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Re: Listmember's Ecologies - PVC alternatives
- To: permaculture
- Subject: Re: Listmember's Ecologies - PVC alternatives
- From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflondon@mindspring.com>
- Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2001 01:47:10 -0500
- Newsgroups: permaculture
- Organization: Venaura Farm
- References: <LISTMANAGER-137576-33205-2001.12.07-22.24.06--eco_living#yahoo.com@franklin.oit.unc.edu> <138339@permaculture>
- Reply-to: lflondon@mindspring.com
On Sat, 8 Dec 2001 13:58:26 -0800 (PST), John Schinnerer
<eco_living@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> The drillers were not
>> knowledgeable about alternative materials. So they installed a well
>> casing of PVC, and I don't want PVC in our well, so will have it
>> removed. I have not located any electrical wire for the submersible
>> pump that is not coated in PVC.
>
>Greenpeace has a PVC alternatives database here:
>
>http://www.greenpeace.org/~toxics/pvcdatabase/
Any decent well, properly installed will have galvanized casing
installed and grouted securely into bedrock. Rubber insulated
electrical wire is readily available but most nowadays is probably
plastic insulated - don't want to skimp on that factor as torquing of
the pump during startup can stess the wire a little over time - there
are torque qrrestors to solve that problem and are recommended.
>
>Haven't browsed it much myself, but hope it helps...
>
>> The electrical utility wanted me to sign a form that gave them
>> rights, IN PERPETUITY, to construct, trim, cut
spray, etc., etc.
And the herbicide they use is much worse than RoundUp.
L.F.London ICQ#27930345 lflondon@mindspring.com
http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech london@ibiblio.org