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<blockquote data-quote="RDFF" data-source="post: 1782881" data-attributes="member: 39018"><p>I went with the "wheel handle" hydrant, because I figured it'd be the least likely to get broken if a critter got in the tank. I take the "wheel" off, so there's just the brass pull rod sticking up through the top of the hydrant about an inch. They also come in bigger sizes... so it won't reduce the flow rate of the water coming into the tank (recovery rate). Being that far south, you could easily get away with just a regular shut off valve in the tank itself, IMO. You won't likely need/want to shut it down below the frostline... just keep some water in the tank when it's cold. The utility hydrant is good but expensive... like double what a regular Woodford yard hydrant is (and the Woodford yard hydrant is IMO "the best"... but they're about double what you can buy a Campbell or other brand hydrant for...). I didn't want that big handle that the yard hydrants have sticking up to get broken, or potentially to get frozen into the ice cap if the thing did freeze over. Arrange everything laying as flat across the bottom as you can, so it's as deep into the water as possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RDFF, post: 1782881, member: 39018"] I went with the "wheel handle" hydrant, because I figured it'd be the least likely to get broken if a critter got in the tank. I take the "wheel" off, so there's just the brass pull rod sticking up through the top of the hydrant about an inch. They also come in bigger sizes... so it won't reduce the flow rate of the water coming into the tank (recovery rate). Being that far south, you could easily get away with just a regular shut off valve in the tank itself, IMO. You won't likely need/want to shut it down below the frostline... just keep some water in the tank when it's cold. The utility hydrant is good but expensive... like double what a regular Woodford yard hydrant is (and the Woodford yard hydrant is IMO "the best"... but they're about double what you can buy a Campbell or other brand hydrant for...). I didn't want that big handle that the yard hydrants have sticking up to get broken, or potentially to get frozen into the ice cap if the thing did freeze over. Arrange everything laying as flat across the bottom as you can, so it's as deep into the water as possible. [/QUOTE]
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