Kirk Neuert

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So we are starting a new project on the homestead.  Next spring we are starting our Timber frame house, but this year we are working on getting our barn built out of 2 shipping containers.  The roof of the barn will hold a 10Kw solar array and one half of one of the cans will house the batteries and electronics.  
7 years ago
No more chance of flood then normal.  The lake is across the road, but that was the point of a gravel floor over concrete.  Any water that comes in will quickly drain away.

I wonder about musty smell.  although it is a pit under a shed so not a huge deal.
7 years ago
I Live in Northern Ontario.  I am building a pump house and put a 6 foot pit under the pump house where I can put water related equipment.  I plan on insulating the outside of the blocks with Foam board before I back fill.  I should mention that my land is all sand so as far as frost lines go, I am told we really dont have one here.  The ground drains quick.

I plan on pouring a 10 by 10 pad over the pit and building a pump house shed there.

My question is before I put the foam board on the outside of the pit, should I tar the block or add any other type of waterproofing?  The floor of the pit is gravel.
7 years ago
No it does not have to go through the head.  They have a pitiless option, you just need to specify that in your request for a quote.  My well head is 18 inches above the surface, but the pitless is about 5 ft under ground.

Contact Simple Pump.  Don't let your well guys talk you out of anything.  They probably just don't understand the way it works
8 years ago
We are using the pitless adapter with the Simple pump, so the setup is the same.  No water to drain from the lines.  All water will be 6 feet under ground
8 years ago
Hey Dale,  Sounds like a good build.  I am using the 24 volt Simple Pump.  I am going off grid and the Simple pump gets pretty good reviews.  Also like the fact that it can convert to a hand pump and still pressurize the system.

I have to have the well pump inside because of the way the Simple Pump attaches, so I am going to put a skylight or hatch in the roof in case service is needed.
8 years ago
Hey Kevin, thanks for the reply.  I wondered about floods.  That was the other reason I thought gravel would be the way to go.  I do plan on having a shed over the pit.  The shed itself will be 10'x10'.  The roof will hold the solar panels.  The shed itself will also be insulated so that will help the pit stay warm.  I like the idea of insulating the roof of the pit as well.
8 years ago
I Live in Ontartio, Canada and our winters get cold here.  We are building a new house on our 32 acre property and just recently had our well drilled.  I am designing a pump house now and need some help.

I am putting in a simple pump and the whole system will run off of a small solar system.  The pump house will be 10'x10' (max size that I do not need a permit for)  I am going to put a pitless adapter on the well at around 5 feet.  I am thinking the pit of the well will be around 6 feet deep, and be approximately 5'x5'.  The whole pump house will be well insulated and there will be a false floor over the pit allowing the shed to be used for other things as well.  All of my pressure tank, filters and other such plumbing related systems will be in the pit to help it from freezing in the winter.

I was going to pour a concrete floor, and do a cinder block wall up to the level of the ground 6 ' up, and then build the pump house as 2x4 construction.  I had a thought of putting infloor tubes embedded in the concrete and connecting it to the return line from my barn to my outdoor furnace to put a little heat in the building. The heat on the return line will not be allot as it has already run through the barn, but would still have a bit of heat in it that could keep the pump house above freezing.

My question is about the floor in the pit. I was going to do concrete but I wonder if I should just do a footing for the pit walls and use gravel as the floor to allow any water to drain.  The ground is mostly sand where I live so has great drainage.  The water coming from the well is pretty cold (around 50f) so in the summer the pipes and tanks will sweat allot and I feel without drainage it will collect on the concrete.

What would other suggest?  Does this seem logical.  Is a 5x5x6 pit large enough to hold all plumbing and possible batteries for the solar system?  
8 years ago
That is great information.  Thanks for your reply.  I wondered if 4 inch would be to small.  I will have to re think my design
8 years ago
Hello All,

 I am building a bunkie out of a 20 foot shipping container.  We are going to live in the bunkie 6-7 months of the year while we build our timber frame house.  I was thinking of putting a rocket stove in as a way to heat the bunkie in the spring and fall.  The bunkie will have a covered outdoor kitchen where the burn chamber and feed tube are located.  The chimney will run into the bunkie on the floor and up the far side wall and back outside.  The whole floor will then have sand put in to cover the 4 inch chimney pipe and then concrete over that.

The idea being, in the cooler weather of the spring and fall, the floor inside will be warmed by the mass and the outdoor covered kitchen area will have the actual stove where to heat will take the chill off there as well as have the barel top to be used for heating water and such.

My questions to those that have made these are:

1)  Does this seem doable.  Will it heat the floor mass with 4 inches of sand and probably 2 or 3 inches of concrete.

2)  What is the maximum length the chimney pipe should be?  Running it 20-30 feet under the floor if at a gradual slope from one side to the output.  Is that to far?

Any other input would be great
8 years ago