When we purchased the property, there were 3 wells on the property as well as 2 creeks. Lots of water, but no pumps, no electricity, no nothing to provide access to all of that water!
So, this year, we dug the 330 ft trench from the deep well head to an area up near the septic and barn and installed the yard hydrant and an electrical pigtail so that we could use our generator to run the well. Our friend, Dick, had given us a 3/4 HP pump, so after purchasing all of the necessary wiring, plumbing, fittings, valves, etc., we were able to install everything and VOILA! We now have water!
Here is the view before we started:
Digging the trench in this rocky creek bed field to 5 ft (in order to prevent freezing in the winter) proved to be a challenge for our backhoe crew. They didn't dig deep enough and we ended up digging the last foot of depth (sometimes more!) by hand! (Note Alan in the trench in one of the photos.)
Once the trench was finally at the correct depth, we began the installation of the pump and plumbing/wiring into the well itself. Our backhoe crew helped Alan to drop the pump and the piping down into the well.
With everything "in", it was time to fill in the trench.
It felt good to have the yard back and finally have water available! We connect the electrical pigtail to our generator and fire it up and water comes out! Yee ha! Running water!
(Note the electrical pigtail on the tall post on the left and the red pole makes the yard hydrant more visible (so no one runs over it!). The rocks in the foreground mark the septic tank and RV dump.)
No comments:
Post a Comment