Well, well, well.....testing and installing a pressurized well water system for the barn and garden irrigation.

 

Looks like we back in the well/water/drilling/installation business again.

We have city water supply for the house, but the water is purified/treated/chlorinated and softened and is metered.  Needed irrigation water for yard and garden, so had a shallow well drilled and cased.  It is 7 metres deep. Last summer we used the yard well to irrigate the yard and garden with untreated, unmetered water.  Now, we are rehabbing the barn loft for living conditions, adding toilet shower, sink, washing machine and need a pressurized 'on demand' water supply.

Found a neat little stainless steel system with a 1.5 hp pump and a 24 Litre bladder pressure tank online.

Set it up temporarily to check pressure, flow, recovery rate etc...and it is fine.

This is just a temporary test setup.  Pump will be permanently installed inside the barn.

The local boys arrived by tractor with a tank of water to jet the casing in.

Easy to jet down 7 metres, as the soil is sandy and soft, no rocks or voids like the Bahamas.  They were done in 20 minutes.  We have used the well for 'on demand' garden irrigation, but now we need an automatic pressurized system.