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A wheel is used to help bring the dirt to the surface. (19-Jul-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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The improper final set caused water pockets around the side of the well, which eventually burst the side causing water to rapidly flow in, bring in dirt. To correct this we pumped out the water and patched the large gaping hole.dozerSep 28, 2011
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Quite amazingly, originally, the well digger had put in big chunks of broken up blocks instead of rocks, thus saving about 20 minutes of labor time. Later we dug these blocks out from the side of the well.dozerSep 28, 2011
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Here the well is now prepared for a cement base.dozerSep 28, 2011
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Stones like this need to be placed around the well.dozerSep 28, 2011
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Surface Well Problems: The side of the well needs to be filled in with small stones, to prevent air and water pockets forming outside the well. (12-Jul-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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Filtration: This filtration system has three units which are made of stainless steel. Each unit runs the raw water through a different filtration agent; carbon, magnesium and an ionizer. (09-Jul-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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The valve is mounted on top of the water tank. The electric is shielded in yellow conduit. (06-Jul-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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If you have a problem like this, the water in the storage tank will not be clear, even if it is filtered. Here is a shot of cloudy water in the tank before fixing the well. (06-Jul-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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Here is a water tank with no tower, which is how I did it in the cool thai house. The downside to not having a tower is that an extra pump is needed to drive water into the house. (02-Jul-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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When water is reached a pump is utilized so that digging can continue down another 1 or 2 meters until the water is sufficient to use all year around. (29-May-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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The hand dug well is a pretty amazing feat. A hole is dug to a slightly larger diameter than the circular drainage fitting to be used. The hole will be no more than about couple of centimeters wider than the rings. (24-May-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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