u/Crazy_Ratio4349

I would like to set up the simplest / cheapest possible system to get water from a ~300 ft well up to ground level without having a conditioned structure available to house a tank.

I gather that the most elegant solution would be a "self contained" system with a submersible pump, an "in-casing" tank with either a VFD pump or a "cycle stop valve" below a pitless adapter the runs to a frost protected spigot.

But is there a cheaper option? Can I just put in a submersible pump, prick a 1/16" hole in the pipe below the frost line, and run the pipe straight up through to well seal and into a faucet, and just switch on the pump when I need water?

Any better ideas?

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u/Crazy_Ratio4349 — 16 days ago

I am having well drilled on raw land and plan to build a tiny house with cistern fed plumbing to avoid triggering the need for a septic tank (for now). This means I need to "hand carry" or use a portable pump to get water into the house.

Well driller says they will probably need to go about 300 feet based on other wells in the area. We have a 4ft frost line.

I am also connected to public electricity, but am open to a solar solution as well if it's practical and affordable.

So, what is the simplest / cheapest way to get water up and out of the well?

I was thinking a cheap 220v deep well pump with some kind of spigot right at the well head, but can't quite figure out exactly what that looks like. Put a frost protected spigot directly through a well seal and turn on the pump whenever I open the spigot? Then fill an intermediary trough or hose directly into the house cistern?

Surely someone here has done something similar.

Thanks

edit: let me be clear that my limitation is that I cannot have the water hard piped into the house. in order to avoid the septic tank requirement I need to hand carry or use a "portable pump" to get water into the house. that means I want to get water to ground level as cheaply as possible. from there I can move it into the house or water the garden via other means.

my question is specifically what is cheapest means of getting water from a ~300 foot well to ground level, year round, in a 4ft frost line climate.

edit 2: I should clarify this is a temporary solution. eventually, we plan to build a larger house with a full septic tank and pipe the well directly into that house.

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u/Crazy_Ratio4349 — 16 days ago