Installation of water supply in the country: the difficult

If your experience in plumbing works leaves much to be desired, then the installation of water supply in the country can be considered as a kind of practice. The small scale of work (not always, but often this is exactly what it is), on the one hand, allows you to master the necessary skills, and on the other hand, it acts as an insurance against wasting time and money.

But even in the case of such a small project, theoretical preparation should not be overlooked. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you study the recommendations given in the article, and only then proceed to work.

Dacha water pipeline project

The scheme of a water supply system at a dacha may include a variety of elements, but it must meet one requirement, namely, be simple. That is why the implementation of such a project should use standard solutions that are the most rational.

As a rule, the provision of a country house with water is carried out on the basis of an individual source:

• At the first stage, the location of the water-carrying horizon is estimated.. If it lies above 10 m, then it is best to make a well, if it is lower, you will have to spend time and money on drilling a well. Discover. How deep the water is, you can at the neighbors - almost guaranteed a well or well will be found on their sites.

Note! If the price is not a critical factor, then it is still necessary to equip the well: so the volume of water will be more, and its quality is usually higher.

• Next, we install water-lifting equipment.. As a rule, the water supply system in the country is limited to installing a conventional pump, which either feeds water directly into the system (then you can’t do without a circuit breaker), or fills an expansion tank installed somewhere in the attic. The second option is preferred because in this case the pump life is seriously saved.
• Then we connect the pump to the house with the help of a pipeline, driving it either through the foundation or through a hole in the base. In any case, it is extremely important to protect the pipes from the cold by placing them underground.
• In the summer cottage we do pipework, connecting taps in the kitchen and shower, toilet sink and water heater. After that we carry out the finishing and install the equipment itself, which will be used for water consumption.

As you can see, the scheme of connecting the plumbing in the country is quite simple. Now let's examine in detail how to perform each of the stages of its installation.

Outdoor work

Arrangement of the source

As we found out above, the water supply system at the dacha can be designed either on the basis of a well or on the basis of a well:

• Well it is possible to dig a well with his own hands. To do this, we acquire the right amount of concrete rings, which are gradually dug into the soil. The excavated soil will have to be removed from the bottom with the help of buckets, so that one cannot do without an assistant.
• When we get to the aquifer, you need to equip the filter. To do this, as far as possible we dive into the flooded rock, remove the wet soil and lay a layer of gravel in the lower part. This will allow us to cut off sand and silt particles, and the water in the well will remain clean.

• But the drilling of wells is better to entrust the professionals. They will be able to correctly mount the tip - a structure that will make the underground cavity airtight and ensure the maintenance of the optimum water level.

• When the source is ready, install the pump in it. In the case of a well, you can be content with a surface model, but it is still better not to save money and purchase a quality submersible pump. The pump is lowered practically to the very bottom with the help of a cable, and we attach to it a hose through which water will flow into the house.

As a rule, laying a water supply system at a dacha does not involve arranging a caisson - a chamber inside which there is a well mouth. However, if there is an opportunity, then the place of the output of the pipe can be decorated with at least the simplest hatch over the brickwork box. This box will facilitate the repair of water-lifting equipment, and if necessary, you can install an automatic on-off system with a pressure gauge.

Pipe laying

When the source is prepared, you can do the pipes.

To lay a water supply system in the country, we will have to perform a large amount of excavation work, and here's why:

• Even if we use the site only in summer, water may remain in the pipelines, which freezes in winter. When freezing ice plug increases in volume, which can lead to the destruction of the pipeline.
• To avoid such a development of events, we lay all the pipes outside the country house below the soil freezing level, namely, at a depth of 1.5 - 1.8 m. To do this, we dig a trench of appropriate dimensions, and pour sand at the bottom of it with a layer of 10 -15 cm

• At the tamped bottom of the trench lay pipe of the appropriate diameter. The best materials for such a pipe are the so-called cross-linked polyethylene, or high-pressure polyethylene. They allow to lay the pipeline without joints and tolerate temperature drops well.
• For additional protection of the pipeline, you can wrap it with mineral wool-based mats or you can lay a heating cable. Of course, the cost of construction at the same time increase, but we are guaranteed to insure the water supply system against freezing.

Note! Before you arrange plumbing in the country, decide in advance whether you will visit it in the winter. If not, then you should not lay heating cables: even when installing an automatic shutdown system, it is irrational to keep this structure connected to the network inefficient from the point of view of fire safety.

• Next you need to arrange entry into the room. To do this, using a perforator or a drill with a diamond crown, we make a hole in the foundation or base, through which we start a pipe. To avoid deforming the pipe, the hole diameter should be made somewhat larger, and the gap can be filled with polyurethane foam.

Piping installation

Further installation of a water supply system at the dacha involves the formation of a wiring from the pipes. Since we will have few sources of consumption, and they are usually quite close, for each tap you can lay a separate circuit. Usually for this purpose pipes made of metal or other polymer products are used.

The installation manual for MP-pipes involves the following actions:

• At the entrance we install a collector, the number of conclusions of which must coincide with the number of circuits for water.

Tip! If you plan to install a boiler or hot water boiler, it is usually attached to a separate outlet in front of the collector to ensure uniform distribution of pressure.

• We attach pipes to the collector, which are laid along the walls by marking.
• For fixing pipes use brackets. In some cases, it is possible to mount the entire system in a hidden way, disguising communications under the skin or in strobes.
  

• When using metal-plastic, you can save on fittings. To do this, we make all the turns with the help of a pipe bend, laying a special spring inside to avoid crease or deformation.
• At the ends of the circuit and, if necessary, to connect the outlet, we install fittings. It is best to cope with the pressure of special sleeve designs that are fixed on the nozzles with a press.
• Polypropylene pipe products are also quite easy to assemble. All connections in this circuit are made permanent with a special soldering iron. On the one hand, this ensures the reliability of the system, but on the other hand, it significantly complicates the replacement of the damaged area.

After laying the pipes we install plumbing equipment. At the final stage, we add faucets and taps that control the water pressure to the end fittings, and then supply water from the source. If we did everything right, then there should be no leakage!

Conclusion

The information on how to collect water in the country, will be useful primarily for beginners. However, even experienced masters will find many useful recommendations here, so carefully read the text and watch the video in this article.