Before you buy a DekoRRa artificial rock enclosure it's a good idea to do some research first. Now we all know how much fun research is. It's not fun! It reminds us of school. Homework. Term papers and all that boring dribble.
Lucky for you we did all the research for you! How bout that! It's like a Cliff's Notes version of buying fake rocks! Way cool! Now you can tear right into the nitty gritty without haviing to monkey around with all that horrible research!
Click here to check it out. It's a fast read that outlines 3 quick tips you should keep in mind when looking to find a cover for your well, septic, utility box or whatever it is you have a hankering to hide.
Like this post, it's short, to the point and written to help save you time and money! Go for it!
There’s a nice write up here with details on the big old Dekorra Model 104. This rock was originally designed to cover utility boxes but it’s becoming real popular as a water well and pressure tank enclosure. Learn about the Model 104.
2 years ago I planted about 2 dozen red and white pine trees around my yard. The were great look trees. That winter was pretty brutal and the deer were puched into the area big time by marauding packs of coyotes.
We had big bucks cruising around our yard even in the middle of the day. Many were monster bucks that would spar in the afternoon. At night though, they would munch on my poor pine trees! Not the red pines though. They didn't touch the reds, but the white pines must taste like candy to them because they munched them like mad.
So the moral of this story is if you live in deer country and plant pines you might wanna go with reds or at least plan on guarding the white pines from the deer in some manner.
Fall is almost here and quite shortly Jack Frost will be traveling all-around making things cold! He loves to target irrigation components!
All it takes is a little little bit of icy cold to freeze up these backflow prevention components. If you've ever opened one up they are full of seals, o-rings, gaskets and little springs and orifices that just beg for freeze damage. When water sits stationary inside and is frozen by the surrounding metal it expands and does all sorts of bad things to the internal parts.
This problem with pipes freeze makes irrigation insulation extremely important. A backflow insulation blanket adds r-value to the backflow and helps to trap in heat. They also provide wind protection which is extremely important. So if you haven't put polar parkas on your weekend shopping list you might want to!
Backflow Parts & Repair Kits: Tips On Healthy Backflows!
If you're a homeowner living in the United States and your home is under 10 years old there's a good chance when it was built an underground lawn irrigation system was installed. When these automatic irrigation units started coming down in price many contractors and builders started including them with newly built homes and condos.
The in-ground lawn irrigation systems offer a ton of convenience, especially during very dry and drought conditions. A lush, green lawn is literally as easys as programming the lawn irrigation controller to fire up at night for a couple hours each day and you are good to go.
Well, almost! Most of the lawn irrigation installations feature some kind of backflow prevention device which is designed to prevent contaminated water from flowing backwards into the potable water supply. These backflows are usually made of brass. FEBCO, WATTS, WILKINS, ZURN, AMES, CONBRACO, and APOLLO ar all popular manufacturers. The problem with these RPZ devices is that they contain backflow parts made of rubber that are prone to wear. And if a backflow preventer is left outside during freezing cold conditions well then you may need to buy a bushel basket of backflow parts or a complete backflow repair kit because the freezing water expands and will totally demolish the innards of the backflow prevention device.
It can get pretty ugly! The best thing to do is to have the backflows tested every year by a certified backflow tester, just to make sure that now backflow parts are necessary to provide proper backflow protection.
Need to hide that ugly backflow prevention valve sitting out in the yard? Even if you don’t think it’s ugly, it’s still a good idea to enclose or cover it so evil minded thieves don’t target it for scrap metal cash and give it a little bit of hack saw loving! Here’s some Backflow Device Enclosures.
