Warming the well for the winter with your own hands

Anyone who lives in a private house outside the city or at the dacha and has a self-contained water pipe, for sure wondered how to insulate the well for the winter with his own hands, to provide himself with an uninterrupted supply of water, regardless of the weather outside the window?

It is the well and the running water from it that are the main sources of water for most of the owners of a country house in the country.

In the warm season, when on the street the temperature is always above zero, the problem with water supply, as a rule, is not worth it at all.

But when the winter comes, and the heat is replaced by severe frosts for those who did not take care of their wells and water pipes, there are really serious troubles due to the fact that the water ceases to run smoothly into the house.

To prevent this from happening, and a person can always enjoy the comfort of living in a country cottage, it is necessary to take care in advance to properly insulate the well and the running water from it.

Especially in our time there are many very different effective methods and materials that allow you to do all the necessary work with your own hands and get rid of this problem forever.

Insulation features

In order to understand exactly how to insulate a well, you must first understand the basic principles and rules of this process.

In order to properly heat a well and a water supply from it, all necessary work should be carried out long before the temperature starts to drop.

The water supply hole can be warmed with a variety of materials and methods, which should be selected based on several factors.

First of all, it is necessary to take into account the climatic conditions of the terrain on which the house is built.

In this case, the depth of freezing of the ground in which the well itself is equipped is important, and in addition, it is necessary to take into account the depth of the trench in which the water supply pipeline is laid.

Also takes into account the mode of using the main source of water for the house.

In the event that the house is built in the suburban area, which is used only in the summer, there is no need to carry out any serious work.

It will be sufficient to simply remove all pumping equipment, and temporarily suspend the well.

If the house is constantly inhabited and there is a daily need for water, then it is necessary to approach the insulation of the well with your own hands with full responsibility.

In this case, everything must be done to ensure that the well itself, the diversion from it into the house, and the water supply are always in working order.

If the water supply pipe to the house can be insulated with a special insulation, then the well itself will have to tinker a bit.

The most common way to insulate the main source of water is to equip a special caisson. In addition, the insulation can be carried out using a heating cable.

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Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, but it allows to solve the main problem - to ensure uninterrupted supply of water to the house.

In the case when the house is used intermittently, and accordingly the water supply system is not used regularly, the best option is to equip the electric heating directly near the well, and do not forget about the pipe supplying water.

Material selection

In order to understand how to insulate a well, it is necessary first to understand all materials that are intended for this purpose.

Mainly, the choice of material depends on the climatic conditions in which the water supply and the well itself are equipped. The role of groundwater location relative to the well itself plays a role.

If a country cottage is located in a mild climate, and the temperature outside the window even rarely drops to critical temperatures even in winter, then the insulation can be monoed using inexpensive natural materials.

In this situation, you can use, for example, sawdust, straw and even dry leaves.

For their laying, it is necessary to dig a pit around the hole for a shallow depth, cover the insulation material with it and arrange it to protect it from moisture.

If there is a question of how to insulate the main source of water under severe climatic conditions, and besides, the well itself is located in the immediate vicinity of the groundwater, then as a heater, better materials should be used.

In this case, you should use, for example, polystyrene, glass wool or basalt insulation.

Some types of insulation that can be used to insulate the well can be seen in the photo below.

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Doing work, do not forget about the pipe that pumps water directly into the house.

If you properly equip the well itself, and forget about the pipe, then when frost comes, the water will still not be fed into the house and all efforts will be in vain.

More details on how to insulate a well for the winter can be seen in the video below.

Passive insulation

The most effective way to qualitatively equip the insulation of a well is to install a special caisson on it.

The caisson itself represents a monolithic specific structure in the form of a cylinder, which is placed in that part of the well that is located at the depth of freezing of the soil.

Materials from which you can make a caisson for a well, can be very different, from plastic to hard metal.

It should be noted that the shape of this structure may be different, but the most common is the caisson in the form of a barrel cylinder.

In order to independently make a caisson made of plastic, you must choose the appropriate size plastic barrel.

Next follows around the hole to dig a hole into which the homemade caisson can freely fit.

Its depth must necessarily be below that part of the soil that is subject to freezing.

After this, it is necessary to properly equip the bottom of the pit and for this it is necessary to form a so-called pillow made of rubble and sand.

In the barrel under the caisson, it is necessary to cut openings directly under the well head and the pipe outlet.

Next, the caisson is placed in a pit directly above the well itself.

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After that it is necessary to carry out installation work of all pipe and pump connections inside the tank itself and install all the relevant equipment.

Drainage is also being installed to drain condensate periodically to the soil.

Now it is necessary to equip the waterproofing layer around the plastic container and for these purposes it is best to use expanded polystyrene or mineral wool.

Homemade caisson should be tightly covered with a pre-equipped ventilation. At the final stage, the foundation pit should be filled with soil and densely packed.

Advice and recommendations

If the well is equipped with a surface pump, its insulation can be carried out with a special casing.

This method of insulation is quite specific, but it has some advantages. For this, it is necessary to excavate a pit directly around the main water source.

Next, tightly wrap the thermal insulation material itself casing and put on top of this another pipe, but with a larger diameter.

After that, it remains only to fall asleep again and the warming is ready.

Some experts recommend conducting insulation using a special cable, which will heat the well itself.

However, this method is quite expensive. And therefore in practice it is used extremely rarely.

Despite the rather large number of options for warming the well near a private house, nevertheless the arrangement of a caisson is considered to be the most optimal and effective.

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This method allows to insulate the main source of water even in those areas in which severe climatic conditions are observed for most of the year.

It should be noted that in order not to experience problems with water supply in winter, it is not necessary to save on the warming of the well.

For more details on how to make the main source of water independently, see the video above.