>>1611161>quarter a gallon!>$68.75 for 275galNot bad for the convenience of it.
>>1610940>well diggerA few pointers. Have more than one well dug, and have each about 100 feet apart or more, if possible, but never closer than 25 feet. Have the well water tested. Have one deep well and one shallow well. Normally, deeper wells will have a higher chance of off odors like sulfur than shallow wells. If this is the case in your area you can use the shallow well for your potable water and the deeper well for your laundry, animals, pools, whatever. Having more than one well helps greatly during drought and when one pump is down. A shallow well is normally ideal for placing a manual pump on the well head. All of your wells should have a shed built over them and the shed should be locked as well as the well heads being locked. All it takes is one stupid kid to toss something down the well to ruin it.
If you use a submersible well pump, make sure it has enough torque arrestors on the line going up and out of the well. Make sure the electrical wires are never touching the well casing sides. Every time the pump motor kicks on it will twist the pipes and wires. If you use too few torque arrestors they rubbing will occur. This can rub the water pipe, the well casing, and/or the electrical lines against each other causing catastrophic failure. Every time the pump kicks on, the inrush current will cause the wires to physically move a tiny amount. Making sure they are not tied to something metal or they may wear through at that point. If it is a submersible pump, make sure to make yourself a, "well pump pulling T." Here's mine.
A manual pump is really nice if the electric is out or whatever. While you can use a bail to get water, I really don't recommend using one as your main manual method of getting water up. Just keep one as backup. Keep it and its rope/chain clean & stored in a manner to keep it as clean as possible clean.
