Setup a Pier for the Seestar EZ Equatorial Pier Mount

The EZ Pier Mount is supplied with a mounting flange and may be screwed directly onto a length of  ¾”  pipe.  While ¾” NPT pipe is standard in the USA other countries may use pipe that is not compatible.  The flange may be removed for directly installing the mount to wood with screws.

Embedding a 6-foot length of pipe or timber 2-feet into the ground is the simplest way to construct a pier.  The pier mount will be at a comfortable 4-foot height and the pier itself will be stable.

If using ¾” pipe, screw a pipe cap over the threaded top end of the pipe so as to not damage the threads if you will be hammering on the pipe.  Insure the pipe is vertical before filling the hole.

If using timber for a pier, use a fence post or 4X4 pressure treated lumber.  Simply remove the pipe flange from the bottom of the mount and use 3 wood screws to secure the mount to the pier head.  The top of the pier should be level or at least close to level if you can arrange it. 

Think twice about pouring concrete into the pier hole.  While this is a “permanent setup” at some time in the distant future you or someone else may wish to remove the pier.

In the USA, ¾” pipe and fence posts and 4X4 pressure treated timber are readily available at a local Home Depot or Lowes. 

There are alternatives to a pier embedded into the ground.  The mount may be screwed directly onto an existing wood railing.  Or a pipe can be inserted into a ¾” floor flange, with the flange being secured to a deck (or to a railing if you are simply trying to get the mount above an obstruction).  Standard pipe lengths of 12”, 18”, 24” and 36, and ”¾” floor flanges are readily available online as well as at Home Depot, etc.  A 6’ length of pipe sells for $18 and shorter lengths are less.