Well replacement
The previous two summers our well ran dry. We were fortunate enough to have a place to shower nearby, and found a natural spring to bucket water home to do dishes etc.
We finally decided it was time to solve the issue, and have our well replaced.
The well on our property was ancient, only 8ft deep and the water would turn brown when it rained.
Here is the replacement in pictures.
One note: Our contractor dug the well 22ft deep and hit a spring. Once the well was completed and sterilized it was extremely difficult to drain it with a pump and 4" hose.
We feel a lot more secure about our water this summer!
Here they are just finishing removal of the old well
Here the crocks have arrived
Crocks going in
First few crocks in the hole
More crocks followed by rock...
Sealing the joints....
Concrete skirt poured....
Backfilling.....
Top soil added.....
After seed has set......!!!!
That's why I like it on steemit,non stop awsome new things to learn!
That's true, we just didn't like learning about the bill we had to pay.....
I have a little tiny well for my plants. That monster you got could water my whole block!
It certainly takes care of showering, laundry, etc....
Our well is 250 ft deep!
The pump broke a few years ago so it had to be hauled up and replaced. The worst part was finding it, as we could find nothing to give us a hint until my husband remembered something from someone who worked downstairs when we first moved in and found the whole downstairs flooded.
And sure enough we found it. It was under the house! That was a surprise to the people who pulled it out and replaced it and he had been doing this sort of work for 40 years.
Sounds like you guys have a drilled well?
Oh yes and now we know more than we ever intended.
I wonder how and why it was ever dug so deep through this rocky hillside and why then build the house on top of it.
We'll probably never know...
Hitting a spring is a beautiful thing, especially at only 22 feet!
That is very true!
Those pictures remind me of my high school years. I worked in Oklahoma for three summers building manholes. Sometimes we poured in steel forms, other times we set preformed concrete cylinders like in your pictures. The tallest one was a little over 30 feet tall when finished. Well, when it was finished and backfilled, it was only 6 inches above ground...
You were probably in the best shape of your life then...
Yeah I definitely was. But I traded all that for an air conditioned office job....seemed like a good idea at the time.
Don't kick yourself in front of everyone!!!!