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Well Drilling

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  • 07-08-2023 10:22am
    #1
    tmccar
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭


    I will need to drill a well for my house and I was wondering if it would be feasible for me to do myself?



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    #2
    Rows Grower
    Registered Users Posts: 7,943 ✭✭✭Rows Grower


    No.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



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    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,958 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058308345/well-drilling

    No reason why you can't so long as you are competent in doing so and you aren't seeking a grant. Do you have the machinery to drill anything from 5 - 50 metres deep? Are you capable of lining it, fitting piping & pump and filtration system and testing quantity and quality of water?



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    elperello
    Registered Users Posts: 14,754 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    No, it's a job for a professional.

    Ask around in your local area for recommendations.



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    tmccar
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭tmccar


    Yes, I'm going to go with the professionals. I found one at €14 per foot.



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    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,958 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Smart move.



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    FJMC
    Registered Users Posts: 127 ✭✭FJMC


    Had an uncle who drilled 4-5 times before he hit a reliable source of water.

    I've used a diviner on a few jobs and that experience itself was amazing.

    He was able to find water - estimate the volume- estimate how much we could draw off - and estimate the depth we would have to go to - all by divining - and he was very accurate on his forecasts. He even made forecasts about minerals, impurities, etc.

    F



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