Draining Hoses..How Does Everyone Do It?

[carman_liz]

Omg I am dying laughing you guys!!!

[Equkelly]

@Montanas_Girl

Almost as good as the moronic co-boarder I had at a self care barn who left the hose running ALL NIGHT LONG to “keep it from freezing”.

Oh my lord. I dealt with a few of these and it drove me absolutely insane. One time the actual hydrant froze and I didn’t know since I only use it every 3 or 4 days to do water. So I go to do water and it’s frozen solid…

Idiot co boarder: oh yea I noticed that 3 days ago.
Me: and you said nothing?
ICB: well I figured we would just wait for a nice day.
Me: You know the horses don’t just need water on nice days right?

I had to miss work that morning waiting for the emergency plumber to come out. I was so pissed.

[Texarkana]

My Facebook memories from today 13 years ago are on topic:

[endlessclimb]

[Equkelly]

I knew I shouldn’t comment on this thread. I jinxed myself. It’s been nearly 3 Colorado winters since I’ve had my 270 ft long hose freeze but that streak ended this morning.

Oh well, I think somebody just drained it too fast… luckily its going to be in the 60’s and 70’s all week here so not the end of the world!

[Weezer]

For those who use an air compressor to blow out the hose, at what PSI and for how long? I just tried blowing out 200ft of hose but I’m not convinced the air blew the whole way through - I couldn’t feel air coming out the other end. I have a small air compressor so each blast of 50 PSI just lasts a few seconds.

[clanter]

@Weezer

For those who use an air compressor to blow out the hose, at what PSI and for how long?

it is not necessarily PSI but air volume that is needed to expel the water in the hose by displacement.

A 3/4 inch diameter hose 200 feet long requires a little less than 5 gallons of air to replace the water in the hose

here is a calculator for different diameter and lengths

https://www.inchcalculator.com/pipe-volume-calculator/

[Janet]

If the hose is on a reel, I turn the reel as a “reverse Archimedes screw” to drain it.

[Weezer]

This is great, thanks!

[LilRanger]

@Scribbler

Am I the only person who keeps reading this topic as the slightly alarming Draining Horses?

Every time I see the thread title I’m like: “chupacabra, maybe?”