Types Of Wells. Part 1

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Many summer cottage owners are thinking about the need for a well on their site. In this article we will talk about the types of wells and their distinctive features.

There are many types of earthen wells, which will differ from each other according to where the water is drawn from.

The first to be noted are the wells, where water comes from clay. A clay well, as the name implies, is built entirely in clay. It should be noted that this option seems to be the easiest for construction. In Russia, the overwhelming majority of summer residents prefer just this kind of wells. The aquifers will be located in the clay itself, such waters are considered the cleanest. The depths of these waters will range from 4 to 32 meters. At the same time, it should be remembered that at first such a well can give a limited amount of water. However, after a few years, the flow of water increases significantly.

In the case of the correct construction of the clay well and its competent operation, the water from this well will be very soft and there will be no admixtures of various hazardous metals and minerals in it.

The next type will be an earthen well, which receives water from earthen quicksand. This option seems to be quite problematic for construction: it is rare when an even trunk is obtained at such a well. This option will always be almost completely filled with water, and the depth of the well itself will not exceed ten rings. The lower ring will just be tightened by means of clay quicksand. Many summer residents mistakenly handle such wells, trying to deepen them and constantly clearing them. However, you should know the basic rules for the operation of such wells. First of all, we must not forget that the water should be taken very carefully: you cannot completely pump out the water. At one time, you can pump out no more than fifteen percent of the total water level. Only then will there always be clean and tasty water in your well.

The next option will be the device of a clay well, where water will come from the sand. This well is also quite problematic to build. Water will arrive here rather quickly, but it is also unacceptable to completely pump out all the water. The bottom ring of such a well is covered with quicksand, and the water level will not exceed one and a half meters. If you pump out too much water, the water can become very cloudy afterwards. And sometimes a sandy bottom can rise, then sand will replace the water.

A clay well, where water comes from a stone, is not so easy to build. Stony soil seems to be quite difficult to handle. The level of the water column in wells of this type will not be more than 70-80 centimeters. Such waters are considered transient.

Next, you should turn to the sand wells. The option where water is taken from sand seems to be difficult to build, which is justified by the fact that the mine must be completely erected in sand. To build such a well, you will need to possess certain knowledge and skills, because small wells will be very problematic and expensive to deepen in the future. As for the purity of the water, it will directly depend on the quality of the sand. All the water also cannot be pumped out of such a well: at one time, you can pump out no more than a quarter of the water from the entire volume.

A swamp well, where water will come from peat, is also not so easy to build. This circumstance is due to the fact that wet sand and peat hold the concrete rings rather firmly and prevent them from settling down. Peat water is soft, has a brown tint and is not subject to scale. Sometimes a faint smell of hydrogen sulfide is clearly felt from such water, but this smell quickly disappears. However, this water is quite tasty, despite the fact that many people are convinced of the opposite.

Continuation. Part 2.