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Post by dive61364 on Feb 28, 2015 11:16:11 GMT -6
very ingenious idea to say the least.
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Post by super on Feb 28, 2015 11:26:41 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2015 11:30:42 GMT -6
The modern day version of such a well is bored and then they stack concrete cylinder sections which are then topped off with a concrete cap that holds plastic well pipe that exits the ground. The area around the cylinders is filled in with pea gravel as is the very bottom of the well. Water flows into the inside cavity from the bottom, the pump is dropped in the cavity below the water line. Mine is 75' deep and seems to work very good.
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Post by dumdave on Feb 28, 2015 11:33:57 GMT -6
And yet that darn Little Timmy will find a way to fall into the well and Lassie will have to save the lil idiot........again.
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Post by dumdave on Feb 28, 2015 12:29:42 GMT -6
My Grandparents lived in Chenoa. The were on the city water system. They had a capped off well in the back yard. YET! Grandma had access to it in her basement. There was a large brick ledge with a pump handle on it. She would use the well water to wash clothes.
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Post by OutlawwithaSnipeSniper on Feb 28, 2015 15:35:34 GMT -6
MM, some of them were truly hand dug...... Mine is 78 feet deep, and no cast iron ring at the bottom, it is also not straight at all..... Probably only 30" or so around too.
I am told by the family of the farm I bought it from coal miners did it, scary to think about. It is brick lined though, they built it down as they dug.
I do know this, when we pumped it out to fill it ( when we thought it was only 30 feet or so ) , it took several days to re-fill, not a quick process at all.
We kept it for just the purpose you propose, watering the garden.
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Post by chevypower on Feb 28, 2015 15:37:38 GMT -6
I'm glad you volunteer to go down in MM Gosh Almighty, no way. Dangerous work. Could easily get hit in the head as they pull the buckets out. Side collapse. Maybe a sudden rush of water. Some Joker pull the rope ladder or Ladder out while you are down there. Also another danger is the gasses that might develop. Lots of water supply have Sulfur, Natural Gas or any number of things would not be healthy to inhale in such an enclosed space. Interesting that the large diameter acted as a holding tank/cistern as well. The flow goes 24/7. Usage may be high during the day watering cattle or what not, drawing down the reserve but would flow constantly refilling it over night. I also saw a cheap effective method for driving a specialized post with a hardened head down in the ground. It has a hardened head and a few feet of perforated pipe on the end. The perforations allow the water to fill but in theory, not sediment. Simply add another coupling and normal pipe and keep pounding. It is only suitable for watering plants and stuff, depending on flow and how deep you have to go to hit. It IS interesting that you could hit water, even a little bit using such low tech. Sure would be handy for plants, irrigation in remote lots. Sure beats the price you pay for City Water. Dumb Question: I know shallow water wells are no longer considered safe for drinking due to Ag run off and ground water pollution, but wouldn't that be all the more suitable for watering plants? I know it is Nitrate and Nitrite levels that are high. Isn't that Nitrogen that is needed for fertilizer? Nitrogen makes for very good fertilizer mnm. |
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Post by OutlawwithaSnipeSniper on Feb 28, 2015 18:57:27 GMT -6
Nitrates are only really bad for infants. It wouldn't bother me to drink it if that was all it had. The Herbicides that leach into it are another story though.
Also, don't forget, us deep well users have another naturally occurring problem............ Radium!
So one way or another you are gonna die........ Figures.
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