ᐅ Garden Irrigation Well – Seeking Ideas for Improvement – Please Share Your Input
Created on: 18 Jun 2021 11:01
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hampshire
We need quite a lot of water for our garden. There are a few minor issues with the current setup (using drinking water for the garden, wastewater charges, use of outdoor taps located before the water softener – a mix of poorly thought-out planning and careless behavior). So, we want to install a well.
With an elevation difference from the well depth (about -30m) to the top of the garden (+20m), the pump will have to be quite powerful. Therefore, I am considering filling a 5m³ (1320 gallons) water tank from the well and then using a second pump to supply the garden irrigation from this tank, which also collects rainwater from the carport roof. Conveniently, I could control the well pump to fill the cistern using electricity generated by the photovoltaic system and a float switch, so it runs only on self-generated power.
The water tank and additional pump are already planned anyway.
Who has experience with this?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of my ideas?
Are the cost estimates realistic?
Finding water and choosing the location – feasibility study: 150€
Drilling the hole including piping: 80€ per meter at 30m = around 2400€
Well pump with hose and tap: 1000€ including installation
5,000-liter (1320 gallons) water tank: 2000€ including delivery
Pump in the water tank with tap: 700€
Additional work done by ourselves, including material (pipes, hoses) and finishing: 350€
Total approx. 6600€ (I understand this won’t pay off economically quickly, given the annual savings of around 400-500€ on water and wastewater charges)
Thanks in advance for any ideas, criticism, or encouragement.
With an elevation difference from the well depth (about -30m) to the top of the garden (+20m), the pump will have to be quite powerful. Therefore, I am considering filling a 5m³ (1320 gallons) water tank from the well and then using a second pump to supply the garden irrigation from this tank, which also collects rainwater from the carport roof. Conveniently, I could control the well pump to fill the cistern using electricity generated by the photovoltaic system and a float switch, so it runs only on self-generated power.
The water tank and additional pump are already planned anyway.
Who has experience with this?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of my ideas?
Are the cost estimates realistic?
Finding water and choosing the location – feasibility study: 150€
Drilling the hole including piping: 80€ per meter at 30m = around 2400€
Well pump with hose and tap: 1000€ including installation
5,000-liter (1320 gallons) water tank: 2000€ including delivery
Pump in the water tank with tap: 700€
Additional work done by ourselves, including material (pipes, hoses) and finishing: 350€
Total approx. 6600€ (I understand this won’t pay off economically quickly, given the annual savings of around 400-500€ on water and wastewater charges)
Thanks in advance for any ideas, criticism, or encouragement.
It is regional but can happen quickly. Water scarcity was not an issue there. Then the rain stopped. Less than half of the amount we get falls there. It is less than 40 km (25 miles) away. A business partner from the Lusatia region reports something similar. Precipitation has decreased in his area since lakes were created as part of land reclamation efforts. The rain clouds move differently.
This is not about an investment that pays off in three years. That is why I raised this concern.
We won’t get approval due to being in a mineral spring protection area and too close to the water.
This is not about an investment that pays off in three years. That is why I raised this concern.
We won’t get approval due to being in a mineral spring protection area and too close to the water.
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hampshire19 Jun 2021 10:05haydee schrieb:
What do you want to install?Financially: We have what we need, the scale is manageable. I will take care of the offer details when they are available. Regarding content:
- Berry bushes
- a ginkgo
- a laburnum
- a wisteria
- at least one copper beech
- rhododendrons
- perennials
- a “sculpture path” in between
- possibly an artificial stream
- grapes and fruit
- anything else we come up with.
We are proceeding step by step, the plan is rough, mistakes will happen. The point is not to be “finished,” but to allow continuous changes. For us, it’s nice if at every few steps there is something to discover, creating a balance between “wildness” and “order.”
hampshire schrieb:
Savings of approximately €400-500 per year on water and wastewater)hampshire schrieb:
I can’t say,Oh, I see, I thought this was about the conversion rather than forecasts.