LayoutA piece of nylon string and 3mm rebar indicating the middle of a particular column. dozer (0 votes)
Footing FrameThe footings holes will each be 1 meter wide by 1 meter long by 1 meter deep. The footing frame is placed in 35 cm of concrete at the bottom of each footing hole. This is a pic of 5 of them stacked on top of each other.dozer (0 votes)
PlanThe front page of the blueprint package which got a lot of use during the project. dozer (0 votes)
Nylon String for Column LayoutA nice heavy nylon string to be used in setting up the site layout (location of each column) which works better than the invisible fishing line commonly used. dozer (0 votes)
Inner PVC Water LineThe inner PVC water line which is 1" is raised up and lowered into the lined bore hole with the pump on the other side. Note the rope attaches to the pump to aid in lowering it. dozer (0 votes)
Pump Used for Circulating Water During DrillingThis is the pump used for keeping water circulating during the drilling process. dozer (0 votes)
PVC Pipe SpecificationsThis was the PVC piping we used. 6" thickness rated at 8.5. dozer (0 votes)
Hand Scoring the PVC PipesHere the PVC pipe is grooved. The grooved pieces are not used in the first 8 meters (the top most part is non grooved). They are used at the bottom of the well to allow water to seep in and replenish the supply. dozer (0 votes)
Prescored PVC Gets Thumbs DownThe well digger did not like these prefabricated grooved PVC pipes so we returned them. These are weaker and tend to collapse under pressure.dozer (0 votes)
Lowing PVC into PlaceHere a grooved section is being lowered into place. dozer (0 votes)
Cutting PVC for another TryThis was the first well attempt. The lower portion collapsed and was discarded under ground. dozer (0 votes)
Lining the Bore HolePlacing a scored PVC pipe in the bore hole. dozer (0 votes)