Tag: antique

We have many updates on the way.

We have been extremely busy and will have many updates to come on the blog. They will not be in order but at least it will give a good idea of just how busy we have been and will allow you to come down many wells with us without getting cold, wet or dirty. Lots Read More

Lifting & Cutting Old Well & Borehole Pipe Work

We have an interesting job on at the moment. We first went to see the well which had all its old pumping equipment still in place minus the old wind pump which has long gone except the bottom tower stands. On measuring the well it only had 1 foot of water which seemed very strange Read More

21st Century Hand Dug Well Now Complete

After some hard digging we finally made it down and sunk a well. The well has a yield of 20ltrs per min on average and we are all very happy with it. The standing water if left over night is a little less then 3.5meters deep so 3.5 tons of water available on a daily Read More

Lift And Force Well Pump

We will be installing a lift and force pump into a well next week. The pump is made of brass with leather gaskets and lead weights for non return valves. The handle is cast iron. We will be installing the pump 15 feet into a well using Oak or Elm beams. Keep checking back as Read More