Building A Well House Washington DC

What you see in the picture is the well house on our small farm which is on the southern edge of the province of Ontario, Canada. I am sure that rural people need no guidance in constructing outbuildings such as this. However, I was raised in a city and had a thing or two to learn (much of it the hard way). It is possible that others might find an account of my results useful. All of us want water that is clean and safe. In locations that experience cold winters it is also necessary to keep the well itself, the water pump and all of the pipes from freezing. If your system does freeze, it will of course do so in weather conditions that can make the job of dealing with the the problem quite difficult and unpleasant. If you are wondering why our well house is so tall this is the reason: if something inside it does freeze or break in bad weather I can get right into the building and work in greater comfort. It also occurred to me that I might use a kerosene heater in there temporarily if things got really bad. Other points to consider:

1. The output pipe from the water pump should go straight down into the ground close to the centre of the well house. It should extend down to a level that is below the frost line for your area before it bends in a gentle arc for the rest of its course to your house. Otherwise the pipe will freeze where it is exposed to cold. ...

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Author: brian shaifer