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Post by nhmountains on May 13, 2020 16:57:55 GMT -6
SD,
How much waste water do you go through in an average weekend?
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Post by Foggy on May 13, 2020 18:16:44 GMT -6
Whatever you do....dont drain water a little at a time. You need some kinda ball valve....that will allow the warm water from inside the cabin to all flush through at one time. The slow trickel is what you DO NOT want. That is what will freeze on 'ya. Get yourself one of those insulation blankets to prevent freeze. I use one for my septic lines (if we dont get snow cover) and they work good to prevent freeze. You can get them in Baxter at the machinery rental store on 371. (name escapes me now - yeah....I'm old ). Edit: General Rental, Hwy 371 Baxter MN.
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Post by Catscratch on May 13, 2020 18:22:13 GMT -6
Dude, just run the hose out away from the house and let it empty into the yard. No way it gets cold enough to freeze flowing water on a decline. It would be just like a downspout from your roof. If it freezes a puddle under it pry it up once a week (for the few days a winter you are there) and kick it out of the way. Put a plug in the drain to keep spiders, chiggers, and ticks from crawling into your place. Am I over simplifying it? I don't see any need to make it difficult. I'm plenty barley-pops into the evening so I might just be incoherently talking out of my ass...
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Post by badgerfowl on May 13, 2020 18:35:36 GMT -6
Dude, just run the hose out away from the house and let it empty into the yard. No way it gets cold enough to freeze flowing water on a decline. It would be just like a downspout from your roof. If it freezes a puddle under it pry it up once a week (for the few days a winter you are there) and kick it out of the way. Put a plug in the drain to keep spiders, chiggers, and ticks from crawling into your place. Am I over simplifying it? I don't see any need to make it difficult. I'm plenty barley-pops into the evening so I might just be incoherently talking out of my ass... Any govt official may question an outlet coming from the house onto the surface, would be my only concern.
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Post by Catscratch on May 13, 2020 18:41:56 GMT -6
Dude, just run the hose out away from the house and let it empty into the yard. No way it gets cold enough to freeze flowing water on a decline. It would be just like a downspout from your roof. If it freezes a puddle under it pry it up once a week (for the few days a winter you are there) and kick it out of the way. Put a plug in the drain to keep spiders, chiggers, and ticks from crawling into your place. Am I over simplifying it? I don't see any need to make it difficult. I'm plenty barley-pops into the evening so I might just be incoherently talking out of my ass... Any govt official may question an outlet coming from the house onto the surface, would be my only concern. True. I forget all the regulations and red tape you guys have to deal with. I don't know how you guys deal with it sometimes, especially what you say about wetlands and how picky they are about them. Back on point... why have the hose out when you aren't there? Can't you have it hidden until you need it. That shouldn't be often with a huntin shack.
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Post by badgerfowl on May 13, 2020 18:56:08 GMT -6
Just install a secret mini shallow drain field and be done with it. Kind of like a septic system. Insulate the pipe if you’re worried about that. How much water could you use in this sink, especially in the winter?
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Post by Foggy on May 13, 2020 19:03:15 GMT -6
Any govt official may question an outlet coming from the house onto the surface, would be my only concern. True. I forget all the regulations and red tape you guys have to deal with. I don't know how you guys deal with it sometimes, especially what you say about wetlands and how picky they are about them. Back on point... why have the hose out when you aren't there? Can't you have it hidden until you need it. That shouldn't be often with a huntin shack. I doubt anyone is checking this chit up near Bena. Hell....half the houses up there have sub standard everything. Most of those folks cannot afford the window to throw it out. As long as its just grey-water....I would not worry about it. Case closed. Buy some high ground....and 'lectricity.....grin.
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Post by sd51555 on May 13, 2020 20:18:35 GMT -6
Dude, just run the hose out away from the house and let it empty into the yard. No way it gets cold enough to freeze flowing water on a decline. It would be just like a downspout from your roof. If it freezes a puddle under it pry it up once a week (for the few days a winter you are there) and kick it out of the way. Put a plug in the drain to keep spiders, chiggers, and ticks from crawling into your place. Am I over simplifying it? I don't see any need to make it difficult. I'm plenty barley-pops into the evening so I might just be incoherently talking out of my ass... I'm leaning towards that. Leave it short enough that most of the fall is straight down, and if necessary have that connect to piece of drain tile or one of those things at the end of a downspout. I really only want to get it past the drip line of the roof.
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Post by kl9 on May 13, 2020 20:26:25 GMT -6
Agree on skipping menards!
Just daylight it and let gravity do its thing
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Post by honker on May 14, 2020 10:46:59 GMT -6
As long as you get the drainage angle correct there shouldn’t be anything left in the hose to freeze. I run a PVC drain out of my garage floor into the landscaping rocks all winter and as long as I keep the snow from plugging up the end of it I can use it all winter long without issue.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on May 14, 2020 19:45:33 GMT -6
RV antifreeze is cheap.....
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Post by Foggy on May 14, 2020 20:23:16 GMT -6
RV antifreeze is cheap..... Just don't eat the pink snow.
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