Lake irrigation pump relay, control box housing

[Wet_Boots]

by George he's got it!

[Dripit good]

Ummm...I wouldn't have done it that way.

[tonydirks]

Explain?????

[Dripit good]

Originally Posted by tonydirks

Explain?????

Not bashing...your workmanship looks good.

Location of your tank is not good. Me...i just wouldn't use one at all. Your intake and discharge lines are the same size. It's best not to even see the suction line.

Not trying to be a dick about it. Like I said, the workmanship looks good. I just wouldn't do it that way, that's all.

[tonydirks]

Thats what I need/want, constructive criticism.

I believe the tank to be a good idea with the drip lines that we have, the pump would cycle alot if it wasn`t for it?

I do have to admit on the bigger suction line that I did realize after I had it all set up that i should have done that, what problems might this cause?

I also did want the suction line to be less obvious myself, but I learned that it is best to run the suction line straight out from the pump as far as possible, before an 45`s or 90`s. Maybe thats not all together true? We did end up with awesome suction and great pressure.

Thanks for the help and ideas I`ve received here, going to look at another lake job tomorrow.

[1idejim]

Originally Posted by tonydirks

Thats what I need/want, constructive criticism.

I believe the tank to be a good idea with the drip lines that we have, the pump would cycle alot if it wasn`t for it?

I do have to admit on the bigger suction line that I did realize after I had it all set up that i should have done that, what problems might this cause?

I also did want the suction line to be less obvious myself, but I learned that it is best to run the suction line straight out from the pump as far as possible, before an 45`s or 90`s. Maybe thats not all together true?

10 to 20 diameters before directional changes. Gal or brass in and out of pump is prefered
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[tonydirks]

It is probably hard to tell in the pictures, that suction line is galvanized for 6 ft out and 1 ft down where it changes to pvc before hitting resevoir full level, ( the lake is low right now)

[Duekster]

looks like regular lumber which will not last but Like otherwise.

[tonydirks]

It is all treated lumber. And it will all be covered from the weather yet