Using an old well on a property

[HRH2009]

We have a mains supply to the property which I was using last summer to water the garden and a polytunnel. Being mindful of the cost £2.60 /cu metre, I was wondering what problems there would be in using an old well to supply the garden.

The well is on a patio area with a glass top. We installed lighting in the well, which has not been that successful, so I have a power supply set up.

[Snow and Rocks]

How deep below ground level is the surface of the water during a dry summer?

[JoshSm]

If nothing else you'd probably want to check the quality of the water before putting it on your garden.

Beyond that the depth it's at and the refill rate?

When I looked at this I was going to buffer it into an IBC so I could treat extracting and using it as two different problems (pump rate, pressure, refilling overnight or from solar, etc etc).

[HRH2009]

Snow and Rocks said:

How deep below ground level is the surface of the water during a dry summer?

After last year's dry summer it had dropped 6-8feet down. It is currently just about a foot from the top.

[C Lee Farquar]

I have a well that had been filled in. I cleared it, which was eventful!

I bought a pump, accumulator etc. but being a percolation well it didn't refill very quickly.

In hindsight I should have bought a cheap pump and measured how quickly it refilled before getting too invested.