The deep pump for a well on a country site
No one person can live on the planet without water for a long time. Also, many processes in our body depend on its quality. The best way to get drinking water is to lift it to the surface from aquifers located at a considerable depth.
When buying pumping equipment, we periodically see ads in which they offer deep well pumps for wells with or without automation. A natural question arises: what distance from the surface to the bottom of the well is considered deep?
To do this, simply “wind off” the story back and find out how our ancestors used to calculate it. It turns out to be quite simple - if water enters the well from the aquifer, it is considered deep, in shallow wells water comes from the surface, which is considered super water.
After we have dealt with the terms, it is time to choose pumps for deep wells that can bring clean water to our house.
However, before this, it is necessary to properly equip the source, for which the following factors are important:
- at what distance it will be removed from the housing;
- what is its depth;
- harmonious integration of the object into the surrounding landscape.
It attracts the attention of designers, architects and homeowners who are not indifferent to the beauty of nature. Well traditionally becomes the center of landscape composition, while remaining a reliable and convenient source of water for a country house. It remains to solve only one problem - to choose the right pump equipment for it.
Water Workers
The main advantage of most models is their simple installation and simple operation, long service life, low power consumption and large volume of water delivery to the surface. This makes it possible to provide housing with drinking water, give it to the garden and garden in the required amount, fill the pool, decorate the area with artificial waterfalls, fountains and decorative ponds.
The range of "workers" is large, so even he can stump a technically literate person.
The right choice is directly related to:
- type of pump;
- equipment characteristics;
- installation features.
Types of Well Pumps
Most often, the heart of an autonomous water supply system is submersible pumps, which are divided into vibratory pumps, the price of which is the cheapest, centrifugal and deep-seated, less often - surface. Each has its own principle of operation and its own specificity of operation.
Tip: it’s better to immediately remove the vibratory type pumps from your list.
Surface models
Judging from their name, they are placed near the source without immersion in water. Usually we observe such equipment as pumping stations, which not only supply water to the surface, but also maintain the working pressure in the system.
By design, they can be vortex and centrifugal. The first ones have proven to increase the pressure in the water supply system, the second ones can lift water from shallow depths within 7 m.
Such pumping equipment is inexpensive, simply mounted and actively used for gardens and orchards in irrigation systems. However, they are not suitable for deeper wells, not to mention wells.
Submersible models
These devices work in water and are able to lift it to the surface from very great depths. Models are divided into two groups: borehole and well. Although this is just a convention, since the former can be freely used in wells.
The “well” variants differ in the lower variant of the water intake, which ensures uninterrupted operation of the equipment, even when the water level is not constant. Such models can also be used for incomplete immersion, thanks to the float protection system. When the water level drops to a critical level, it turns off the device.
Borehole pumps have a small diameter and can even work on the bottom of the mine, which allows the water to be raised from sufficiently large depths. They are adapted to resist solid particles in a liquid and high loads.
By purchasing a submersible pump, you can easily provide housing with drinking water, as well as a site for irrigation. Models are safe in operation and have a built-in special sensor that turns off equipment at a critical level in the well and automatically turns it on when everything is normal. This pump does not require maintenance, works almost silently and is easy to install.
Submersible pumps are a type of well submersible pump. Their working height of the water column is 15 meters or more. So you need to know how to install the submersible pump in the well correctly.
Therefore, they are often used for tubular wells. You should stop your choice on such models even in the case when a well in a country plot is a kind of landscape art object for “masking” a well.
Centrifugal models
The most common options among well equipment. Their main purpose is to pump clean spring water from aquifers. When choosing this option, please note that such equipment does not tolerate sand and other solid particles dissolved in water.
From the foregoing it is clear that there are a large number of types of modern pumps and their models. They raise water to the surface from great depths and after their installation it is possible not to remember that the dwelling does not have access to the central water supply system. Equipment makes it possible to fully enjoy the benefits of civilization, while being in nature.
The nuances of choice
No need to think that it is very difficult to choose the necessary unit, looking at the numerous models of pumps. In fact, you can simply ask the seller, but there is another way to find out below in the article how to do it yourself.
What you should know
- The total depth of the well. The parameters depend on this - the installation of the unit and the depth of immersion.
- At what distance from the surface is the water level in the well. So you can determine the type of pump (centrifugal or deep).
- Clean well. The equipment manual clearly explains in which water it can work, so do not neglect this, otherwise its lifespan will be significantly reduced.
The choice is illustrated by example.
- Well depth 20 m.
- The water level is 4 m.
- The water is clean.
It is necessary to stop on the equipment in which technical characteristics are:
- immersion depth - 20 meters or more;
- type of equipment - well centrifugal or submersible;
- water quality is clean;
- installation - vertical.
Tip: tell these parameters to the seller and you will immediately be offered models suitable for your water supply system in different price categories.
Characteristics of well pumps
Above, we learned that it is best to deliver water to a private house on a country site from a well or well. We also found out that there are a large number of models, and understood which type suits us. Now we will find the device having the optimal technical parameters for our system.
First of all, it is necessary to consider the following:
- the length of the pipeline from the well to the dwelling or the desired water outlet;
- the amount of water that is consumed per day;
- use of filters.
These will help to find the best option for the required power, performance and head.
Although these technical data are in the product description, they always cause a lot of doubts.
- Pump power is indicated in watts (watts) or kW (kilowatts). The parameter is necessary to determine the amount of water from the well per unit of time. In this case, you should not take into account the principle - the more, the better, the main thing - your needs. It is not worth overloading the water supply system once more with pressure so as not to shorten its service life.
- The capacity of the equipment or its capacity is indicated in liters, which it can lift in a minute or an hour. For a large family with a huge garden area, you will need a device with the capacity of 4-5 liters per minute.
- Pressure is needed not only to lift water, but also to provide the necessary pressure in the above-ground part of the pipeline. To determine its value, you can add up the height of the rise with the distance to the water point or points. It should be noted that after every 10 m the feed is “lost” at 1 m head, in addition, the installed filters reduce it.
It is necessary to reason as follows:
- well depth - 16 m;
- distance to the water intake - 20 m;
- no filters available.
Accordingly, we harmonize all the indicators and subtract 1 m of losses every 10 m of the horizontal pipeline: 16 + 20-2 = 34, which corresponds to a maximum head of 34 m.
Installation
After the purchase, it remains to take the last step - to carry out the correct installation of equipment. In fact, it can be done by any homeowner, since there is nothing complicated about it. It is only necessary to adhere to the technical characteristics of the pump you purchased.
Installation of surface pumping equipment
Installing a summer water supply system with this unit does not cause difficulties. It is enough to fix it near the well, install a check valve on the hose in front of the pump or at the end of the hose, lower it into the well and connect it to the equipment with a branch pipe. Then fill it with water and turn on the pump.
Tip: the water intake hose must be level and at a slight angle to the surface of the water.
For year-round use, everything is somewhat more complicated. The best option is to place the pump in the insulated caisson, where it will be protected from frost. In this case, the water supply system should be brought to the housing at a depth below the freezing point of the soil.
Installation of submersible equipment
This job can be done with their own hands, even by a completely unprepared in technical matters homeowner. Mount the pump in the well should be using stainless metal wire or coated with a corrosion-resistant coating. Do not lower it below 300 mm to the bottom, make sure that the pump casing does not touch the walls of the well.
When the water quality is not satisfied, purchase equipment with a floating filter. The last term of operation of the pump and will allow to get clean water.
From the above, it became clear that the installation of a submersible pump in the well does not take much time and effort. But this will allow to get a big advantage in the form of automated water supply to the dwelling and for the garden plot.
You will forget about manual watering of plants, you will be able to put a dishwasher in the kitchen, and the bathroom will have an automatic machine, a shower cabin and even a jacuzzi; washing the machine will no longer take so much time. The well and the pump make it possible to turn life in the country into a comfortable and free from payments for water supply and sewage.
Conclusion
Deep well pumps provide an opportunity to deliver clean water to the surface, which is suitable not only for household needs, but also for drinking. It is only necessary to choose the right type of equipment and its technical characteristics. In the presented video in this article you will find additional information on this topic.