[Towertalk] Water in Universal Base Stubs

[lsica@attbi.com]

What if I fill the stubs with something heavier than 
water? Won't the water have to come out the top? Would 
something like sand work?

> Getting out the existing water is the hardest part; there have been several
> possibilities posted.  I would also push a small diameter (say, 1/4 -3/8") piece
> of Tygon (or similar) tubing down to the bottom after removing as much water as
> possible then drying it with compressed air.  After that, I filled mine with
> "Thoropatch" - a two-part material (powder + a milky liquid).  This makes a
> morter-like mixture that is usually used to patch cracks and spalls in concrete
> (it's tough stuff!).  This may require a second topping to make a slightly domed
> surface out of the tube.  Obviously, it is a real pain to fill these tubes with
> the tower vertical.  I would also suggest thourghly cleaning the outside/exposed
> steel parts and spraying them with one of the cold galvanizing paints (CRC, LPS 
> &
> others make it).
> 
> 73,
> 
> Tom - WA2BPE
> 
> 
> Chris BONDE wrote:
> 
> > How would a Wet/Dry shop vac work?  I have seen those suck up a lot of
> > water. If possilbe blow it out.
> >
> > Chris opr VE7HCB
> >
> > At 05:31 PM 2002-05-28 -0500, Ford Peterson wrote:
> >
> > >Lou AC0X wrote:
> > >
> > > > and how  do I get the standing water out of a hole 5' deep with
> > > > such a small diameter?
> > > >
> > >
> > >I have a similar problem on a water line running to my barn before it
> > >freezes and ruins the line.
> > >
> > >Getting the water below the frost line is easy.  Use a flexible plastic hose
> > >(a garden hose may work well).  Stick the hose down the tube, plug the top
> > >end with your thumb, and pull out the hose.  Each time the process is
> > >repeated, you get whatever the hose will hold out of the tube.
> > >
> > >This works well unless you need ALL the water out, in which case you will
> > >need a second small diameter hose to get the last little bit.
> > >
> > >Ford-N0FP
> > >ford@cmgate.com
> > >
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