Posted by rview_ on October 14, 2014 at 05:41:15 from (199.47.65.58):
In Reply to: OT well pump posted by Heyseed on October 13, 2014 at 12:20:42:
My cousins drill and service wells, some irrigation work, water/septic systems, heat pumps, etc. So in addition to the neighbors, I've been along with them to a few dozen houses. "Helped" drill my first well when I was probably 4, helped without the quotes a few years later. Seen a few things.
Basements-Water level is part of it, I used to have a flowing well before the near constant droughts, still some west and north of here. Post holes used to always fill with water before you'd get to the bottom. Not everyone has basements though some do, with waterproofing and sump pump methods, some new houses are getting them around here. But often people build them in hillier ground in neighboring areas, or they bring in a lot of dirt to make the entire basement above actual ground level. Town has more basements, suppose with lack of space, more crowded areas make it more of a priority. Old basements have leaking issues, I know of more than a few that spend $$ to trench in the sump pump systems. I read something about places like Oklahoma, small percent have them, something like 2% (don't quote that, but it is low). Also, personal preference, some people don't want stairs. I don't have one, my main house, parts are more than 100 years old, one section was a country school house, one a shed, and one built newer. I have a cellar by the main house and another by the storage house about 1/4 mile away, so have the storm shelter and cold storage covered.
Switch/pressure tank-Seen them about anywhere. My one stock well is in a brick lined pit, when it rains it needs a sump pump to clear ground water or it fills up. The house one is in the crawl space, doesn't require additional heat like an outside structure would (some people do that, bad if the electricity is off several days, unless not electric heat). Doesn't take room upstairs, but can still hear it click off and on so it's helpful if there's an issue. They have big metal pressure tank systems that attach to the top of wells and get buried, but not many around got those, they are expensive.
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