A Well-Drilling (Customer's) Primer

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September/October 1984
By Silas Stillwater  
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THEY WORK BESTUNDER PRESSURE

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Unless you're one of the rare few who've been blessed with an artesian well that provides its own pressure, you're going to have to spring for a pump and pressure system to maintain a consistent delivery of water through your household plumbing network. I'm not going to go into the delivery pipe or electrical cable, because those components are standardized ...and all I'm going to say about the pressure tank and its switch control-even though there are several different types in use-is that they're there to keep the pump from kicking on every time you open even the smallest faucet.

The pump, however, might merit a bit of explanation, because the cost of operating it will be apparent long after the price of the well is forgotten. Again, in the interest of brevity, I've worked up a table to highlight the characteristics of the pump types you'll probably be considering, though this list is by no means a complete one.

I hope I've at least given you some idea of what to expect when you begin your search for water. I'd love to stick around and answer some more questions, but guess what ... I've got a well to drill!

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