Re: Alternative water source for newer home

Posted by jdemaris on October 19, 2014 at 09:36:54 from (70.194.2.81):

In Reply to: Alternative water source for newer home posted by jdemaris on October 19, 2014 at 06:15:59:

Just to answer to a few comments.

PIPE SIZE: I want the large diameter so there is enough water available at any give time. The water that recharges the well is a slow trickle. Thus the need for some sort of reserve. A standard 5" or 6" well casing works fine when there's over a 100 feet of well involved. Not so good when the well is only 8-10 feet deep. Assuming the well will freeze in the upper end. a 10 foot well is only going to have around 6 feet of water in it . If that was a 6" pipe it would only hold around 9 gallons of water. If I use a 36" pipe it will hold 300 gallons of water.

FIXING A PUMP IN THE WELL? If I put a pump in the well is will be near the bottom, under water and attached to whatever casing I use with a pitless adapter. No need to "go in well" to fix if the pump craps out. Just take 10 minutes to yank it out from the top.

LEGALITY: I don't really care. The house already has a very deep, health department well that has lousy water. As far as I am concerned - it nobody's business in government whether I opt to install an additional well that gives better water. The reason why the water is lousy now if due to the health department regs for the primary well having X amount of GPM available. In regard to bacteria - already checked it an it's fine. This well is in the edge of a pretty much pristine woods, 100 feet from the river, and in the middle of a 10 acre parcel. Very low impact area and every house in the area is on at least 10 acres. Septic leach-field is 200 feet distant. Ground horizon makeup is sand and clay for a very long way down.

SUBMERGED "PUSHER" PUMP. I am hoping to use one because I already have an extra on hand. It is also more efficient and quieter then using a Jet pump in the house. I was concerned about the lack of a torque arrestor because of prior experience with submersible pumps breaking plastic pipes from torque. Maybe if I use steel pipe connecting the pump to the pitless - it won't be an issue?

WELL POINTS? Having lived most of life in NY - I'd never seen a well point until coming to sandy Michigan. NY has so much rock and hard-pan - driving a point would of been impossible anywhere I've lived there. I'll have to read up on them but I assume it could not work in my situation. I think this setup needs a reservoir due to the slow water recharge.

QUESTIONS ABOUT ANIMALS FALLING IN THE WELL? Seems the answer ought to be obvious. A cover on the well. That being said, I had a Holstein cow break through a wood-covered dug well in NY. Won't be an issue here.

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