Water supply of a private house from a well - an economical

Having a plumbing system in the house is not a luxury, but a vital necessity. However, when the site is located outside the city, often the provision of housing with water using a centralized system of its supply is accompanied by high costs and a lot of bureaucratic obstacles.

In this case, the water supply of a private house from a well - created by own hands, is considered an excellent alternative to a common water supply system.

Pluses of autonomous water supply of housing, conducted from the well

There is more than one basis, which is why many owners of country plots prefer to create a house water supply using a well.

So, unlike the centralized system, this method of supplying water to housing has the following advantages:

1. No need to spend time and nerves to collect papers.
2. There is no need to pay bills for water use.
3. Water quality is much better than from the general water supply system.
4. The presence of water in the faucet will not depend on the scheduled or unscheduled repair of the centralized water supply.

Independent water supply at home can also be made with the help of a well, but using the well for such purposes is much more profitable.

This is explained as follows:

1. Compared with the creation of a sand or artesian well, the price of the process of manufacturing the well is relatively low.
2. All the work from the beginning to the end can be easily done with your own hands, that is, without hiring expensive specialists.
3. The service life of the well is longer than the well (provided that its location was chosen correctly, the material for it and the instructions for its manufacture were observed).
4. Water supply of a country house from the well excludes the purchase and installation of expensive equipment.
5. Unlike the art well, no official permits from government agencies are required to connect to this source.

So, the well on the site is built. Further, in order to arrange the house water supply from the well, it will be necessary to have not only such a source, but also special devices, without which the autonomous system cannot function. Also, if the owner of the suburban area intends to do everything with his own hands, you will need to carefully study the entire process of creating such a system.

Note! After the pit for the well has been dug, its walls must be strengthened. This can be done using moisture-resistant wood, stone, concrete rings or bricks. Moreover, it is advisable not to use unreinforced concrete, since such a material will soon begin to crumble under the influence of moisture.

The process of creating a water supply using the well

Required devices and material

Before the water supply system of a private house starts to be organized from a well, the owner will have to prepare in advance the following components:

1. Pump station or pump. When choosing such devices, please note that this equipment can be external and submersible. If the second type is chosen, which is considered to be more efficient, but at the same time, an expensive option, then the characteristics of the model are selected according to the depth of the source. A cheaper alternative is a surface pump, for which its depth indicator is not so important. However, its service life and power, as a rule, are inferior to the previous type. A great variety of submersible equipment is a well pumping unit, which has a grille installed at the suction site. The use of this type is very convenient when the bottom of the well is silted. The pumping station is a unit consisting of a surface device with an integrated tank into which water is pumped until the required level of pressure is created. Directly the pump in this equipment is turned on when a certain amount of water remains in the tank. The advantage of such a station is that the water supply in the tank, despite the equipment malfunction or power outage, will always be present.
2. Pressure switch. This electrical device will be needed to ensure that the pump can automatically turn off when the pressure in the system reaches a certain preset value.
3. Relay, protecting equipment from idling. Such a device will be needed in the case of a pumping station. It will prevent overheating of the equipment in the event that the water level at the source drops.
4. Check valve. This element is necessary to prevent the flow of water back into the source, as well as to be able to maintain the desired level of pressure in the pump unit.
5. Voltage regulator. Such a device will prevent the electric pump from burning out, which may occur due to power surges.
6. Water heater. This device will help to organize in the tap supply of warm water.

In addition to these devices you will need to purchase the following:

• plastic or metal pipes;
• mounting material;
• cable;
• hose;
• fitting;
• coarse and fine filters;
• cranes;
• metal corners.

Exterior work

Conventionally, the process of creating an autonomous water supply system with the help of a well is divided into external and internal works. At the first stage, a trench is first dug from the well to the residential building. Its depth is selected depending on the rate of soil freezing.

After that in it pipes and a cable are placed. If its length is not enough, the cable can be extended. In this case, special attention should be paid to the isolation of the joints.

Next, a hole is made in the concrete ring of the source. If it turns out to be too large, you should not worry, since in the future it can be poured with a solution.

After that, it will be necessary to lower the pipe (or rigid hose) through the hole made into the well, on which you need to pre-fix the submersible pump and non-return valve. At its end, which falls into the source, a filter in the form of a grid (coarse cleaning) is necessarily installed.

The end of the pipe should rise 40-50 cm above the bottom of the well. It can be fixed with the help of the pin installed at the bottom.

Then the hole is sealed, the trench is buried, and around the well, departing from it a distance of just over 1 m, a clay “castle” is created. It will prevent groundwater or rainwater from entering the well.

Note! PVC pipes used in this case is preferable. Their advantage over the metal material is that they are not susceptible to corrosion, if the water freezes, you can not be afraid that they will crack, their connection is much easier and faster. And their service life is much longer.

The choice of the method of connecting the pipes will directly depend on what they are made of. If it is a metal material, then the docking takes place by welding, and if it is PVC pipe, then they can be connected with fittings and flanges or by heating with a special apparatus.

Note! When laying a pipeline for such a water supply system, it is required to make a good thermal insulation. For these purposes, either a heating cable is used, or the pipes are protected with a special material.

Also, when creating an independent water supply, a pumping station can be used instead of a submersible pump. In this case, the check valve can be installed either at the station before entering the pump itself, or at the end of the pipe, dipped into water (see the diagram below).

Next comes the connection of the cable to the pump, as well as, in accordance with the scheme, the other devices are installed (pressure gauge, relay, fine filter, watering tap, etc.).

Such a pump for water supplying a house from a well can be placed either in the basement of the house or in any utility room, specially built near the source. The main thing is to organize everything so that in winter the air temperature there does not fall below the level of +3 degrees.

Note! It is not necessary to have a pumping station in the caisson, since it will be very difficult to achieve a positive temperature in the winter. And, as you know, freezing temperatures will necessarily damage such equipment.

Works inside the house

After the cable and pipes from the well are brought to the dwelling, then you will need to bring these elements into the room. For such a purpose, a hole should be made in the base of the house, as well as in the floor.

When laying pipes to the house, it is advisable to follow the recommendations below:

1. Then, in order to make it easier to repair or maintain equipment during operation, a tap should be installed at the lowest point of this system.
2. During the operation of pumping units pressure drops often occur, therefore it is necessary to connect the pipes with each other with special care.

At the last stage, when all devices of the plumbing system are installed, pipes should be connected to household appliances and plumbing. Next you need to adjust the operation of the pressure switch, and then make a test run of the equipment.

If any defects are found in the system, you should definitely eliminate them. That is, this system can be put into operation only after a thorough check of the work done.

Conclusion

Finally, it should be noted that the choice of a particular model of equipment and the creation of the layout of the elements of this system directly depends on the purpose of the water supply itself. Focusing on the video in this article, you can most thoroughly understand the process of its organization, as well as understand which version of the drawing to choose exactly in your case.