Great Water Solution for Well

[tazweiss]

My solution is a cistern.
Right now, I use a generator to run my well and fill my 500 gallon cistern. The cistern is right beside the wellhead, on a hill and is a few meters higher than the roof of my cabin. There is a 3 inch water line about 300 feet long that reduces to 3/4 inch into the cabin. My plan is to eventually install a deep well solar pump tied to a float switch and have a hand pump back-up. I haven't gotten there yet, but it's in my future plans.

[Clarence]

My solution is a cistern.
Right now, I use a generator to run my well and fill my 500 gallon cistern. The cistern is right beside the wellhead, on a hill and is a few meters higher than the roof of my cabin. There is a 3 inch water line about 300 feet long that reduces to 3/4 inch into the cabin. My plan is to eventually install a deep well solar pump tied to a float switch and have a hand pump back-up. I haven't gotten there yet, but it's in my future plans.

Assuming everything isn’t well below frost level, what do you do for freezing? Sounds like a real nice setup with good pressure

[tazweiss]

Actually, the cistern and waterline are 8 ft. deep. I haven't yet had a problem with freezing. That's not to say it can't happen. It just hasn't happened yet.

[Wayne]

Sounds like a good plan. It surprizes me that the majority of people that are using a well don't have a back-up plan to get water when the power goes out...

[tazweiss]

Sounds like a good plan. It surprizes me that the majority of people that are using a well don't have a back-up plan to get water when the power goes out...

With water being fairly high up the list on the rule of 3's, I thought it would be in my best interests to have a couple of back-up plans.

[Clarence]

Actually, the cistern and waterline are 8 ft. deep. I haven't yet had a problem with freezing. That's not to say it can't happen. It just hasn't happened yet.

Thanks. Sounds like an awesome setup.

[tazweiss]

Even though my waterline is 8 feet deep, it still has to come up through the frostline, into the house. At the bottom end of the waterline is where I reduced it from 3 inches to three quarter inch. The three quarter inch line comes up through a 3 inch standpipe. This way, if the line does freeze, I can slide a heat tape down there or use my wife's old blow dryer to circulate warm air down along the line. At least, that's the theory.