hydrant hook up

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sparkle

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thought i would post a couple of pics of a hydrant hook up with a meter. I did this stripmall last time using their water. It cost me three hours of fill time. Went to the city and got the meter and permit. Fill time was three minutes per fill,(350 gal.)
 

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What was the cost of the meter & water?
 
Ours are 1.01 per day and you have to own a hydrant wrench to rent a meter. No backflo preventer provided. They have to inspect your tank and you must have a space between the tank and filler tube to prevent backflo.
 
At the last year round table florida I saw what looked like steel pipe coming out ground that some one hooked up to I could not find out what that was. how does hydrant set up works does the city come out place the setup on for you or can you take it move lets say 2 blocks away to new erea.
 
offdutyfireman said:
Different states I work in have different set ups. Here in my home town we are using hydrants all week. $40 hook up, $4 per thousand, and $20 a day. $1200 deposit. Most expensive I have paid for. .
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Sometimes within one state they have different permits for each county, that is a pain. One of largest counties in MD the deposit is $1800 for the 2 1/2" with a $180 minimum water usage (up to 37,344 gallons) a $120 for a 6 month lease agreement and $4.82 per thousand above the first 37,344 gallons
 
I didn't realize how cheap we had it here. The main water company here supplies over 1 million people with water. They code their hydrants by color. If it's the correct color it's OK. If you find a hydrant in a suburb with a different color it's a different water company and you need a different meter.
 
Are these city owned or private? Is there such a thing as private water companies?
 
Indianapolis Water Co. is owned by the city. It is managed by a private company. Some developers here own the water company and/or sewage treatment plants that serve a community but it is highly regulated by the govt. That's especially true of areas that haven't been annexed into a city yet. Those are privately owned but usually get sold to the city when annexed.
 
The last time I checked here it was around $800 deposit with about $40.00 of non-refundable water use credit for up to 13,000 gallons, after that is is just under $3.00 per 1000 gallons.

You go put down the deposit and tell them which fire hydrant you want it on and the city crew goes and connects it there. They don't want you handling it or moving it.

I made the mistake of getting the garden hose bib attachment, it was very slow like maybe 5gpm. When you have the 2" water meter it will fill up my 325 gallon tank in about 70 seconds, that is the meter I rent now when needed.
 
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