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Post by coachjd on Jun 3, 2007 9:22:28 GMT -6
anyone have any designs they want to share on how they made a water spicket out of PVC pipe?
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Post by kloranc on Jun 3, 2007 9:41:00 GMT -6
We had a pretty simple one. We took about a 20 ft. piece of pvc and drilled a hole in it about every foot. We capped one end and put a fitting for a garden hose on the other end. We just wired ours to the back of the baseball backstop by our practice field. I really liked it because you could get a lot of players watered pretty quickly, and it was easy for them to wet down their heads and get refreshed. I had a manager go turn it on a few minutes before breaks, so the pipe would fill and the water would be flowing when we got there. It is a pretty cheap and effective water station.
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Post by groundchuck on Jun 3, 2007 9:45:17 GMT -6
JD,
I made one, and if I can do it anyone can b/c I am not a handy man type guy.
I went to Fleet Farm and bought one peice of PVC pipe, a spiggot, and some joint compound, and a cap for the other end. I only made one long pipe for the kids to drink from.
First I drilled holes into the pipe using 1/4" (I think) drill bit. Then I attached the spiggott and other hardware to one end the capped the other. Let it dry overnight and tried it out the next day.
To stick it in the ground I had some posts that I pounded in the ground and used zip ties to attach the pipe to them. That way at the end of the season I could just cut the zip ties and pull the stakes out and it would store in the shed using up very little space.
I had no blue prints or anything and pulled it off and like I said I am no handyman.
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Post by CoachJohnsonMN on Jun 3, 2007 9:50:11 GMT -6
We originally drilled our holes about a foot apart and that was fine during August and September. Our players would usually get wet from an adjacent stream. When the weather got colder, this became a problem. I would recommend drilling the holes at 2 1/2 feet just so the players don't get drenched on a cold October afternoon (or November as you are probably hoping for  ). |
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Post by coachbdud on Jun 3, 2007 11:09:29 GMT -6
drills holes however far you want them, cap one end, stick a hose in the other, and just hook it up to a fence or sumthing, really really simple and can be done in 20 minutes or so
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Post by Mav on Jun 3, 2007 11:43:56 GMT -6
We drilled holes every foot, but we staggered them on each side at about 45 degrees. This way you'll get players on either side with room to step between the streams. We sat ours on old saw horses.
Also, each day be sure to let it run for a few minutes to purge out the stagnant water.
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Post by wingman on Jun 3, 2007 12:17:30 GMT -6
We did the same and put them onm a portable upside down T base. We carry it out and hook it to a quick coupler.
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Post by mnpasso on Jun 3, 2007 14:26:57 GMT -6
JD,
Staggering the holes to each side has worked very well in the past. Also, if you are far away from your water source, put a shut off on the hose end of the pvc pipe.
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Post by baler22 on Jun 3, 2007 16:10:20 GMT -6
Our kids always break these things. Our Assistant Head Coach built one of these using pvc and a saw horse from the harware store. He laid pvc down the middle of the horse and then had pvc tubes coming out at different angles. Kids cant break it and it is way easier to move.
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Post by coachmoore42 on Jun 3, 2007 17:00:41 GMT -6
Make sure it has somewhere to drain. Ours is sitting on a pair of old track hurdles over a drain near the field. If you don't have a drain you will have a muddy mess quickly.
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Post by jaspercoach on Jun 4, 2007 13:00:39 GMT -6
We made a 10' by 4' frame out of 4 X 4's and filled it with gravel to avoid the muddy mess.
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Post by wingman on Jun 4, 2007 13:12:50 GMT -6
If you put it on a "T" stand, you just set it up in a different spot every day.
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Post by coachfite on Jun 4, 2007 13:23:56 GMT -6
We built 'The Box".
5 x 5 square of PVC piping with I believe 6 holes per 5 feet. We then built, using PVC piping, the rest of the box to hold it up. Obviously had a hose connect on one corner.
It has been extremely durable.
Ours sits over a drain and we're able to get 20 to 24 guys water at one time.
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Post by dacoachmo on Jun 4, 2007 13:40:42 GMT -6
If you have a fence you can attach it to that also...all holes facing the same way...
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