Thursday, January 16, 2014

A Simple Method For Drilling Water Wells With Common PVC Pipe

By Judy Sullivan


Few items are as critical to maintaining life as potable water. While there is a good deal of this naturally occurring resource on the earth, many fresh aquifers can only be found deep underground. This is the reason why drilling water wells has become so critical all over the world to help furnish this resource to everyone so they can live and flourish.

What most people fail to realize is that generally there are many aquifers full of this fresh resource right below them. Simple wells are often about 60 and 70 feet down, while a shallow well goes about 30 feet down. Going this depth is fairly simple using regular PVC pipe, a garden hose and some hard work to drill it down.

There is a possibility that any water you find at this level is not safe to drink or use for making food. You should always plan on having any well you dig tested for contaminates and bacteria. This is important even if it is drilled by professional drillers.

The common size of piping used for this is 2 inch, if you are planning to go deep it is typically best to start with a 3 inch pipe. Start by beginning the bore hole using your 2 inch or 3 inch piping. This is accomplished by pumping slurry down the drill pipe while it is rotated forcefully in clockwise then counter-clockwise directions.

The displaced dirt and various other materials are washed from the hole with the flowing slurry down your pipe and out of the sides of your hole. If you notch out the bottom ring of the pipe to break apart the dirt this becomes even easier while twisting and turning your pipe. As you start going further down, work your pipe up and down than side to side and keep twisting it to prevent the shaft from collapsing.

After your pilot hole is dug out and cleaned up you need to have some sort of well screen for it to be serviceable. This stops the hole from filling in while stopping dirt and rocks from being drawn up the pipeline. These can be bought in many home improvement stores or one can easily be made by cutting slats in a piece of 1 1/2 inch pipe and wrapping it in burlap cloth.

The hole should also be capped off to prevent the aquifer from any possible contamination from outside contaminant sources. Generally, this is completed by filling in around your pipe with pea gravel or sand to around 5 feet from the surface. This remaining 5 feet is filled with concrete or a mortar based slurry which seals it and forms a small service pad for any pump to rest on.

Even if this well will not have clean drinking water, it may still be useful for items like watering the garden or lawn, washing your clothes or filling different features and pools. Basically drilling water wells inside your back yard could reduce how much of this resource you use. This often saves households money while saving the planet's precious natural resources.




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