Aquifer system in hand dug well
Almost complete digging out and cleaning a hand dug well. The well was completely filled to ground level. We have now hit a mudstone bedrock which should give an ample amount of good clean water for the client to go self sufficient and off grid. Video is to show the client the progress and what
Clearing, Making Safe & Rebuilding Chalk & Flint Well
We attended the site to find a concrete slab and a small hole. With pearing into the small hole we were a little concerned to find half the floor surrounding the area had been undermined and was no longer supporting anything. This included a corner of the building. First thing was to remove the concrete
Brick Lined Hand Dug Well In Driveway
Following from the other day a client of ours had a well within their driveway which they wished to have cleaned and a pump installed to allow usage of the water for irrigation. We successfully completed the well clean which took a little longer then we anticipated but wells are always full of surprises! We
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
Ironbridge kitchen Well Restoration
We have just returned from restoring a hand dug well located just next to Ironbridge. We stayed in a lovely little village called Broseley Wood less then 500 meters from Ironbridge and the River Severn. Broseley Wood has the Pipeworks museum which we visited a few years back. Unfortunately closed during this visit. More
Hand Dug Well Cleaning And Inspecting Video
Inspecting a vintage hand dug well with an impressive aquifer. Then cleaning to remove sediment build up.
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