Boreholes

[PI Stsker]

Would those filters work taking out calcium/chalk? I have to change physical ones in our system every few months (when I remember)
I worked out the electric for ours a couple of years ago before the price hikes, it was around £700/year mainly on the pump pressurising the water distribution rather than the borehole lift pump itself

We found having it set up as a ‘ring main’ with two pumps fed off a head tank sending water each way round the ring made water pressure more consistent no matter where you were and a considerable drop in electric use. Suppose two pumps running half throttle is better than one on its arse

 

[Kentishfarmer]

We found having it set up as a ‘ring main’ with two pumps fed off a head tank sending water each way round the ring made water pressure more consistent no matter where you were and a considerable drop in electric use. Suppose two pumps running half throttle is better than one on its arse

Just looked up ring main water distribution, I think we would have to lay new pipe distribution network to get it to work for us. Our current set up is more like a spiker with the pump in the middle and supply likes snaking off to tanks in various fields.
I know we could be a lot more efficient just by increasing the diameter of the main pipes, but easier said than done

 

[upnortheast]

Who put your kit in/maintains it please? Have been running untreated for 20 years but now failing on iron and NCC giving grief.

@e3120 just noticed ad in Hexham courant Borewell water 01434 600087
Borewellwater.co.uk. Don't know anything about them

 

[PI Stsker]

Just looked up ring main water distribution, I think we would have to lay new pipe distribution network to get it to work for us. Our current set up is more like a spiker with the pump in the middle and supply likes snaking off to tanks in various fields.
I know we could be a lot more efficient just by increasing the diameter of the main pipes, but easier said than done

32mm ring main with 25mm risers in to the troughs, never been an issue with pressure or flow. Not sure if it’s the size pipe, ring main or both that is the good part but bigger pipe would definitely help

 

[Lazy Sod]

Tom Lamb, @Shovelhands on here, has a Youtube video of his borehole being drilled.

 

[Hilly]

Hi all

Thinking about installing a borehole, keeping our mains as backup. Was just wondering what annual running costs are likely to be.

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This company dose alot .

 

[Exfarmer]

Whatever you do get a big enough one drilled , makes removing pump so much easier. a minimum 6 inch bore and a quality 4" pump is essential
Whether the water needs treatment will be very much up to site. In the East is is virtually certain you will need softening and depending on usage UV treatment and iron removal.
do the job properly first time

 

[Matt]

Just hope you get the water.we drilled 3 an got nothing.the water is there but deep down.

Kinda same with us. Based on drillers local survey looked good.
Drilled, found water, test pumped for half a day or so.
Water needed expensive filtration reverse osmosis £20k extra.
Got it set up. Ran for a week, had issues with low water supply.

Turned out once I found the local reports that the driller used for reference that they hadn't told the truth.
One report from 40 years prior stated it was considered a poor supply, and other they told me it delivered a greater flow than it did.
Whole job would of cost 40k.
Luckily we hadn't paid that much.
So beware.