It's pretty expensive if you bore 6". But I suspect a lot cheaper at
1.5". I did some searching but can't find any prices. However, based on
volume, 1.5" is about 6% of 6". Therefore the drilling should be an
order of magnitude less.
Whether running 1/2" piping would be adequate, I don't know. Just
guessing. And, yes, pex has poor heat conductivity, so I suppose it's
better to run copper or aluminum piping.
Peri
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From: "Lee Hart via EV" <[email protected]>
To: "Bobby Keeland via EV" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Lee Hart" <[email protected]>
Sent: 21-Mar-21 11:42:14 AM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Projects
Bobby Keeland via EV wrote:
I have no idea of how much it cost to drill a 100 ft or more well through
clay soil. I do agree that a vertical pipe would probably be more effective
than a horizontal pipe. We had a water well drilled in southwest Missouri
some years ago. With casing but no pump that was $8,000.
Yeah, it's pretty expensive. I wonder if you can rent well drilling rigs?
After getting a high price quote, a cheap/inventive friend of mine decided to
drill it himself. At first, he just kept pounding on lengths of well casing
with a sledgehammer. That got old fast. Then he pumped water down the pipe to
wash away the material as he pounded some more. That got him down 20-30 feet.
Then he got a drill bit intended for well drilling, and rigged up a really long
pipe so he could spin in from the top with an electric motor. That got him down
to about 60-70 feet, which was good enough where he lived. I think it cost him
a few hundred dollars, but took him 2-3 months.
Lee Hart
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