Submersible Pump, Well and Slave Well
In the first two pictures our plumbers are preparing to install the submersible pump into our cistern. The cistern was originally dug when the house was made. It goes down about 35 feet and after 8 feet was hewn through Ohio sandstone to the final depth.
We cistern captures some ground water that runs from the ridge behind the house, and then we'll have the gutters empty into the cistern as well. From there we'll let the water settle out and then move it to the slave tank, made of concrete, where we'll pull it into the house. Once in the house it will be filtered with a standard home water partial filter and purified with a reverse osmosis filter.
We decided to install a slave tank in the event we have to haul in water during peak summer months, we won't lose the water through the sandstone.
We cistern captures some ground water that runs from the ridge behind the house, and then we'll have the gutters empty into the cistern as well. From there we'll let the water settle out and then move it to the slave tank, made of concrete, where we'll pull it into the house. Once in the house it will be filtered with a standard home water partial filter and purified with a reverse osmosis filter.
We decided to install a slave tank in the event we have to haul in water during peak summer months, we won't lose the water through the sandstone.
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