Well Done
Well, nearly, the bore hole is bored, 31 metres deep! The morning after the water is at 3m below the surface, so hopefully we'll have a constant supply for the garden throughout the summer.
Next job is having the pump man rig up the pump and distribute some hoses around the garden, and obviously, close to the greenhouse. [Not so fast!.. the pump man will do... just the pump.. about to start designing an irrigation system!]
Excited! Just the solar panels and nuclear bunker to go!
The morning after the night before
Filled up nicely, The first 5 metres was loose rock and gravel, the rest was through solid rock.
Not a lot to show
That's it, a hole with 2ft of pipe sticking out. Money well (sic) spent.
(Was 2400 lev == just over a £grand).
Caterpillar Caterpillar
Flowing in and filling up my bottomless pit (sorry to The Cure)
It's water Jim, but not as we know it
Feb 10th 2024, the pump men arrived, installed and commissioned, all very Heath Robinson at the moment, but plans are afoot!
We got about 20 minutes of output before the well was emptied. Not too bad.
We waited an hour and got another 15 minutes, about 100 litres of murky, but definitely wet water.
The hope is that by using the pump daily we'll get a steady state supply.
Obviously it's winter and occasionally wet.
The big test will be summer, when the water table has fallen. Fingers crossed.
Happy for the moment!
Get out your seat and Jump Around
What better to do on 29th February than play irrigation designer. With a well (sic) thought out plan on paper, will be able to feed the two water tanks and a number of strategic hoses around the beds.
Phase 1 complete and have delivered 600 litres to the first storage tank.
Automatic for the People
Having knocked up a square base for the top storage tank (I used the drill cuttings instead of sand and chippings with cement), gradually filling it (we get about 200 litres before the well empties, then it refills within the hour.
Solar panel and control box for the automatic Irrigation System partially installed.
Jobs for March 1st - Phase 2 of water distribution and commission the Irrigation System.