SB, I'd advise you to start a separate thread. I believe that several folks here have dry hydrants but I'm not positive.
You came to the right place for advice, some of might even be correct advice.
JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)