Great video with important information! Do you live in an area with freezing temperatures? If so, how do you keep the water in the tower from freezing?
Hello MrCgreenization, Interesting that you should bring that up. I just had some pipes freeze. Last week the temp dropped to 22 degrees several nights in a row. I try to winterize the system which really just involves draining all the pipes. The down pipe coming from the tank had water in it and it burst in 4 places. That will be replace as soon as it warms up.
Hello! I believe what you need is called "In Pipe Self-Regulating Heating Cable". You can install it both inside the pipe and on the bottom of your water tank/s. The power consumption of such cable is from 0.5 to 9W per feet. Of course if you are in a region with proper winter you should also insulate both tank and the pipes. p.s. such cable should be approved for water pipe (there are different types)
Thank you Jessica. I really do enjoy taking care of the plants and helping others do the same. Building the water tower allowed me to get water without cranking up the generator everytime. The structure did come out incredibly strong. Doing the research and design work were the most fun. Having the thing actually work was nice. I'm going to be coming out with a short video on different ways to store blueberries for later. Keep on planting. Tim Berry
@@blueberrieswithtimberry865 How deep is your well and what size generator did you need to run your well pump? My well is gonna be pretty deep so I’m expecting a fairly good size pump to run. Possibly a 3hp pump for me!!
Hello Luke, The well ended up being right at 170 feet deep. It's a 6" well. My pump is a 1.5hp. It does a pretty good job. I'm using a 5000 watt generator. Spend a few extra dollars and get one with an electric start. The pull cord is fine till the thing won't start. The 30 amp rating for my generator is quite enough. The starting amps for the pump is about 15 amps but it backs off once the pump is running. It's never been an issue. The tricky part is wiring the three wire well 220 volt to the 4 prong plug 220 on the generator. It's not hard and I found everything I needed at the hardware store. There are plenty of instruction videos out there that show you how to safely do it. Good luck, Tim Berry
@@blueberrieswithtimberry865 Thank you for your reply. I will definitely be taking your advice on the electric start generator. My well will be pretty deep here in the Ozarks, expecting about 600ft but could be more…so I may end up with a good size generator to run a more powerful pump.
Those are actually 4X4X16 post. When I checked the axial load tables, the 4X4's would get the job done provided they were supported. I added a deck mid way up to tie the post together and prevent them from flexing or twisting in any direction. The structure is still quite solid. Thank you for the comment and watching. Tim
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Great video with important information! Do you live in an area with freezing temperatures? If so, how do you keep the water in the tower from freezing?
Hello MrCgreenization,
Interesting that you should bring that up. I just had some pipes freeze. Last week the temp dropped to 22 degrees several nights in a row. I try to winterize the system which really just involves draining all the pipes. The down pipe coming from the tank had water in it and it burst in 4 places. That will be replace as soon as it warms up.
Hello! I believe what you need is called "In Pipe Self-Regulating Heating Cable". You can install it both inside the pipe and on the bottom of your water tank/s. The power consumption of such cable is from 0.5 to 9W per feet. Of course if you are in a region with proper winter you should also insulate both tank and the pipes.
p.s. such cable should be approved for water pipe (there are different types)
Very informative video. Thank you!
Thank you Jessica. I really do enjoy taking care of the plants and helping others do the same. Building the water tower allowed me to get water without cranking up the generator everytime. The structure did come out incredibly strong. Doing the research and design work were the most fun. Having the thing actually work was nice. I'm going to be coming out with a short video on different ways to store blueberries for later. Keep on planting.
Tim Berry
@@blueberrieswithtimberry865 I’m looking forward to seeing the new video!
@@blueberrieswithtimberry865 How deep is your well and what size generator did you need to run your well pump? My well is gonna be pretty deep so I’m expecting a fairly good size pump to run. Possibly a 3hp pump for me!!
Hello Luke,
The well ended up being right at 170 feet deep. It's a 6" well. My pump is a 1.5hp. It does a pretty good job. I'm using a 5000 watt generator. Spend a few extra dollars and get one with an electric start. The pull cord is fine till the thing won't start. The 30 amp rating for my generator is quite enough. The starting amps for the pump is about 15 amps but it backs off once the pump is running. It's never been an issue. The tricky part is wiring the three wire well 220 volt to the 4 prong plug 220 on the generator. It's not hard and I found everything I needed at the hardware store. There are plenty of instruction videos out there that show you how to safely do it.
Good luck,
Tim Berry
@@blueberrieswithtimberry865 Thank you for your reply. I will definitely be taking your advice on the electric start generator. My well will be pretty deep here in the Ozarks, expecting about 600ft but could be more…so I may end up with a good size generator to run a more powerful pump.
Wow, amazing build. What are the posts, 6x6x16? Very impressive!
Those are actually 4X4X16 post. When I checked the axial load tables, the 4X4's would get the job done provided they were supported. I added a deck mid way up to tie the post together and prevent them from flexing or twisting in any direction. The structure is still quite solid.
Thank you for the comment and watching.
Tim