A Deep Well

This is what the unadorned top of a 900 foot deep well looks like. You'd never know from looking that it can sustain a 10 gallon-per-minute flow rate. Right now the water is standing from it's own pressure over 800 feet up in the well casing. When I turn the pump on, the water begins to flow in less than 5 seconds.



To this point it has cost $31,045 exactly. Now we add the holding tank (2500 gallons for $850) and the pressure system (price to be determined). Then comes the water supply pipe and the 3 foot deep trench in which it is required to be placed. Building codes, you know.

In the next picture we have throttled the flow back to 5 gpm because free flow without a pressure system installed kept popping the control box breaker.

It will take a few days for a well this deep to completely clean up and flow clear and clean. Then we will test the water for mineral content, acidity, alkalinity, drinkablity, etc. The first thing I am going to do today however, even before it flows clear, is to go over to Belen and buy one of those bathtub sized galvanized horse troughs, fill it up and take a soak. No, I am not going to heat it up first.

Another thing I did this morning was to make a screened vent in the corner where my cot goes.
On a hot day (coming up) the shack gets a little "primitive" and was in need of more air. That corner was a good choice. The vent started making cool air as soon as the cutout was removed.
The cutout is hinged at the bottom for "flow control". The vents on both ends of the shack under the rafters don't do much for cooling, but they do allow the hot air to escape. That little window looks pretty quaint, hey?

This is "Cot Corner".

Still actively looking for a house to put out here. Manufactured, modular, or double-wide as long as I can make it look like it belongs here.