Easy Way To Keep Drain Tile Open

Easy Way To Keep Drain Tile Open FARM SHOP Miscellaneous 19-1-33 "I have a 150-ft. long 4-in. drain tile that runs out from my milkhouse. I keep a gar-den hose in the tile year round so if it should ever freeze up I just run hot water through the hose for a few minutes and it opens up pretty soon so I can run hot water down the tile," says John L. Miller, Howard City, Mich. "The drain froze up twice last winter when we had below zero weather for over a month, sometimes as low as 35? below zero. In a few minutes, the drain was working again. "Here's how I put the hose through the tile. While the drain was open, I floated a kite string on a cork down the tile. When it reached the other end, I tied baler twine onto the string and pulled it back through so I would have something strong enough to pull the hose through. I have the female end up at the milkhouse so I can connect hot water to it." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, John L. Miller, Rt. 2, Church St., Howard City, Mich. 49329.

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