Every day a person uses water, and it is desirable that you do not have to go to the column, well or any other source regularly. Water in the house is needed constantly, regardless of the time of the year, the day or something else. And if in settlements the issues of centralized water supply of residential houses are almost universally solved, then in the best houses located beyond the boundaries of cities and towns, such problem is solved by the owners of housing, as a rule, independently.
To provide a country house water can use its various sources. Consider the question of how to implement the water supply of a country house with their own hands, using the existing well. Naturally, the well must be properly equiped. This implies, among other things, the presence of concrete rings, masonry or wooden log houses, which protect against the shedding of earth from the walls of the well. The water supply of the house from the well has both its advantages and disadvantages.
Advantages of the well:
- simplicity of well construction;
- low material costs in the organization of water supply;
- free access to water;
- if provide for measures on the warming of the well, then this source of water can be operated all year round.
Disadvantages:
- not all aquifers lie at a level sufficient for well equipment;
- need additional insulation of the entire water supply route.
Choosing a pump for a well
But the choice is made, and the well is already filled with water. The next step is to select the pump type and capacity for the water supply system. The work of such a system consists in the fact that the water pump "takes" water from the well and pipes it to the house and delivers it to the domestic water supply system. Therefore, you should pay attention to what the pump capacity and pressure it is capable of providing. It is clear that it is necessary to focus on the length of the pipe system from the well to the house.
To draw water from the well, one of two types of pumps is used: a submersible or a self-priming surface pump. Some experts warn of the low reliability of submersible pumps. In addition, they need to provide a high degree of electrical insulation, since the body of such a pump is constantly in the water. In addition to typical pumps, if there are sufficient funds for the water supply of the house, you can install a pumping station.
Typically, this "excess" of performance is taken within 30%.Based on the length of the route, the required performance, sellers of specialized stores will help to select an acceptable model of the pump. The recommended pump capacity for a medium-sized country house( cottage) and a family of 4 people is approximately 3 - 4 m³ / h. This is quite enough to ensure the operation of household units( washing, dishwasher), and for watering the home garden. The pressure in the system will be sufficient within 1.5 atmospheres.
Pipes for water supply
Pipes are best used from metal-plastic. This material is not corroded, it is easily bent( and this will have to be done when laying the track) and easy to install. The laying of pipes is done at a depth to which the earth does not freeze in winter. It depends on the region of residence. But in any case, it should not be less than 30 cm. It is understood that the water supply system inside the house is completely mounted, all its elements are installed.
Therefore, it is necessary to provide in addition: an automation system, a storage tank, a check valve, an inlet valve. These are the main parts of the water supply system at home. It is good to use an ECM( electrocontact manometer) as an automatic pump shutdown device.
The storage tank( accumulator) is installed either in the attic or on the roof. It is better to use a tank of vertical configuration. From it, with a bias towards the well, a pipe is laid. It will be necessary to drain water from the system in the event that the owners live in the house not all year round, but only in a warm period( spring - summer - autumn).It is from the periodicity of people's residence that a particular water supply scheme depends.
This is a general principle of supplying water from a well. Therefore, before you start working, you need to familiarize yourself with all the nuances of such construction. Also I advise you to see the whole process on video:
