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how do you thaw a hydrant
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<blockquote data-quote="DiamondSCattleCo" data-source="post: 181221" data-attributes="member: 2862"><p>Thats odd that its froze. It should drain back, unless you have different hydrants than we do.</p><p></p><p>My hydrant has a valve that sits 8 feet underground. Its actually screwed into the pitless adapter in my well. When I shut the hydrant off, it closes the valve, but opens a drainback valve, emptying the hydrant. In -40, it never freezes up.</p><p></p><p>People have had the valves give them trouble. IN which case, they simply turn off the pump, release the pressure and pull the pitless adapter. They unscrew the hydrant, thaw it out in the shop, repair/replace the valve, and put it all back together again. Total time about 2 hours. If you're in a hurry, and its only froze towards the top, maybe pouring some boiling water over it would get it running. Once you have it running, put a garden hose on it to dump the water a distance away. Then when it warms up, pull the hydrant up and replace the valve. Or if its not a frost free hydrant, pay the hundred bucks and get one. Its worth every penny <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Rod</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DiamondSCattleCo, post: 181221, member: 2862"] Thats odd that its froze. It should drain back, unless you have different hydrants than we do. My hydrant has a valve that sits 8 feet underground. Its actually screwed into the pitless adapter in my well. When I shut the hydrant off, it closes the valve, but opens a drainback valve, emptying the hydrant. In -40, it never freezes up. People have had the valves give them trouble. IN which case, they simply turn off the pump, release the pressure and pull the pitless adapter. They unscrew the hydrant, thaw it out in the shop, repair/replace the valve, and put it all back together again. Total time about 2 hours. If you're in a hurry, and its only froze towards the top, maybe pouring some boiling water over it would get it running. Once you have it running, put a garden hose on it to dump the water a distance away. Then when it warms up, pull the hydrant up and replace the valve. Or if its not a frost free hydrant, pay the hundred bucks and get one. Its worth every penny :) Rod [/QUOTE]
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