Up here in Maine we call cottages "camps". As in "This weekend we're goin' uptah camp!" I recently purchased a building lot in ski country and plan to build a very simple 16' x 24' camp. We will be using the place on weekends in the winter. I want to design a simple water supply from a drilled well. I have seen some plans for self-draining systems, but at this point I'm assuming my supply line to the camp will be under-ground below frostline. I don't wan't to heat my camp during the week, and I don't want to deal with heat cable. I want to be able to drain my traps (and seal off any possible gases from entering the camp), and drain my supply lines. I'm thinking of putting a tee in the supply line and a valve that I could blow air through to clear the bit of supply line between the pressure-tank and frost-line. The rest of the supply lines will drain by gravity. I don't think it will be a good idea to use the pressure tank in the winter - adding water to it when I get to camp and it's
-20 F out doesn't seem like a good idea. Can I put a bypass around the pressure tank and use the pump directly to fill a holding tank in the camp? Any ideas are appreciated.
-20 F out doesn't seem like a good idea. Can I put a bypass around the pressure tank and use the pump directly to fill a holding tank in the camp? Any ideas are appreciated.