Skip to main content

A Simple Method For Drilling Water Wells With Common PVC Pipe

By Judy Sullivan


Few resources are as vital to staying alive as plain water. Even though it can be found in abundance as a common natural resource across the planet, several of the clean aquifers are deep in the ground. This means that drilling water wells is quite critical all over the world to provide this critical resource so people can remain alive.

What people generally do not understand is that often there is a clean aquifer deep under their feet. Many wells go down around 60 or 70 feet, and shallow wells are often about half this. When going this deep it is reasonably simple to use plumbing PVC pipe along with some hard work and an old garden hose to drill a well.

There is a possibility that any water you find at this level is not safe to drink or use for making food. You should always plan on having any well you dig tested for contaminates and bacteria. This is important even if it is drilled by professional drillers.

The most common size of pipe used is 2 inches, but if you plan to go deeper it is generally best to begin with 3 inch pipe. Begin by starting a bore hole with your 2 or 3 inch pipe. This is done by running a slurry down the 2 inch drill pipe as it is forcefully rotated in clockwise and counter clockwise directions.

Any displaced sand or other material will be washed out of the bore hole by flowing slurry moving through the piping and out from the outside of the boring hole. It is even easier if you make notches along the bottom of your pipe to assist breaking up the ground as you twist the pipe around. As you drill deeper, keep working the pipe side to side and up and down while twisting it so its shaft will not collapse.

After your hole has been dug and cleaned out it will require some form of well screening before it is a serviceable well. These screens will stop it from filling up and prevent rocks and dirt from going up the pipe line. These are generally bought in a home improvement store or you can make one by cutting diagonal slats into 1 1/2 inch PVC pipe and wrapping it tightly inside burlap cloth.

The hole also has to be capped to prevent your aquifer source from contamination from outside environmental contaminant sources. This is done by filling around the pipe with gravel and sand up to about 5 feet from the top. The remaining 5 feet are filled with a concrete or mortar based slurry to seal it tightly and form a small pad for a pump to sit on.

Even if this well will not have clean drinking water, it may still be useful for items like watering the garden or lawn, washing your clothes or filling different features and pools. Basically drilling water wells inside your back yard could reduce how much of this resource you use. This often saves households money while saving the planet's precious natural resources.




About the Author:



Comments

Popular posts from this blog

The Significance Of Hotel Linen Supplier

By Anthony Harris There are various guesthouses that maintaining the standards of cleanliness of the ambiance of their rooms. Many owners and administrations have set housework time for all the linens inside the establishments. Hotel linen suppliers are the responsible of washing and making those dirty garments will be clean. And then Supreme being restore the realm and create man and women and other species of animals. On that time, temptations and bad doings are not existed. Suddenly, the force of evil spread and scattered their demons do spread the bad doings. The forces of evil is cannot be seen by the naked eyes of the persons. Demons are living and acting like a normal soul. Environment can provide shelter and foods to the people that is living and walking on the earth surface. Global warming is cause by pollution and carbon emissions from car exhausts, factories and burning that can thinning of ozone layer that results in excessive ultra violet rays and gamma radiatio...

Confused About Auto Insurance? Read These Tips!

By Louielalyn Emberna Shopping around for car insurance is a headache for lots of people. It doesn't have to be difficult, though; do some homework so that you know if you are receiving enough coverage at a good price. The tips in this article will help you find the right insurance for you. Liability coverage of certain minimum levels are required by most states. It is your responsibility as a citizen to know whether or not your state requires auto insurance, and to adhere to the minimum coverage level for your state. If you lack insurance and are involved in a wreck, not only can it be financially disastrous, but you will also be violating the law. Stay away from sports cars. Insurance is more expensive for sports cars. Purchase a car that is more low-profile. The larger the motor is in the vehicle, the more that it is going to cost you to insure it. Sports cars are at greater risk of theft, which further raises the cost of insurance. You must have the state legal mi...

Using Network Marketing To Increase Your Revenue

By Rutherford Donald If you've been curious about multi-level marketing but aren't sure where to start or how to progress, this article will provide shrewd tips for you. Multilevel marketing really isn't that complicated once you've mastered the basics. Once you've learned the ropes, you'll soon be able to join the millions of people who have found success through multilevel marketing! Many people approach network marketing with the misconception that there is a minimal amount of investment involved. While this can be true and you can be successful with only the minimum required investment, in order to truly be successful, you have to reinvest significant parts of your income. For example, you will have to invest in maintaining relationships with network leaders and mentors through social functions like dinners. It is also important to continue learning and keeping up to date with the newest strategies by attending paid events and seminars. You must be p...