The comfort of living in a country house or in a private house largely depends on water supply. In order for this system to be able to work all year without breakdowns, it is recommended to protect it from freezing. The simplest and most effective method is to lay pipelines at a depth below freezing. If you use downhole water supply, you can protect the system from freezing with the help of a downhole adapter or caisson.
What is an adapter?
Before arranging a well with an adapter, you should ask what this invention is. It became known not so long ago and is used to output communications through the casing. The main feature of the adapter is that it can be used to output below the freezing line of the soil, while the tightness of the connection remains at the highest level.
The described construction is very simple. It provides for the presence of two parts, one of which is located on the casing, and the other on the pipe to which the pump is fixed. As soon as the latter is immersed in water, the adapter parts are connected to each other, which is ensured by the capture.
The O-ring for the downhole adapter, which is made of rubber and attached to the removable part of the assembly, ensures tightness. The main advantage of the device is the fact that the adapter can be installed on your own without having the appropriate experience and qualifications.
What to choose - adapter or caisson
If you wondered which is better - a caisson or a downhole adapter, then you should consider the features of these devices. Until recently, the use of a caisson was the only effective method of arranging a well. However, this part of the water consumption point has one main drawback, which is expressed in the fact that the installation process is accompanied by many difficulties.
An adapter is a modern alternative solution. It has many advantages, among the main should be highlighted:
- simplicity of operation and installation;
- affordable cost;
- the possibility of year-round installation;
- long service life and reliability;
- aesthetics;
- ease of repair and maintenance.
If you are faced with the question of which is better - a caisson or a downhole adapter, then you should consider that the latter has an affordable cost, which is several times lower than the price of a caisson. One cannot but mention aesthetics. If the well is supplemented with an adapter, then it can simply be covered with a cover, fitting into any landscape design.
The adapter can be made of brass, so you don’t have to worry about its safety, because the product will be ready to last a long period of time, it will not be exposed to corrosion. The adapter will simply merge with the landscape, and detractors will not be able to steal it at the time of the absence of owners, but this happens quite often with caissons.
Comparison of downhole adapter and steel caisson
If you do not know what requirements a high-quality well must meet, then you can familiarize yourself with a comparative analysis of the adapter and the steel caisson. Among the first criteria, the location of the hydraulic part should be highlighted. In both cases, it penetrates below the freezing line. As for automation and a membrane tank, in the case of a caisson, these nodes are located in a house or tank on the street. But when installing the adapter, there is already no space near the well, so additional equipment will be installed in the house. The membrane tank occupies approximately 1 m 2 of usable area.
When arranging a well with an adapter, you should take into account that only new models allow draining water from a water supply system, which cannot be said about caissons. Without exception, they provide the consumer with this opportunity.
As for tightness, steel tanks provide it to the full. Adapters, too, but about once every 7 years, the o-rings will have to be changed. Pluggable connections lose their tightness over time, which decreases after each parsing of the adapter.
If you install a caisson, then you can quickly replace the downhole pumping equipment. The adapter also allows you to perform such work, but its parts can stick to, which greatly complicates the dismantling. Maintenance and repair of the well is very convenient and allows you to complete the work in a short time, preparatory work is not required if a caisson was installed during drilling. But in the case of the adapter, maintenance will be possible only after excavation and dismantling of the corresponding unit.
When to install adapters
Arrangement of a well with an adapter is carried out in some cases:
- with a small budget;
- when communication lines are located nearby;
- urgent installation if necessary;
- when the well is frozen for a period of time.
The adapter has an affordable price and allows additional savings on installation. Installation of this unit is a fairly quick and easy process, so work can be completed within a few hours.
You can arrange the installation of a well with an adapter on your own. The process is divided into several stages. The first should establish the main, and the second - the counterpart. Before installation, you need to make a hole where the structure can pass without an obstacle.
Well construction
The arrangement of a well without a caisson is accompanied by making a hole into which the structure must pass. You can use a castellated bimetallic cutter for this, its diameter must match the dimensions of the adapter. The main structure can then be lowered into the hole and reinforced with a crimp ring.
Mounted parts are tightened with a wrench. Installation of the downhole adapter in the next step involves fixing the water pipe to the outside of the described site. The pipe will be fixed by a threaded connection, this approach is the most reliable.
Methodology
Before starting the installation, the design of the pump in the room should be assembled and transferred to the well. The main part of the assembly should be fixed to the hose of the pumping equipment. Before starting installation, the structure is lowered to the required depth. The connecting pipe is then cut off, then you can insert it into the adapter.
Next, use the mounting pipe, which is screwed into the hole. With this product, you can lower the adapter counterpart into the casing. There, parts of the structure are interconnected. As soon as the installation of the downhole adapter is completed, the pipe is unscrewed and removed from the system.
Cost of work
If you do not plan to engage in drilling yourself, you can order a turnkey well. Such work will cost 130,800 rubles. This includes construction and installation work, which costs 24,100 rubles, the price of equipment, as well as the arrangement of the well and the installation of the pump.
The amount is indicated for the well, the diameter and depth of which will be 133 mm and 40 m, respectively. For 1 m you will have to pay 1,700 rubles. The depth of the lowering pump reaches 30 m, while the dynamic level is 20 m. Such a turnkey well will produce water in a volume of up to 1 m 3 per hour.
Finally
If you still do not know whether to install a caisson or adapter on the well, you should familiarize yourself with a comparative analysis. Among other factors, consumers pay attention to cost. Caissons are more expensive, while their competitors have a reasonable price.
Home masters quite often pay attention to the availability of detachable connections. In the case of containers, they allow you to reach the desired point if necessary. When using the adapter, 3 plug connections are located in inaccessible places. Quite often, this fact reduces maintainability and reliability.