Owners of summer cottages prefer to organize autonomous water supply and not depend on a centralized water main. This is a need, without which it is impossible to grow a good crop, spend time comfortably and take a shower after hours of work in the beds. To get your own well with clean water, you can make a drilling rig with your own hands and drill a source.
Types of drilling rigs for water wells
Before proceeding directly to the installation of the drilling unit with their own hands, they understand the technical characteristics and engineering features of structures of various types:
- The rotor system provides highly efficient hydraulic drilling.
- The screw drilling machine pushes the soil to the surface during operation, there is no need for flushing with water.
- Manual construction is the least difficult to manufacture. It lacks an electric motor. Physical force is used for drilling. Such machines are used extremely rarely, due to this slowness and high physical costs.
- The shock-rope drilling rig consists of a base in the shape of a triangle and a frame. A bobbin or chisel is attached to the cable, which does the job.
Each drilling machine works according to a certain principle and has a different structure. It should be borne in mind that not always a home-made design is able to cope with the task. In this case, you will have to purchase a small-sized drilling rig or rent it out.
Used materials and tools
At the preparatory stage, check the availability of all necessary tools and materials. To make a do-it-yourself rig, you will need:
- half inch diameter drive;
- plumbing cross;
- adjustable wrench;
- hacksaw for metal;
- dice
- steel pipe with a diameter of not more than half an inch.
Once the entire tool is assembled and prepared, they begin to create a plan for the manufacture of the drilling rig and create drawings.
DIY installation of a drilling rig for water wells
In order to make a drilling machine yourself, it is recommended to give preference to high-quality assembly parts. It is also necessary to consider the type of soil. If there are a lot of stones in it, it is better not to waste time and rent powerful equipment.
The algorithm itself does not cause difficulties. It includes the following steps:
- Design a cross pipe design. At their ends, cutting is done. According to the rules, its length is at least 2 cm.
- Weld steel plates to the pipe with a transverse face. Each plate ultimately has the appearance of a tip.
- Provide fluid supply. You can arrange this yourself by connecting the hose to the cross hole. For tight connections, it is recommended to use special adapters. This in the future will ensure greater efficiency of the home-made drilling structure.
- Insert the plumbing thread into the opening of the cross. To the bottom of the pipe, connect the segment with the tip.
There is one nuance that should be taken into account: if the well depth exceeded 10 meters, the pipe section is replaced with a longer one.
Disadvantages and advantages
A home-made machine for drilling water wells has advantages and disadvantages, like any other equipment. Advantages distinguish the following:
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- High degree of maintainability. Each part is replaceable, which makes the service life quite long.
- Dimensions are compact, light weight.
- Homemade devices are much cheaper.
- Multifunctionality and efficiency. Ability to apply in a limited area.
- Fast installation and dismantling, a hand-made small-sized drilling machine, can be transported in a car trailer.
The main disadvantages are the need to regularly change pipes to longer if the immersion depth reaches more than 10 meters, as well as the need to spend time on its manufacture.
The manufacture of a drilling rig for water will allow the owner to create an autonomous water supply system without the involvement of specialists. Engineering construction is not difficult, therefore, it is possible for every person to create it without special skills and experience.
