is considered a dependable water supply."
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