How best to make the water supply to the bathhouse in the country

The bath water supply is a complex system of pipes and filters. The source of water for the water supply system can be a well or a well, but the best option is a centralized water supply system. If there is none of the listed sources, then the water in the bath will have to be carried in buckets.

The bathhouse is being built as an extension to the main house. In this case, to heat it, you can use the central heating system of the house, moreover, less energy is spent on heating and supplying water.

If on your site the bathhouse is a separate building, then it will be more difficult and more expensive to supply water to such a building. Consider the features that need to be considered.

Features of the construction of a bath water supply

One of the difficulties is that an outer pipe must be laid to supply water. In winter, the water in the outer pipe freezes, so a thin hose for supplying water to the bath will not work. The hose will become unusable in the first winter. To solve this problem, you need to purchase a black reinforced hose, which, although several times heavier than an ordinary plastic one, can withstand low temperatures.

You can also dig a pipe with a wall thickness of at least 1 inch into the ground to a depth of 1.5 m. In order for the water to be guaranteed not to freeze, a heating cable must be pulled near the pipe.

For safety reasons, the heating cable must not be routed inside the bath. Insufficient insulation can kill a person in a humid room. The water in the bath must be heated to the desired temperature using a boiler or gas boiler.

To avoid water hammer at a distance of 1 m from pump install a check valve.

It is better to conduct water supply to the bath using a hybrid heating system, that is, install both a wood-burning stove and a boiler in it. The possibility of heating water using a wood-burning stove will allow you to use the bath during a power outage.

If the bath is used seasonally, then it is necessary to provide for the possibility of completely draining the water from the water supply system in order to avoid breakdowns and ruptures in the winter.

If the water drain is not provided, then in order to prevent the pipe from freezing, fill it with antifreeze or brine. Before operating the water supply system, the liquid from the pipes is again drained, and the pipes themselves are well washed with water.