10/15/2026
We recently completed a 1,200 foot water line run from a customer’s meter to their horse barn.
We tied into the existing service line near the main and trenched the full run to depth with a ride-on trencher.
The ground was heavy clay, which made for slow trenching over that distance, but the line went in at proper depth the whole way. From there we laid 1.25" PVC to a new Merrill 1000C frost-free yard hydrant, then backfilled the trench with a skid steer. The hydrant will supply water for the horses and for barn cleanup as needed.
Before we started, the customer asked what size line we would be running. They were glad to hear we were upsizing from the standard size to 1.25". On a run this long, an undersized line loses pressure and flow by the time water reaches the end. The larger pipe prevents that. After completion, we measured 13 gallons per minute at the end of the hose, and the hydrant delivered the same pressure the utility supplies to the home, with no pressure drop across the full 1,200 feet.
