I live in Ottawa Canada on a high water table. We have had an issue with a floating liner. I have been looking into wellpoints as a possible solution. Do pumps in well points connect to a permanent discharge line and do they run all winter? Anybody know of anybody in the Ottawa area that can do a wellpoint for me?
Wellpoints in climates that freeze
- Thread starter m1k_3
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 53,112
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Mine run all winter. When I had them temporarily in i had insulation under a cover and the line a few feet above ground on a Tbar pitched hard to underground line. You drill a hole above check valve at sump so it drains when turns off and line doesn't freeze the groundwater is warm with no draft. I now have them mostly underground how you lay it out depends on your grade. Need a nice round hole alon with clean stone and good filter fabric. Dont forget a stick of 10" PVC.
Sometimes regrading or just getting downspouts and neighbors water away makes a huge difference. Mine was huge improvement when I ran it all underground I even did my neighbors gutters for cost to keep his water away from me
Sometimes regrading or just getting downspouts and neighbors water away makes a huge difference. Mine was huge improvement when I ran it all underground I even did my neighbors gutters for cost to keep his water away from me
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