my water at the exit point of the well freezes
2006-12-02 03:44:32 · 8 answers · asked by francis x g 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
At any farming supply store you can get a trough deicer. It is a floating disk with a warming coil that will prevent a watering trough from freezing over. One of those should work just fine!
2006-12-02 03:47:43 · answer #1 · answered by bobthebuilder 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are several ways of fixing the problem, one being heating tape. You just wrap the pipes where it is exposed with the tape and then some insulation that comes with it around that and plug it in to an outlet. Another thing you can do it to put something around it that will insulate it so it does not freeze, like straw, bales would be my first choice but even if it is loose, it is fine but pile it high and make sure it is not going to be blown away. Actually it does not need to be so high unless it is a lot colder, the colder, the more that needs to be around it. Or you may want to have a plumber put in a re-circulator as it will keep the water moving which will keep it from freezing. If you use at least one or maybe even combine two of these, you should have no more problems. Oh, one other one, build a small house around the pipe that is giving the problem to the point where it would not be freezing any more. The mere fact that it is enclosed will sometimes prevent the problem but if you do the taping and the building, you will be assured of no freeze.
2006-12-02 03:59:45 · answer #2 · answered by ramall1to 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this. place a drop cord light in the well ( not in the water ) but near the exit piont. Next wrap the well with insulation, includeing the top. I had this same problem and this fixed it. I live in upstate central NY and temps of -30 below are not uncommon. When the snow buries my well it helps too. Good Luck.
2006-12-02 03:54:02 · answer #3 · answered by R W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people around here have a water recirculation pump. If the water is not stationary it is harder for it to freeze. A plumber can install one for you, I'm pretty sure.
2006-12-02 03:50:01 · answer #4 · answered by anon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have a dog house built over it with a 100 watt lamp inside, also have the stucture insulated.
2006-12-02 03:54:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You may have to get some straw bales to put around it. If you are close to power you can use heat tape, or insulated tape. A bunch of straw around it works well though.
2006-12-02 03:48:03 · answer #6 · answered by Thomas S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i wrap mine in a scrap of regular thick fiberglass wall insulation .. tie it on with string ... then wrap it with plastic bags or visqueen and tie that on with string to keep the insulation from getting wet ...
2006-12-02 03:55:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
move the well to miami it never freezes there
2006-12-02 03:47:37 · answer #8 · answered by threetenor 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋