Installing Our Homestead Utilities
Up one levelInstalling our solar powered submersible well pump, 1600 gallon water storage tank, Pex water lines, septic, phone and data lines. Photos Summer 2007.
- The Water Tank Arrives
- Unloading the Water Storage Tank
- Rain While Installing the Water Tank
- Trenching for Water Lines
- The Water Tank in Place
- More Trenches
- Running Pex Water Lines
- Water Lines to the Future Greenhouse
- Pit for Water Distribution Center
- Fresh Water Intake on Storage Tank
- Creating the Water Distribution Center
- Running Data Lines to the Utility Shed
- Running the Phone Line to the Utility Shed
- Lines Running into the Future Utility Shed
- More Fresh Water Pex Lines
- Water Manifold
- Pex Tubing Tools
- Pex Water Lines and Fittings
- Pex Crimper
- Checking the Pex Crimp
- Another Pex Connection
- Completed Pex Joint
- Pipe, Rope and Wire for Well Pump
- Sun Pumps Submersible Well Pump
- Wiring the Pump
- Splicing Wires to the Well Pump
- Water Proof Splice Kit
- Sealing the Wire Splice
- Submersible Well Pump Ready to Install
- Installing the Submersible Well Pump
- Lowering the Pump into the Well
- Only 100 Feet To Go
- Only 50 Feet To Go
- Submersible Pump Lowered to 140 Feet
- Solar Panels to Power Well Pump
- Dedicated 24V Solar Power System for Pumping
- 1600 Gal Water Storage Tank
- Utility Shed Construction
- Utility Shed - First Structure on Our Property
- Water Tank & Utility Shed
- Planning Out Septic Lines
- Laying Septic Lines
- ABS Pipe for Septic Lines
- Septic Lines During Installation
- Septic Tank
- Sawing the ABS
- Glueing the ABS Pipe Joints
- Septic Plumbing for a Toilet
- Septic Clean Out Pipe
- Utility Shed with Solar Panels
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