How to Build a Well: 9 Steps (with Pictures)

2024 Author: Samantha Chapman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-12 03:32

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Steps

Step 1. Prepare the drainage pipe for the well

The drainage pipe is the main structural component. This is the largest pipe used for the construction of the well and has a series of micro-cracks along the circumference traced according to the length of the pipe itself. In this way, water can enter the pipe, keeping mud and other foreign bodies out.

• Mark where you will need to create the microcracks. The micro-cracks begin 10 centimeters above the lower end of the PVC pipe with a diameter of 20 centimeters.

  

• Using a permanent marker, mark three notches around the circumference of the 8-inch tube. The notches should be 17 cm long and should be equidistant from each other. The distance between two notches should be about 3.5 centimeters.

  

• Repeat this step 5 centimeters above the first set of notches.

  

• Repeat the previous step, until you have covered a length of approximately 1.80 meters.

  

• Use the hacksaw to create the slits.

  

• Close the drainage tube with a suitable plug.

  

• Apply a coat of primer to the cap.

  

• Apply a coat of primer to the corresponding part of the drainage tube.

  

• Apply a coat of pipe glue to the primed portions of the pipe and cap.

  

• Put the cap on the end of the drainage tube and let it dry (the way will depend on the type of cap used).

  

Step 2. Glue the bottom valves

The bottom valve is the mechanism that allows water to enter, but prevents it from escaping from the pipe. There are two foot valves used in this well. The first is at the base of a 15cm PVC pipe, the second is at the base of a 10cm PVC pipe. These mechanisms will allow the water to be collected inside the 15-centimeter pipe on the ascending part of the well, which will push the water through the 10-centimeter pipe, in which the descending stroke will take place. The downward stroke is the portion of the pipe where the water is pushed out of the well.

Step 3. Perform the perforation

• Use a hand auger to drill. Rotate the auger clockwise and drill into the ground. Remove the auger and empty it after it is filled.

  

• Continue drilling using the auger. When the drilling is too deep for the drill, add an extension to lengthen it. Installing or removing the auger from the bore becomes difficult the more you have stretched the auger; to overcome this obstacle, use a wrench suitable for the auger, while adding or removing the various extensions.

  

Step 4. Drain the pit

Step 5. Place the tripod directly on the perforation

Step 6. Install the drain hose

Step 7. Install the tubing with the external foot valve