water bore holes

[w6cloggs]

I worked on a farm years ago and they had a spring with good water.this was near a small brook, so the brook drove a water wheel with a pump on each side of the wheel and this pumped the water about 2 miles.It supplied the farm and 2 more houses

[Justme]

We had a bore hole drilled about 4 years ago.

 

The drilling cost about £3.5k & then we did all the pump, plumbing, wiring, storage & filters for less than another £500. They wanted nearer £7k for a turn key install.

 

They drilled to 50m but actually hit water at 27m but it was pressurised & lifted to 15m. Our pump is at 30m depth so we have plenty of reserve left.

 

As part of the flushing we were pumping out constantly for 2 days at about 2.5m3 per hour. The level never dropped below 15m at any point so is a good strong supply that should not dry up. We now use about 1m3 per week for ourselves & during the summer another 1m3 per day for the cows in the next field when they are in it.

[rovers90]

I thought you said that was a new duck pond you'd built Darren!!!!

[eggsarascal]

Darren, I'm so sorry....But i forgot about this:blushing:.....

 

I will get a pac in the post for you this week.

[Lyn Ed]

how far away from the nearest main are you, 50k sounds an awful lot

[farmer rod]

were in a dilema at the minute on our farm.we've been on a free water supply for the last 45years problem being this is coming to end & theres no way of keeping/taking over the supply.

So got two options mains water at a estimated cost of upto £50.000 or should we be looking at putting in a bore hole.

Do anybody on here know anything about bore holes??

Many thanks in advance.

 

Are you serious about the £50k, we had 1.2 km of 32 mm put in and it didnt cost half of that?