Filling a slurry tower

[John1975]

Would a lay flat umbilical pipe be suitable to fill a slurry tower from a distance of 30 metres from a below ground store? or would a plastic pipe dug into the ground be better? We are probably looking at pumping it up once a month in winter with an umbilical pump.

 

[vantage]

Just tie it well on , should be fine.

 

[John1975]

Thanks Either layflat or the plastic would connect to a steel pipe on the tower and be used to stir as well as a side wall propeller

 

[Farmer Keith]

You’d assume the height of the tower above where you’re pumping from will have a bearing on weather lay flat will be up to it. Mine is a mixture of steel and plastic. I’d say plastic but there’s only one way to find out if lay flat will stand up to it!

 

[Speedstar]

Would a lay flat umbilical pipe be suitable to fill a slurry tower from a distance of 30 metres from a below ground store? or would a plastic pipe dug into the ground be better? We are probably looking at pumping it up once a month in winter with an umbilical pump.

Yes it will work fine , have you got a hose ? if not you want a 5" or 6" hose to pump it throw

 

[Lewis]

will work no bother. doing exactly that here, pump from lagoon to tower ever 3-4 weeks in winter through lay flat and attached to metal pipe/jetter to get it over and into tower . 4 rings high and 20ish meters through a blue line (cri-man) umbilical pump.

 

[John1975]

Yes it will work fine , have you got a hose ? if not you want a 5" or 6" hose to pump it throw

will work no bother. doing exactly that here, pump from lagoon to tower ever 3-4 weeks in winter through lay flat and attached to metal pipe/jetter to get it over and into tower . 4 rings high and 20ish meters through a blue line (cri-man) umbilical pump.
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Sounds ideal thanks and cheaper than digging in a plastic one 2 foot deep

 

[Speedstar]

A standard Slurry pump will pump that ok no need to get an umbilical cord pump to do the job

 

[Aircooled]

Underground would be the job. Lay flat is hateful to work with, especially with thick slurry. Mine wore out in about 8 yrs.