DIY drilling a water well...

[mr brightside]

The auger you posted a link to is for fairly soft ground, as soon as you hit a rock it will stop dead.

How are you expecting the water to get to the surface? There will need to be a differential head in order for it to spill out of its own accord, and if you're pumping it out the soil/geological conditions around the suction nozzle may cause it to constantly clog up. Personally i'd pipe it in from a higher elevation, that way you've got your differential head.

[Graham Breeze]

The auger you posted a link to is for fairly soft ground, as soon as you hit a rock it will stop dead.

How are you expecting the water to get to the surface? There will need to be a differential head in order for it to spill out of its own accord, and if you're pumping it out the soil/geological conditions around the suction nozzle may cause it to constantly clog up. Personally i'd pipe it in from a higher elevation, that way you've got your differential head.

These all seem good points to me (just a simple engineer).

[mr brightside]

These all seem good points to me (just a simple engineer).

I thought you were a HR manager?

[Graham Breeze]

I thought you were a HR manager?

I have an engineering degree and became Chartered when working for British Gas plc. but I then moved to HR (primarily Industrial Relations) for many years and then finally into Organisation Development/Corporate Restructuring.

But I have always retained an interest in "energy issues".