RURAL, GOSHEN ARKANSAS ITS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND CALLED A SUBDIVISION, SO YES IN THIS CASE THE CITY ORDINACE SAYS I NEED TO PROVIDE A FIRE FLOW, OR I MAY BE ABLE TO INSTALL A DRY HYDRANT, AND GET MY WATER TO THE PROPOSED TANK THROUGH MY PROPOSED 3" SERVICE LINE THAT WOULD FILL THE TANK AND...
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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...
I'm not sure to tell you the truth, I wasn't the one who performed the test, it was done by the Rural Water Authority and these were the pressure readings I received.
I havn't done a lot of water line extensions, but have never seen a residual pressure test vary so much from the static prssure...
Readings at two local fire hydrants on a 4" line, so we are a ways from the reservior, but what else might cause the vast difference in static vs residual psi at the main line.
Static 190 psi
Residual 20 psi
Flow rate 100gpn
Re-ran the test and got the same results. I need to serve 6 homes...
