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Locating And Installing A Water Source
By Jack Hudson, Fri Dec 9th
Log Cabin Building Tip: Locating and Installing a Water Sourcefor your Log Cabin Water is one of the most important things that you will need foryour camp. It can be the hardest or the easiest thing to find. Aclear lake and a bucket is the cheapest way you'll be able toget a good supply. It is important that the water you use befree from harmful bacteria. Taste is no substitute for a test ofgood drinking water. Local health authorities are usually willing to test the waterfor you. Other agencies that will tell you whether the water issuitable include State Health Departments, County HealthOffices, and Health Hygienic Laboratories.
Now let's get back to the problem of how we're going to getrunning water into your camp without depending upon some leaksin the roof. Water can be obtained from a dug well, a boredwell, a drilled well, or from surface sources such as lakes,springs, or cisterns. A dug well is usually used where rocky soil prohibits the use ofa driven well, and where water can be reached by simpleexcavation. Basically it is a hole in the ground. Perhaps thefirst thing to do in building a dug well is to inquire from yourneighbors whether they have used this type of water source. If their report is satisfactory, you should start consideringthe best location for such a well. Be sure that it is located atleast 100 feet from your sewage system and drain field. Itshould also be located on higher ground. Having found the best location, start digging a hole
about 4feet in diameter. As you dig, be sure that you use cross bracesto keep the upper earth in place. Eventually you will (maybe)reach water. The lower section of the well should be lined withbrick or stone. Do not use mortar. You want a pervious wall that will let water in. The upper partof the wall must be water-tight to prevent contamination. Thiswall should be about 10 feet high and extend about I foot abovethe ground. If you can install your pump within 22 feet verticaldistance of the normal water level, use a shallow-well jet. Reciprocating, or centrifugal pump lifts greater than 22 feet(sea level) will require a deep-well jet or reciprocating pump.In the illustration you will note that the upper 10 feet of thedug well is filled with earth. A watertight slab is placed overthe pervious lower section. If you use this type ofconstruction, be sure to include a pipe sleeve large enough toinstall the water pipe and foot valve. Also install a vent pipe. Cast some hooks in the slab so thatyou will have something to hold on to as you lower it intoplace. It will be heavy. This type of well is similar to a dugone, except that instead of digging a large hole, you dig one ofsmall diameter. A well borer or earth auger is used to make ahole down to water level. This system works best in firm sand, clay, or light gravel. Theborer looks like a double shovel and has a handle about 4 feetlong. As you go down, additional lengths of pipe are added tothe handle. Digging is done by forcing the borer into the groundand twisting the handle. As the double shovel is filled, liftthe earth out and empty. Keep going till you reach water. When you find water, line the hole with large orvitrified tile. Use an internal grapple to lower each section oftile into the hole. This lining should extend a little aboveground to keep out surface water. Use a concrete platform at thetop as shown in the illustration. The size and type of pump thatcan be used with this system is the same as with the dug welldescribed before About the author:About the Author: Jack Hudson is a writer forhttp://www.log-cabin-plans-n-kits.com andhttp://www.best-house-n-home-plans.com/. These two sites workcollectively as a resouce for the planning and building of logcabins as well as choosing from different house plans. Visit oneof these sites for informative articles as well as free TIPS forbuilding a log home or choosing a house plan. |