Plumbing in the country: how to equip a comfortable bathroom

The days when the needs for drinking and technical water in suburban areas were met with the help of a well and a bucket were long gone. Now, with a minimum of effort, you can do it yourself to provide the country house with comfort comparable to a city apartment. And if you construct a winter water supply in the country, you can not deny yourself a comfortable outdoor recreation and in the cold season.

Water supply network diagram

All water supply systems for summer cottage consist of two main parts:

1. Outdoor. Her task is to take water from the source and then transport the liquid to the house. It consists of pipelines, a pump and additional equipment (expansion tanks, hydroaccumulators, filters, etc.). If you are going to visit the cottage in the winter and use sanitary appliances, the external water supply system at the cottage should be laid deep in the ground or carefully insulated, thus avoiding freezing of the liquid in it.

1. Internal. To it, as the name implies, include water taps for gardening, piping inside rooms and so on.

Tip! To ensure uninterrupted operation of the water supply system, water supply and sewage systems in the country house can be equipped with special control and control automatic equipment, safety fittings and storage tanks. Although the price of such devices is very high, the quality and reliability of the resulting engineering network will not make you regret the choice made.

Water source selection

Central water mains

The easiest way to arrange a water supply system in a house is to connect the house to an existing water supply system. However, before this, it is necessary to make sure that the fluid pressure is sufficient to meet the needs of the internal engineering network. This will help you water flow table water network.

The advantage of this solution is simplicity and speed of installation. It will only be necessary to purchase fittings, valves and pipes. The entire system is connected to the central pipe through the accounting equipment, the presence of which is provided for by the instruction manual for the utility systems of common use, after which the internal wiring is performed.

If the water loss of the water supply networks of your holiday village is insufficient, you will need to purchase an additional pump that increases pressure and other additional equipment.

Note! To calculate the operating parameters of the installed engineering network, it is advisable to seek help from a specialist. Perhaps the indicators of the central water supply will be such that it is better to consider other options for providing yourself with drinking water.

Well

Another common source of fluid intake is the shaft well. It is dug independently without the use of complex engineering technology. But it is possible to construct such a hydraulic structure only if the aquifer lies not less than 10 meters.

The advantages of using the well are ease of installation and maintenance. Negative - a small amount of water supplied. The needs of even a small family of four ordinary well is unlikely to fully meet. And about the needs of household appliances - washing machines and dishwashers - and can not speak.

For the intake of water from the hydraulic structure under consideration, a standard surface pump is suitable, the cost of which is low. If year-round use of the water supply network is planned, it is necessary to install the equipment in a special insulated room.

Well

Used in cases where the aquifer lies deep. For the arrangement of such a hydraulic structure it is necessary to have special equipment - a drilling rig. Its rent, as well as the services of specialists are quite expensive.

But in return, you get a source of large quantities of quality drinking water that can function throughout the year.

Tip! The question of what kind of plumbing is better in the country, everyone decides for himself. Naturally, the best option would be a well. You can drill it at your own expense or with your neighbors. After all, such a source can easily meet the needs of 2-4 country houses.

Construction of a winter water supply system

Features of the engineering network

If you decide to make an ice-free plumbing in the country, then the question of its design and manufacture must be taken very responsibly.

Two types of pipes can be used to construct the water transporting line:

• polypropylene - are expensive, you need a soldering iron to connect them, but the reliability of the engineering network will be high;
• polyethylene - their cost is low and the “iron” is not used for the docking, however, you will have to spend money on the purchase of various accessories.

At arrangement of a water supply system consider the following nuances:

1. All highways should be laid with a slope to the source of water. This will allow water to be removed from them in the event of pumping equipment failure and to avoid freezing of fluid in the pipes. In addition, in this way, the air will come out of the pipes, and you will not have to decide how to blow the water supply in the country.
2. Laying of the engineering network should be carried out in the soil at a depth exceeding the level of soil freezing. In this case, the formation of ice will be completely excluded.

1. If you don’t want to dig such a deep trench, you can warm the pipes with special polyethylene shells. Then the maximum trench depth can not exceed 30 cm.
2. When the dacha is located in an area with a harsh climate and the air temperature sometimes drops too low, it is recommended to additionally arrange the heating of the water supply system at the dacha with the help of heating electric cables controlled by thermostats. They will turn on the system in critical cases and prevent the liquid from freezing.
3. To avoid breakage of pumping equipment, you need to insulate and source of water. The well can simply be wrapped with mineral wool and filled with snow, and the head of the well is better placed in the caisson.

Note! If automatic equipment is used to ensure the required pressure in the water supply system, it should also be installed in rooms where the temperature does not fall below zero. In addition, the drainage system is subject to insulation. After all, the work of these two engineering networks is inextricably linked with each other.

Design of domestic plumbing system

Having dealt with the external part of the engineering network, you can begin to draw up a draft of its internal part.

For this you need to decide on the following parameters:

• the number of consumers of water in the house;
• total length of pipelines;
• used fittings, valves and so on.

For plumbing is better to use polymer pipes. Metal constructions are more difficult to install, they cannot be walled into walls, they are prone to corrosion and have many other disadvantages.

To make installation easier, it is recommended to draw a blueprint for the future engineering network, observing the chosen scale. This will help you buy the right amount of pipes and additional parts.

For pumping water and creating the necessary pressure, it is possible to purchase and install in the dwelling a finished pumping station, which already includes all the necessary electrical equipment. Otherwise, you will have to select individual elements and install them into the system yourself.

Assembly procedures

Having completed all the preparatory operations, you can proceed to the main stage of work:

1. Trenches digging from the source of drinking water to the inlet connecting the inner and outer parts of the plumbing system are digging in the ground.
2. The pump is installed. If it is superficial, it should be equipped with a warm room or placed in a caisson. For a deep-seated unit, such actions are not necessary.

1. Fixed fitting with five conclusions:

• for connecting the pump suction inlet;
• for joining the rest of the water supply system;
• for the relay regulating the fluid pressure in the engineering network;
• for the hydroaccumulator (a special tank that maintains the water pressure in the system);
• for the manometer with which you can control the modes of functioning of the water supply system.

1. The hydroaccumulator is established. Its volume depends on the number of people living in the house and can reach 500 liters. In addition, it will help to create an emergency supply of water for use in accidents.

1. A well-insulated and shielded cable should be laid in the trench where the pipes were laid, which will power the electrical equipment installed near the water source.
2. At the inlet nozzle, stop valves are necessary, which cut off the external part of the water supply system if necessary to carry out repair work.

Water heating

The comfort of a modern home is unthinkable without the uninterrupted supply of hot water. Even if we are talking about a country house. Therefore, if you undertook the arrangement of year-round water supply in the garden plot, do not be too lazy to install equipment that heats the water.

As a rule, all such devices are divided into two types:

1. Gas. A quick and economical way to provide housing with hot water. There are flow and cumulative type. The second for a country house is preferable, as they allow to heat any amount of water in the shortest possible time.

Storage boilers with tanks heat up much longer, but they provide a constant temperature water supply regardless of the flow rate.

The disadvantage of this solution is obvious - the need to install gas equipment, powered by a central pipe or cylinders.

1. Electric. More versatile models for installation that do not require special permission from regulatory authorities. However, such heaters consume a fairly large amount of electricity, so the option being considered economical cannot be called.

Conclusion

Using the above information, you can easily provide yourself with water in the house. But the construction of such a system is not an easy and costly event, therefore, if you come to rest outside the city only from time to time and for a short period of time, it is more expedient to make a temporary plumbing in the country. For more on this, see the video in this article.