Spigot for well water?

[USAFpj]

I have my well head about 20ft from the shop, and do not have or need interior plumbing. What are the various ways that I can attach a larger faucet/sink to this spigot to have on demand water?

Is it as easy as just removing the current spigot, adding a vertical PVC extension, and then placing a sink over the entire well?

Feel like I'm entering redneck engineering zone...

 

[wasfuzz]

If it were me, I would dig a shallow pit of to the side, fill with crushed rock and set your sink above that. Then remove the hose bib, install a tee - one end into supply line, one to old hose bib and other to new sink. Just remember what you dump into that sink is going back into your well eventually. Maybe want to hook up a drain line on the sink just top move it out of the area? Al this is assuming you have NO frost issues EVER!

 

[ahab]

Would a yard hydrant work?

https://www.zoro.com/woodford-mfg-f...gclid=COL8o9zE0M0CFZWCaQodQucMow&gclsrc=aw.ds

https://www.google.com/search?clien...8&oe=utf-8#q=yard+hydrant&channel=fs&tbm=shop

 

[larry4406]

Yard hydrant. +1

 

[Rex_A_Lott]

You need a well house or you're going to have trouble come winter time. Attach the sink to the side of that, but run the drain far away. Good Luck.

 

[Cyberbear]

Keep in mind that without a bladder pressure tank and jet pump in the system, each time you open the hose bib the deep well pump will cycle on and that constant off-on can have negative effects on the well pump. Look into a proper system before going too far with your project.

 

[slip knot]

Tee off from that spigot and go wherever you want. there is probably a pressure tank downstream of the spigot so that will compensate for your on/off cycling.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Keep in mind that without a bladder pressure tank and jet pump in the system, each time you open the hose bib the deep well pump will cycle on and that constant off-on can have negative effects on the well pump. Look into a proper system before going too far with your project.

I was going to mention the need for a pressure tank too, otherwise your set up will require the pump to run every time you open the valve and flow water.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Tee off from that spigot and go wherever you want. there is probably a pressure tank downstream of the spigot so that will compensate for your on/off cycling.

I was wondering if this was a separate well head for the shop or for the house.

 

[USAFpj]

This is the well head for my home as well. The pressure tank is downhill, and approximately 100ft away, and in my conditioned crawlspace.

And from what you're saying, every time I turn on the well head spigot to water grass, etc, that stresses my deep well pump? What is the true purpose of that spigot, anyways?

The yard hydrant looks great; just didn't know if that piping was meant to go straight to the source of water...

 

[TractorJeff]

Its past the check valve so you are getting water pressure from your tank.
It is the same as any spigot in your house!
Use it like you want.
The people worried about it freezing aren't smart enough to see that your wellhead has obviously been like it is for a long time!
Don't believe all that you read on the internet!

 

[NUTTSGT]

This is the well head for my home as well. The pressure tank is downhill, and approximately 100ft away, and in my conditioned crawlspace.

And from what you're saying, every time I turn on the well head spigot to water grass, etc, that stresses my deep well pump? What is the true purpose of that spigot, anyways?

The yard hydrant looks great; just didn't know if that piping was meant to go straight to the source of water...

If you have a pressure tank in that line, you should be ok.

 

[larry4406]

Not if you want water for drinking. The inside of that pipe will rust and you do not want to drink rusty water.

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? NSF rated hydrants? Hydrants use brass and galvanized piping no different than water system components. I disagree.

 

[matt_i]

On your yard hydrant, I recommend the following. Install brass 90 degree elbow. Install brass straight ******. Place hydrant in a bed of pea gravel, ideally inside a "bag" of silt sock. This gives the excess water somewhere to drain and not sludge up. Also avoids the inherently weak glue-to-male NPT adapter and puts a metal elbow at the point of greatest stress should the top get tweaked to the side.

 

[kbs2244]

That well head is way out of any health code.
It should be protected from rain and surface water going down it.

 

[JerryB]

That well head is way out of any health code.
It should be protected from rain and surface water going down it.

Add to that the fact that there is no place in this country that allows a sink or other appliance to be put directly over or even near a well.

Before someone responds with something like, "I've been drinking water from a well that is at the end of my sewage line without any problem," I say good for you.

Still does not make it legal or any kind of a good idea!

 

[csp]

That well head is way out of any health code.
It should be protected from rain and surface water going down it.

Looks completely closed to me.

It just doesn't have a pitless adapter with a flat cover like most of us who live where water lines freeze are used to seeing. It's covered/sealed though.

 

[larry_g]

Add to that the fact that there is no place in this country that allows a sink or other appliance to be put directly over or even near a well.

Before someone responds with something like, "I've been drinking water from a well that is at the end of my sewage line without any problem," I say good for you.

Still does not make it legal or any kind of a good idea!

Can you provide a link to these 'laws' or codes you are talking about. I may have to do some changes to my system if you can prove your statements...

lg
no neat sig line

 

[USAFpj]

The well head is sealed, and I removed it's cover so that I could show you what I'm working with.

Boy, you sure can tell who the Californians are on the board, huh...

 

[Jess]

The well in the picture has a well seal on the top of the pipe. Installed properly, this will prevent anything from getting into the well and contaminating the water. In lots of installations where freezing is a concern, rather than a well house, a Pitless Adapter is used for the water pipe, which passes through the well casing below ground. In my area, the regulations require the well to be 100 feet from any potential source of contamination, such as a septic field or drainage of surface water. You would not want to put a sink anywhere near this well casing unless it is drained away. If you tap into the pipe anywhere between the well and your pressure tank, it will supply water from the pressure tank until the switch cuts in and starts the pump to bring it back up and switch off the pump.

 

[USAFpj]

Thanks, Jess.

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

What is the true purpose of that spigot, anyways?

The yard hydrant looks great; just didn't know if that piping was meant to go straight to the source of water...

That spigot is there for convenience mostly when working on the well.

Myself I'd Tee off that line and run it underground to the shop. Yard hydrant is a good option if freezing is a concern.

A true redneck would mount a sink on an old lawnmower and connect it with a washing machine hose. (or a hose reel with 25ft hose).

 

[USAFpj]

Myself I'd Tee off that line and run it underground to the shop

Hmmmmm.....

This may be the best option.

 

[BADSIX]

THIS^^^ what will you do for a drain?
Jay D.

 

[USAFpj]

Jay, that is truly the point I should be investigating.

Not sure I want to be washing grease and grime off of my parts and hands, only to have the contaminants go straight into the earth. I'll research into a filter, basin, or neutralizer of some sort.

 

[JCQuick]

I have a similar situation on my build I ran a 3/4 PVC line from where my well is to my new shop. My plan is to shut the well off and tee into the line that feeds the house. right now my softner and filter system are in bypass but once I fix that the house and shop will be on the same system. as far as contaminating the ground I plan to build a containment area for washing parts off. when I was in the petroleum biz we sold the filters that were used for secondary containment tanks that would filter the water before allowing it to flow thru. I'll see if I can find a link and post it up