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Originally Posted by swamprat69er
It is a good thing that my well is 176' deep and the water line is buried down 5' with a 2" layer of styrofoam directly over top of it (1" of styrofoam is equal to 1' of dirt, so in theory my water line is covered with 7' of dirt). The cold water comes out of the tap at 40*F.  |
I think the standard depth for water supply lines in a temperate climate is 18 inches. My well is down 90 feet and last year we had the feed freeze up where it comes into the house. Easily thawed with a drop light.
It's been much colder this year and it hasn't frozen once. I guess I got enough insulation in there to prevent it from freezing again.
That or the water is cleaner.