Greg, we hear from a lot of people who are having to replace hydrants every 4-5 years, though in the most ideal conditions, a hydrant could last a lot longer. The useful life of the hydrant can vary depending on several factors. First off, you can install any brand of standard frost-free hydrant in the Yard Hydrant Made Easy™ (we don't sell the hydrant, just the pitless casing system), and some will outlast others based solely on quality of materials, design, and manufacturing. Other factors are soil corrosivity, pH of the water, mineral content of the water, installation, and usage. An example of an installation-related failure would be a frozen/ruptured hydrant due to inadequate gravel "drain fill" around the bottom of the hydrant. An example of usage-related failure would be a frozen/ruptured hydrant due to leaving a hose attached in freezing weather. In both of these cases, the hydrant cannot drain properly and thus is prone to freezing. The great thing about the Yard Hydrant Made Easy™ is that it not only makes your hydrant super easy to replace in the future without excavation, but it also helps to address some of those common causes of failure: 1) the casing keeps the soil (and/or livestock waste) off the hydrant to help prevent external corrosion, 2) the filtered drainage section helps to keep dirt out of the hydrant's weep hole, improving drainage reliability, and 3) you can pull out your hydrant any time to check the weep hole and make sure it is not getting plugged with mineralization from hard water (a big problem for many folks on well water). Thanks for the question, and please let us know if you have any more.
@AlexandersLostTomb
5 жыл бұрын
Replace your worn out and rusted hydrant one time....and forget about it.
@YardHydrantMadeEasy
4 жыл бұрын
That's right, Harry. Leave those 200 cubic feet of dirt where they lie.
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