meltonfam, Howdy;
meltonfam wrote:sorry in advance if this is a question asked often but search did not find what i was looking for.
we added a rack to top of our cargo trailer (vinyl coated steel pipe) and want to add 2 pvc pipes for water storage to top of it. I've seen them on posts with mounting on the side but curious on a few things from those that have done\researched\mulled this over already. I've done the weight calcs and appears we can do two 6" pipes prob about 10' long and should be about 240lbs. We will prob reduce this down from 6" to 4" for weight reasons. any words of wisdom on why some mounted to side? what about pressurization? (we plan to use a mini air compressor via schrader valve). any sites that you have come across for layout that were helpful? we are in Colorado and wondering how hot black pvc actually gets vs white if anyone has done this at higher elevations?
Here's a page with a calculator for figuring out the volume. For figuring the weight water is 8.3Lbs/gal, sooooo
your 14.694 gal. X2 = 29.384 gal X 8.3 = 243.8872 call it 244 lbs. plus the weight of the pipe and fittings lookin' at 250 + lbs
For a 4" pipe same length it would be 6.531 gal X2 = 13.062gal. X 8.3 = 108.4146#s or 108.5 rounded up and 113.?? with fittings.
attached to some smallish rafters and 0.030" metal roofing material. Ok, it will be spread out over the length of 10'
folks have attached more to less and gotten away with it for years. 13 gal of hot water won't last to awful long during a
sweaty weekend even if it does get cool at night.You could also use a dark colored 30 or 55 gal. drum with an elect pump
for the same thing and just leave it in the truck's bed. You have a pick-up don't ya???
http://www.rhomarwater.com/calculators/ ... calculatorNot trying to say what you should do, far from that ... just trying to give you some information and a possible alternative.
hank
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