Given the cost of modern city apartments, it is not surprising that more and more people are appearing who constantly live in their summer cottages. Of course, dispensing with the amenities in the yard, dragging hundreds of liters of water from the well, in which case no one agrees.
In some summer cottages there is a permanent water supply system, but still the water supply of country houses is a rare occurrence. What to do when no “excesses" of civilization are in your area and are not expected? Naturally, build your own
water supply system! Therefore, today we’ll just talk about the methodology of such construction.
As you know, talking about a banal connection to the central water supply is stupid, since the nearest water supply network can be tens of kilometers from you. In addition, even if there is water in the country, then in most cases it is turned off for the winter, in order to avoid breakthroughs of frozen pipes, which there is no one to monitor. Therefore, we will talk today about those cases when you still have a well or a well. Even if they are not there, you will have to ask for help from those who can do the water supply of the country house with their own hands, since the availability of amenities in the housing will quickly pay off all the costs incurred.
First of all, solve the question about the layout of
water pipes. The fact is that if you do not live in a country house in the winter, it is quite possible to reduce costs and make only external wiring: if you use high-quality
insulation for pipes, they will easily survive the autumn use. Of course, in the latter case, the costs will be much less, since you don’t have to dig anything.
However, we repeat once again that it is not worth using this option for year-round living in rural areas. Otherwise, you will not only not be able to avoid the large amount of earthwork that the water supply scheme of a country house must inevitably take into account, but you will also have to find out exactly the depth of soil freezing in your region.
It's time to get down to work. You will need to purchase not only the required number of pipes, but also fittings, valves, couplings, splitters ... and the automatic pump itself, in the end! The choice of the pump depends only on the depth from which you plan to lift the water. Pipes should also not cause particular difficulties in the selection and purchase. Even despite the fact that there are still metal varieties of them, you should choose only plastic and metal-plastic models, since the water supply of country houses in this case has been done for decades.
The pipe diameter is also selected depending on the pump. By the way, where should the device for water supply be installed? The ideal option would be to place the pump in the house, but this will only happen if the well or well is also located close to the house.
Otherwise, you will need to build an insulated building on the street, which will provide water supply to country houses. If winters are especially severe in your region, then even pipes laid underground must be protected not only with insulation, but also “insured” using a heat cable.
A water filter must be installed in the well itself or in the well. Thanks to him, the water will always be clean, and the pump and other plumbing equipment will surely serve you for more than one year. In short, the water supply of country houses, done by yourself - this is quite real!