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It is nice to get that many details on a single drilling method. But keep in mind - there are many more techniques for making your own well. Some might be bette
by schobi 3y ago
It is nice to get that many details on a single drilling method. But keep in mind - there are many more techniques for making your own well. Some might be better suited depending on the conditions.
There are hand operated drills, 150mm diameter with extension rods up to 10-15m long. If it works for your soil, then this is less messy.
I went with digging and a different type of dug well "Schachtbrunnen". I laid a pre-fabricated concrete ring on the ground and started digging inside until it sank into the ground. When it was level, I put the next ring on top. No special tool needed, a shovel, a bucket, some rope, patience and certainly a permit.
- XorNot 3y agoHuh. This is ingenius in that "obvious once you hear it" way that I wouldn't have thought of. I practical want to try it just because of that.
- mongol 3y agoHow did you dig? With a shovel? Or some other equipment? How many rings did it take?
- nightfly 3y ago> No special tool needed, a shovel, a bucket, some rope, patience and certainly a permit.
- schobi 3y agoYes - shovel and bucket. I took 50cm rings each, for a total of 9 for 4.5m. They weigh about 300kg each and could be rolled into the garden. I got some scaffolding pipes and built a "gantry" over my hole. We could lower them by attaching a small chain operated pulley.
- marmakoide 3y agoI helped my Dad doing just that ! It was fairly easy, it just need patience. It's South West France, in an area with sandy soil. All it took was ropes, shovels and buckets. We connected it to drain pipe buried in the garden, to capture the winter rain water. The water is used for outdoor cleaning, gardening.
- quickthrower2 3y agoHow deep can that go? Can you fit yourself and shovel in the ring to go deeper? Is there any danger of collapse?
- schobi 3y agoI went to 4.5m - the rings did not slide easily any more as we paused for a year. If you work on it right away, you can go much further I went with an inner diameter of 1m, this is fine for a small shovel, a pump, a small jackhammer. Concrete rings are used all the time in road construction work. I don't see a risk of collapse with those when stacking carefully. Even if one ring were to get a crack, where should it go? I felt safe in this regard