[Towertalk] Water in Universal Base Stubs

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I filled my legs with anchor cement.  It's been fine for the last 13 years.

John


-----Original Message-----
From: S. J. Blackwell
To: lsica@attbi.com; towertalk@contesting.com
Sent: 5/28/2002 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Water in Universal Base Stubs

Lou,
I,too, have a Universal tower. From previous experience with this tower,
I 
had the steel legs that are in the concrete sent from Universal with no 
finish. (They are usually sent with a painted surface.) I then had them
hot 
dipped galvanized. Despite my best intentions, I wound up with much more

hole than I had planned. (Watch those back hoes) To make a long story
short, 
my foundation legs do not drain. My solution(?) was to pump the water
out 
and pour in anti- freeze. I then capped the studs with rubber corks cut
to 
fit. Not a good thing, but with the galvanization maybe it will last. At

least it won't freeze and destroy itself. Get a little rotary pump that 
chucks on a drill. They are available at Grainger and various DIY
stores.
Good luck,
Sam, W5LU


>From: lsica@attbi.com
>To: towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: [Towertalk] Water in Universal Base Stubs
>Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 21:36:13 +0000
>
>   I have a Universal Tower, and as according to
>manufacturer's instructions I left the top of the base
>stubs open so water could flow out of the tower sections
>into the ground. Problem is is that my soil is a hard
>sand/clay mix that doesn't drain well, and all the water
>winds up doing is sitting in there until it evaporates
>(or actually does seep out after a long period of time).
>
>   What have others done about this? Just let it sit like
>that, or plug up the base stubs? And if the thing to do
>is plug them up, what should I use to do that, and how
>do I get the standing water out of a hole 5' deep with
>such a small diameter?
>
>Thanks to all.
>
>
>---
>Lou Sica AC0X
>lsica@attbi.com
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