Do-it-yourself water supply in the country from a well: step-by-step installation
ANDdue to the fact that summer cottages and country cottages are located at a distance from the central water supply system, the owners of such houses have to come up with another option for the availability of water in the house. So, you can equip a water supply system in the country from a well with your own hands. The only condition: in the courtyard of the country cottage there must be enough deep well... Let's find out how to build a water supply system from a well, what are the advantages and disadvantages of such a solution, what materials should be stocked up for work.
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Water supply using a well: advantages and disadvantages
When equipping a water supply system from a well, you should be aware of its advantages and disadvantages.
Benefits
- The water from such a system is clean, it does not contain any impurities and contaminants. This is due to the special position of the earth layers at the bottom of the well;
Aquifers at various depths
- The well water supply system is autonomous. Your summer cottage will not depend on the efficiency of the central water supply system. Your home will be supplied with water 24 hours a day;
Your system is autonomous and does not depend on the central water supply
- To equip a well in the yard, you do not need to obtain permission from higher authorities: it is enough to develop a project on your own and you can start working;
- Ease of installation. Dig a well 4-5 meters deep and install all the necessary elements for the system water supply you can independently, without the help of strangers.
Self-assembly of the well
disadvantages
- Ground water can enter the drinking water. However, this happens only with an unreliable arrangement of the structure and non-compliance with all the rules;
If the well is improperly constructed, ground water with impurities will enter the drinking water
- To build a well, you will have to dig a deep hole: about 4-5 meters. Because of this, a large amount of soil will have to be removed;
Often you have to dig very deep wells to get to the aquifer
- For the water supply system, you need to carefully select a site in the yard. It should be located more than 50 meters from toilets, cesspools and similar structures where contaminated liquid and feces are present.
Requirements for minimum distances between different buildings
As we can see, do-it-yourself water supply from a well in the country has certain pros and cons. After analyzing them, you will decide how expedient it is to make such a system in your summer cottage.
Materials for a water supply from a well
Only after the well is ready and insulated, you can start buying materials and tools for the water supply system itself. The pump is the key design detail. For the arrangement of the water supply system, two types of these devices are used: surface and submersible.
Surface pump
Surface are used for wells, the depth of which is not more than 10 meters.
Submersible pump
Submersible pump in operation
The latter are most often installed in extensive wells. Submersible pumps are fixed directly to the bottom of the well, so their casing is made of strong and durable materials.
Installation of the system at the bottom of the well
If the dwelling on the site is large and it is planned to use water not only for water supply, but also for watering the garden, it is recommended to take a closer look at the pumping stations. As a rule, such systems are installed in the technical room of the house, or in special protected wells.
Placing the pumping station in a separate room
When choosing the type of pump, be guided by the following criteria:
- The daily rate of water use in the house;
- The remoteness of the well from the house;
- Well depth.
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To install a water supply system from a well, you will need:
- Reinforced concrete rings;
- Cement mortar;
- Shovels, buckets, carts;
- Sand and crushed stone.
Well tools and materials
- Pump;
- Water filter;
- Metal-plastic pipes, polypropylene pipes or hoses;
- Various fittings;
- Cutting and crimping tools, clamps, etc.
Water supply system accessories
Some materials for plumbing in the country from a well with your own hands will have to be purchased in the process.
We make a water supply from a well with our own hands
The step-by-step instructions below will help you equip the water supply system as quickly as possible.
Well device
First level the area where the well will be installed. Draw a circle on it, the radius of which will be a couple of tens of centimeters larger than the size of the reinforced concrete rings.
Marking the future well
Next, you should dig a hole 1 m deep, then install the first reinforced concrete ring.
Installing the first ring
After installing the first ring, continue to undermine it until it drops under its own weight to ground level. Having lowered the first ring just below ground level, the second is placed on it. You can correct the position of the ring with a crowbar. As the rings deepen by digging them from below, you also go down lower and lower. An assistant transports the soil from the well to a certain place. Install the rings in this way until you reach the desired well depth.
Installation of the second and subsequent rings
This job is very hard and you will most likely have to seek outside help.Therefore, it is most rational to order special equipment for lifting and lowering heavy rings.
Using the technique for mounting concrete rings
If you plan to conduct water into your home, make a hole in one of the rings for metal-plastic pipes.
A pipe led into a well
After completing the work, the finished well must be left for a couple of days to fill with water. Cover it with a piece of metal sheet to keep debris out. After 2 days, the water should rise to a level of at least one meter. We pump out this water and spread a 35 cm layer of crushed stone at the bottom of the well. We seal all the gaps with cement mortar;
Crushed stone serves as a natural filter
Sealing joints of concrete rings
Installation of pipelines
First, you need to dig a trench from the well to the house where the pumping station will be located, the depth of which will be 40-50 cm.
Trenching between the house and the well
We pass the pipe through the previously made hole in the reinforced concrete ring, seal the cracks with cement mortar. We collect the pipeline along the bottom of the trench.
Laying the pipeline
Video: trenchless pipe laying
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Pump station installation
Next, we install a pumping station that pumps water through a pipeline from the well to the house. It can be located both at the bottom of the well and in the house. We will consider an option where the pump is installed indoors.
Installation of a pumping station
To make the pumping station work, connect it to the control system and to the manifold, which distributes water to all users of the house. Checking for faults.
Installing a pump in the house
Do-it-yourself water supply at the summer cottage is done for several days, because you need to wait for the well to be filled with water. Only then can the system be used.
conclusions
- You can dig a well and install all the necessary elements for a water supply system yourself;
- It is advisable to choose a site for the water supply that is located at a distance from cesspools and street toilets;
- The pump can be installed both in the house and at the bottom of the well.
Video: water supply from the well to the house
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