Trickle fill is a great idea to solve water issues during summer drought. In this video, we explain how an aquifer works and how we work with our shallow well in the summer. We also share tips for water storage tank base preparation. How do wells and aquifers actually work? We use animations to explain and our setup to solve not having enough water/low-yielding in a shallow well in the summer. Check out the Part 2 video of the installation of our water tank, sharing the magic of trickle fill and the dynamic duo of a water storage tank and a shallow well. - • The Miracle of Trickle...
Wells are common in rural, country, cabin or homesteading living. Understanding how wells and an aquifer work and how a dry well recovers are important. It helps us find solutions to self-sufficiency and self-reliance, so we will never run out of water again. We decided to install a water tank for water usage in the summer. We use our well water to fill up our tank in the spring when plenty of water is in our shallow well. In this video, I share with you tips on how I prepare a strong base for our water tank.
00:00 Introduction
00:21 Animation of Our Shallow Well System
02:24 Clearing Ground for Our Water Tank
05:49 Installing a Proper Concrete Base for the Water Tank
07:43 Removing the Concrete Form
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