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Post by vwrick69 on Sept 4, 2012 6:42:13 GMT -5
My OCD kicked in big time this summer. Due to drought my pond was down over 4 feet. For years I have wanted to have another well near my pond to keep it full in summer months.
On july 2nd I called local welldriller and after being jerked around for over a month and half, he finally showed last thurs, while I was on phone trying to line up another one.
Any how, I now have a 5" well and aquired a used submersible well pump and have juryrigged it to pump full time and fill the pond. I got it started around 7-730 last night and pond has come up about an 1-1 1/2 inch in about 12 hours.
That was stage one of project, the next phase is to get a windmill that is an aereater air pump. When the pond is full it will be an aereater, but when low I am going to try to pump water with air. If this works out I will have an offgrid fresh water source. I hope to expand this to a 1000 gallon irrigation system for garden.
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Post by vwrick69 on Sept 4, 2012 7:51:25 GMT -5
A couple before pics from a couple years ago.  |
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Post by vwrick69 on Sept 4, 2012 7:52:15 GMT -5
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Post by vwrick69 on Sept 4, 2012 7:53:33 GMT -5
Pics from yesterday.  |
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Post by vwrick69 on Sept 4, 2012 7:54:15 GMT -5
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Post by vwrick69 on Sept 4, 2012 7:58:15 GMT -5
Some welldrilling pics. It was cool watching them drill it.  |
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Post by vwrick69 on Sept 4, 2012 8:00:08 GMT -5
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Post by vwrick69 on Sept 4, 2012 8:01:21 GMT -5
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Post by vwrick69 on Sept 4, 2012 8:02:34 GMT -5
Well casing and screen.  |
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Post by dunedudex4 on Sept 4, 2012 16:12:16 GMT -5
Is that an airboat(VW) pontoon?? Nice little pond there. Thanks Dave T
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Post by vwrick69 on Sept 4, 2012 19:42:08 GMT -5
Nope, just a floating deck, but I have been thinking of a bay westy on pontoons.   Don't tell my wife. |
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Post by vwrick69 on Sept 9, 2012 19:13:38 GMT -5
Pond is up about 13 inches in 6 days!!!! ;D ;D  |
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Post by vwrick69 on Sept 23, 2012 10:08:04 GMT -5
New pics!! Ran the pump 2 weeks exactly, 3 days before I shut off pump pond was up 21 inches! We have had some rain also, but pond looks ALOT better.  |
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Post by vwrick69 on Sept 23, 2012 10:08:54 GMT -5
The little post is where the water line was when I started pumping.  |
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Post by vwrick69 on Sept 23, 2012 10:11:06 GMT -5
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Don't tell my wife.
