What exactly is a spring box????

[scesnick]

Hello,
I Live on a 76 acre farm and built my dream loghome on it about 5 years ago. My farm is split down the middle with a very nice creek. Well, the side i built my house on was strip mined for the coal in 1978 by my grandfather. It is very beautiful now with a very large field . The probelm is that when i dug my well for the house we hit really crappy water and it is VERY high in iron ( but is not hard water)
On the other side of the hill and the creek, where it was not stripped for coal, I have a nice clear pond that is spring fed. The water comes right out of the bank and into the pond. I think If I dug down just a few feet behind where the water comes out of the bank I would hit very clean and clear water. Then I could run a pump and a LONG pipe run to my house on the other side of the hill.
Someone suggested a springbox. What is a spring box and how do you install it? I did a search and came up with nothing explaining this. I don't want to spend $5,000+ to drill another well so this could be my best shot for clean water.. Anyone have any suggestions on how to "collect this clean spring water and get it to my house???

 

[MossRoad]

Hand drive a 2" test well pipe into the area and see what kind of water comes out of it.

 

[MossRoad]

Also, a spring house is just a small house with a spring running through it. The cool water acts as a refrigerator and can keep things like cans of milk cold.

 

[MrJimi]

here is one example of a spring box and here is another
Jim

 

[MossRoad]

Link to a virtual tour of a spring house...
Virtual Tour of the Spring House

 

[MossRoad]

here is one example of a spring box and here is another
Jim

That second link is great!

 

[scesnick]

Thanks guys, looks like a springbox is more for storing cold food and such. What I would like to do is build some type of concrete cistern ( which I'm not totally sure the usage of a cistern either) type box that the water would build up in, but still be allowed to run and not get stagnant. And then pump the water up to my home where it would be thoughly filtered. Any ideas on how to make this happen.?

 

[scesnick]

mrjimi,

After checking out your second attachment , that is exactly what I was looking for, Thank you very much....

 

[MrJimi]

mrjimi,

After checking out your second attachment , that is exactly what I was looking for, Thank you very much....

For some reason, I knew you would love that second one, It says it all
Thanks for the compliment
Jim

 

[mjarrels]

Use a septic tank for water storage.

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