- Location
- somerset
quickest return investment we've ever done, mono pump, 6 bar great
boreholes
- Thread starter welger
- Start date
Just done one.
The first 20ft drilled 200mm €18/ft
steel liner first 20ft €6.80/ft
Grouting borehole (prevents contamination) €180
Drill 150mm €8/ft
pvc liner 150mm €3.90/ft
Air lifting the well is included which removes sediment etc.
Pumps, pressure vessels, electrics all extra
All prices ex vat
The overburden (approx 20 ft) has to be a larger hole and is steel lined so costs more.
Its a bit of luck as to how they produce, ours is rated 700 gallons per hour, but it could just of easily been 50 gallons.
- Location
- East Sussex
Grassman247
Member
Got one here in Cheshire, cost 12k 10 years ago, pumps 100 cube a day, is on its second pump, manganese is high but we don’t treat it, house and water heaters are on mains water. Would be lost without it
Are there many restrictions/regulations in the UK about where you can sink a borehole/how much water you can extract?
Authorities have just started requiring people extracting large quantities (over 25m3 per day I think) to be registered here. I think there will likely be a lot more rules and regulations here in the coming years in this area.
Authorities have just started requiring people extracting large quantities (over 25m3 per day I think) to be registered here. I think there will likely be a lot more rules and regulations here in the coming years in this area.
Netherfield
Member
- Location
- West Yorkshire
Many years ago a local soft drinks manufacturer wanted to sink a borehole, less than a mile away as the crow flies, the water company sunk the pump and had to leave it pumping to the nearby river, while this was going on they came and monitored our water levels, if their pump was to drop our water then it would have to be abandoned, it was like first come first served basis. As it happened we were not connected to the same aquifer.
- Location
- Northumberland
Up to 20 cu m a day no restriction
Over that have to get EA involved.
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne
Sorry to hijack thread but has anyone had issues with Iron Oxide blocking the water pipes? The diameter of mine has been reduced by a red/brown sludge to about 50% of normal diameter. Have been discussing with a chemical supplier about pouring Borehole Saver in to dissolve the Iron Oxide but they are quoting £1250 and the prospect of having to do it twice! What really put the icing on the cake was £106 carriage charge!
Anyone got advice, other options?
Anyone got advice, other options?
Yes but if it blocks up & you have to install new pipes, probably going to cost more? Esp if putting in 50mm or bigger
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne
Totally appreciate that, but there appears to be a huge variation in price of the chemicals when I look online and wondered if anyone had any experience of doing this and cost effective treatments that work.
- Location
- Northumberland
Have a word with Dales Water at Ripon.
They know all about this sort of thing
https://www.daleswater.co.uk/
- Location
- North Yorkshire
I am based near them, and when I was looking into having one drilled I asked around and nobody had a good word to say about them, in fact plenty of pretty foul words. I assume you found them ok?
Cowcalf
Member
- Location
- North of Scotland
any rules regarding how close to a boundary you can sink a bore hole, only forestry as neighbours so no buildings
solo
Member
- Location
- worcestershire
Be aware that if you supply borehole water to other property for drinking then your county environmental health department are duty bound to test your supply for bacteria, pesticides and all manner of elements, which could well involve significant bills for annual testing and possibly treatment. It is not cheap. £470 last year and £700+ forecast for this year. Test only done yesterday so not had the bil yet.
- Location
- Northumberland
Can not fault them. Can only speak as I find
- Location
- Northumberland
Do you have to pay fees for borehole water?
We’ve solely use spring water and 15 to 20 years ago someone (can’t remember who as I wasn’t in charge then) sent several bills for water abstraction. They were ignored and eventually went away.
We’ve solely use spring water and 15 to 20 years ago someone (can’t remember who as I wasn’t in charge then) sent several bills for water abstraction. They were ignored and eventually went away.
solo
Member
- Location
- worcestershire
Not at present if under 20 cubic meters per day. Abstraction licence for irrigation is under different rules.
- Location
- Northumberland
Ah ok; ours will be less than half of that per day - cheeky gits trying it on!
Gordy1
Member
- Location
- Essex/suffolk border
I had a quote around 10 years ago that was just over £8000, sometimes I wish we had gone with it, someone down in the village has just had his done on a new build house, don't know what its cost him but they were there for a few weeks, something wasn't going well.