Drilling A Mains / Solar Water (10cm / ~4" or 15cm / ~6") Well (Bore)

Discussion in 'Off Grid Living' started by Asia-Off-Grid, Jan 6, 2017.


  1. Asia-Off-Grid

    Asia-Off-Grid RIP 11-8-2018

    Yeah, up 20,000 liters capacity is common in Cambodia.
     
  2. Asia-Off-Grid

    Asia-Off-Grid RIP 11-8-2018

    By the way, I really appreciate all the input you fellas are providing. You all seem very switched on.
     
  3. azrancher

    azrancher Monkey +++

    By using a storage tank, the well guys call it a cistern, you save your submersible pump by allowing it to pump longer, and you can adjust the start stop levels in your storage tank to pump as much as you can at one time with out pumping your well dry. When my well was drilled, the driller pulled out after drilling to 120' casing to 100', 18 GPM, ... except for some reason in October it drops way down to like less than 4 GPM or less...

    Rancher
     
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  4. ghrit

    ghrit Bad company Administrator Founding Member

    Probably has to do with the dry weather drawdown.
     
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  5. Asia-Off-Grid

    Asia-Off-Grid RIP 11-8-2018

    That's when ours would be tested, during six months of dry season.
     
  6. Cruisin Sloth

    Cruisin Sloth Special & Slow

    Last edited: Jan 8, 2017
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  7. azrancher

    azrancher Monkey +++

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  8. Cruisin Sloth

    Cruisin Sloth Special & Slow

    I went looking , off your pricing AZ , Cuz Paul is reaching out long distance
     
  9. Asia-Off-Grid

    Asia-Off-Grid RIP 11-8-2018

    UPDATE: Was attempting to have the well water tested (after drilled of course) through a local company in Phnom Penh. Come to find out, they no longer do their own testing, which was dirt cheap, by the way. They now refer all testing to a new company, that charges well over $100 to almost $300 USD, per test. Went back to the drawing board and decided to go with the eBay tests:

    4 general well water tests for a bit over $100 USD. 5 Arsenic tests for well water, shipped for another $50 USD, total.
     
  10. Cruisin Sloth

    Cruisin Sloth Special & Slow

    links dead if ya posted them !!!
    Get the kit //KITS & do it yourself !!
     
  11. Asia-Off-Grid

    Asia-Off-Grid RIP 11-8-2018

    Yep. going to do my own testing.
     
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