Well pits

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Pits for Wells Well – Pits Private Water Sources Private Water Sources for Plumbing

Text in the illustration

ground level
frost line
well pit
option A
pump and pressure tank in house
to house
well
water table
foot valve
water
cross section
from well
pump
pressure tank
to house fixtures
option B
pump and pressure tank in the well pit

Generated explanation

The illustration compares two private well arrangements using a covered well pit below ground level. A cross section shows the well extending below the water table, with a foot valve on the submerged intake pipe and the supply line to the house below the indicated frost line. Option A places the pump and pressure tank inside the house, connected to the well and the house fixtures. Option B places both the pump and pressure tank within the well pit, with an outlet pipe running to the house. No specific defect is marked.

Components

well pit well pit cover well casing well intake pipe foot valve water supply pipe well pump pressure tank

Materials

concrete soil