Outdoor water hydrants perform a critical task, getting this much needed resource where it needs to be whether to provide water for livestock or other important irrigation needs. A frost-free yard hydrant contains a standpipe, a long vertical pipe that the water drains out of when the hydrant is shut off. Because this long standpipe reaches down below the frost line, and all the water drains out of the pipe when it is shut off, there is no water to freeze in the pipe and a fresh supply of water is always available.
The best way to prevent water from freezing in an outdoor water hydrant is to start with a quality hydrant like the Woodford Y34 IOWA frost-free yard hydrant. Besides using a quality hydrant, proper installation and removing hose connections are the only things needed to prevent a water hydrant from freezing. The Woodford frost-free hydrant will perform for many years with proper installation.
How Does a Frost Free Hydrant Work?
The faucet on a yard hydrant is a specialized type of fulcrum lever that raises and lowers a long pump rod that is inside of the standpipe. The bottom end of the pump rod contains a plunger with a seal like a rubber washer fitted to seal the end. Because the water fully drains from the pipe (when there are no hose connections), and no water can wash back up into it, the pipe cannot freeze therefore it will not rupture.
Since the source of water lies beneath the frost line, it remains liquid even in extremely cold temperatures. Depending on the frost line and the space available for installation, the Woodford Y34 IOWA frost free hydrant can be installed at various bury depths from 1 through 8+ bury depths.
What’s the Best Frost Free Water Hydrant?
The Woodford Y34 IOWA yard hydrant is the name that comes to mind when people ask for the best in quality of hard hydrants. Woodford created the original Model Y34 in 1929, considered America’s Original, and is still the most requested and Choice of the Professional brand for dependability and functionality for freezeless yard hydrants.
You can get the Woodford Model Y34 IOWA freezeless yard hydrant at BuyEagle.com where you can learn more about the benefits of this heavy duty hydrant.
BuyEagle.com offers quality Woodford yard hydrants and freezes faucets including repair and replacement parts. You can find the full Watco product line including tub waste drain parts and replacement tub stoppers. Contact us with any questions on installing a Woodford freezeless yard hydrant.
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