“You quickly get used to the good” - we often hear in everyday life, but, as a rule, this refers to something non-trivial that goes beyond the usual. In fact, a person gets used to everything. Over time, it simply ceases to pay attention to what role the water supply system in the house plays, until the first unscheduled shutdown, of course. And if the water supply stopped due to your fault?
Old equipment, improper installation and operation - all this can cause a failure of the water supply system. However, this can easily be avoided.
In this section you will find all the necessary information about the design of hot and cold water supply systems for a private house, apartment and cottage, about the advantages and disadvantages of pumping equipment. Our step-by-step instructions will help you independently diagnose problems, fix them and, if necessary, disassemble the old system and install the new one.
Have you decided to decorate your yard with a fountain or thought about your own pool? We will tell you where to start and how to do everything without involving third-party masters, how to choose a filter, pump, ventilation, consider how to do waterproofing with your own hands and much more.
And if you still have questions, then you can always ask them to our experts.
Home-made hand drill for drilling: spiral and spoon designs
Drilling shallow wells in soft soils can be done using a makeshift device. The maximum possible depth of the borehole in this case can be 20 meters. One of the components of the design is a split drill pipe, the length of which increases with the depth of the well. Another important element is a pen, ...
Manual water well drilling: an overview of 4 methods + ice drilling in detail
Unfortunately, far from all areas have plumbing. The owners of such real estate have to choose an uncomfortable life "without amenities" or to conduct manual drilling of wells for water. This method can be considered the cheapest and most common way of arranging a source for autonomous water supply. To carry out the work, specialists are usually invited ...
Connecting the pumping station to the well: technological features of the work
Not always suburban and summer cottages are located near the centralized water supply. If it is not possible to connect to the pipeline, the only way out is the arrangement of an autonomous water supply system. One of its main elements is a pumping station for a well, which you can install and connect with your own hands. ...
Self cleaning and minor repairs of the well
Owners of suburban real estate will agree that a well on the site is necessary.It can become the basis of an autonomous water supply system or simply be a source of water. In any case, from time to time it becomes necessary to clean and repair the wells. Usually specialists are invited for these purposes, but the work can be done independently. What ...
Water supply in the country from the well: analysis of the components of the system
A modern person, accustomed to the benefits of civilization, can hardly endure their absence, therefore, seeks to provide his country house with water supply. However, this is not so easy to do in the absence of the necessary engineering communications. However, even in such conditions, water can be supplied in several ways, one of them is water supply to ...
Do-it-yourself baffle for a well: production example + how to work properly
Many owners organize the supply of water to cottages and private houses from wells drilled on the site. When silting a source of water intake, the flow rate of the well decreases, as a result of which there is an acute shortage of water. When you turn on the tap, the water runs for a while, and then air starts to suck in. Remove sand, silt accumulations and ...
The head for the well: the installation procedure and instructions for making it yourself
A small but extremely necessary node in creating the water supply of a private house is the tip for the well. This small device can be purchased ready-made or made independently. We suggest you to understand the design features and the installation procedure for the head in more detail. The device and the order of installation of the structure To put it simply, ...
Disinfection of water in a well: how to get rid of bad smell and dirt in the water?
The key well water, praised in music and literature, in practice does not always turn out to be crystal clear. For various reasons, contaminants penetrate into the reservoir, the presence of which gives off an unpleasant odor, a changed color, etc. In this case, the disinfection of the well is necessary. Why can the water in the well go bad? ...
Do-it-yourself water well setup: work rules
Organization of autonomous water supply is a very troublesome and responsible business. It includes a whole range of measures for drilling the well and its arrangement. If the first is better to entrust to specialists, especially in the case when it is planned to use the resulting water as drinking water, then the second is quite possible to do it yourself. When ...
Maintenance of a well for water and the rules for its proper operation
To make a water well on the site is a big deal and an excellent achievement, but the problems of the owners of the house do not end there. Proper operation and regular maintenance of a well for water will make it possible to use the construction for half a century and even longer without any problems. ...