Drive Abyssinian well – one of types of water wells. The well has received the name in honor of Abyssinia against which in the 19th century troops of Great Britain battled. British for the first time began to use this view of wells, and the invention has quickly extended worldwide. As well as other sources of fresh water, Abyssinian well has the pluses and minuses.
Main advantages of Abyssinian wells
Judging by responses on the Internet, the Abyssinian well is the most widespread and priority type of the water sources used in private households now. Most the firms which are carrying out well-drilling try to equip them first of all and resort to drilling of other wells only if it is impossible to make Abyssinian well for various reasons.
- Speed of their installation is considered the main advantage of such wells. On average less than in 12 hours it is possible to complete all works on construction of surface facilities for the well completely. • Not less important advantage is opportunity to drill at all seasons of the year regardless of weather patterns. Besides, the technology of drilling of the well of this type allows to work at small platforms without use of the large-size equipment.
It is great advantage if you equip well in the basement of the house.
- High performance of Abyssinian well allows to receive up to 60 liters of water a minute.· purity of deliverable water – one more important advantage of Abyssinian wells. In most cases water from the well can be used in the drinking purposes even without preliminary cleaning. Water from well arrives soft, without iron impurity. Bacteriological safety is caused by the fact that when drilling the Abyssinian well water from it is isolated from "verkhovodka", the possibility of infection is excluded from surface underground waters and top soil.
- At observance of service regulations, annual diagnostics and timely carrying out the repair work including replacement of the pump, pipeline and system of cleaning, life cycle of Abyssinian well makes about 30 years. For comparison, effective life of normal well reaches only 10-15 years.· in general the price of Abyssinian well much below, than at other wells, thanks to the low cost of drilling operations, arrangement and service of wells.
Shortcomings of Abyssinian well
In comparison with other wells the Abyssinian well has much less shortcomings. The main lack of the Abyssinian well is that this type of source is suitable not for each area. Geological features can become essential obstacle for drilling of Abyssinian well. For example, there can be too big layer of clay, rocky breeds, droughty natural zones. The water-bearing stratum can be too close, and in this case when drilling the danger to slip it and to crash into base layers where there is no water is high.
The Abyssinian well has diameter of 1 inch, and its depth depending on depth of water-bearing stratum can be from 8 to 30 meters.
Restriction of the well on depth. The well can reach 30 meters, however the distance from vacuum pumping equipment to mirror of water cannot exceed 8 meters. In case of bigger depth, it is necessary to use the mobile large boring station, and then it will be not drive Abyssinian well, but artesian well.