1598 well,well,well

A well is quite useful to water the garden and if you have a swimming pool, depending how much water it supplies.

I think that a geologist may be more suitable than a wizard...however if there was a well on the property, it may be that it still has water. Definitely worth a try.

I would say it is never a bad idea to have an independent supply of water in a dry country.

Diviners are usually very good at finding water - we used one to locate three sources on our property, all of which produced a good amount of water yearly.

We already have one well and looked into having a second drilled (ours dries up occasionally, despite many assurances to the contrary!). You will need a specialist company rather than builders and may need permission from your commune, ask your geometra, it seems to vary from commune to commune as to whether permission is required. The 'well man' uses a diviner, not 100%, but he reckons it works. I am sure I posted the quoted costs on a previous post a few months ago, check for 'Wells' or 'Pozzo' in the search facility , if nothing comes up and you would be interested in costs, let me know, that piece of paper is buried somewhere!! I do not know how feasible it is to reinstigate an old well, our chap seemed to think it was always better and more cost effective to drill a new one rather than redo an old one as the walls have probably collapsed or will collapse in the not too distant future once it has been rebored.
Regards
Anne2

Thanks for all the replies
Annec-[I found your previous post.I did search before but under "well" not "wells"]. Very helpful post. Any idea what the extras you mention [pump,autoclave & diviner] cost?
Stupid question perhaps but what do you use a well for other than as emergency supply if mains fails & watering garden?

[QUOTE=Robert]Thanks for all the replies
Annec-[I found your previous post.I did search before but under "well" not "wells"]. Very helpful post. Any idea what the extras you mention [pump,autoclave & diviner] cost?
Stupid question perhaps but what do you use a well for other than as emergency supply if mains fails & watering garden?[/QUOTE]

You can use well water for domestic water usage (other than drinking) if it is of a good quality. If the water quality is poor do not water near the house as it will stain plaster a rather unattractive shade of orange...

[QUOTE=Robert]
Any idea what the extras you mention [pump,autoclave & diviner] cost?
Stupid question perhaps but what do you use a well for other than as emergency supply if mains fails & watering garden?[/QUOTE]

No, not stupid at all. All the rainwater from the guttering is chanelled into a huge cistern (3m diameter, 4-5m deep) buried in the garden. The water is filtered and cleaned so whilst we do not use it for drinking or cooking purposes we always have sufficient for washing, loos, etc We are not on the mains. If we are using cistern water we go to the public fountains and fill our bottles along with the locals and use that for cooking, we usually drink bottled water anyway. We had the well water tested, one of the elements in it was a bit on the high side and we were advised not to drink it. Funnily enough one of the local rules is that if you use well water in the bathroom it has to be tested. They were not interested in that it also supplies the kitchen!!!

The pump = approx Euro 150
Autoclave = approx Euro 30
Diviner = Euro 30 (I think, it was certainly not very much)

Regards
Anne2

Thanks for the replies
Anne2-so you use the well for normal household purposes but if I am on the mains what else would I use a well for apart from the garden and emergencies?
I am only asking as I had always thought that having a well was a huge bonus and I need to decide if its worth spending quite a lot of money to try & find one
Can it help if you have a pool perhaps?

[QUOTE=Robert]Thanks for the replies
Anne2-so you use the well for normal household purposes but if I am on the mains what else would I use a well for apart from the garden and emergencies?
I am only asking as I had always thought that having a well was a huge bonus and I need to decide if its worth spending quite a lot of money to try & find one
Can it help if you have a pool perhaps?[/QUOTE]

Robert, you can use the well for irrigation in your garden, orti and fruit trees, if you have a pool, you MAY be able to use it for topping up, but, have the quality checked and tell them you intend topping up a swimming pool. you could use the water to supply a water feature too if you wished, in the hot summer months, but you'd have to make sure it was moving constantly to avoid mosquito plagues. Hope this helps.

Thanks George tho' I think I'll manage without the water feature!

[QUOTE=Robert]Thanks George tho' I think I'll manage without the water feature![/QUOTE]

Hee hee, you'll have Charlie Dimmock after yaaah, saying things like that :D

I'll take that risk...you don't think she's a member do you? The thought of having her as a neighbour...urghh

guys we have water mixing between well and cistern, (rain water) which creates worms dont know why so be careful not to mix the two :eek:

What's the Italian for "diviner"? Can you just look them up in the pagine gialle?

its rabdomante I think
we are going to get one in due course
just hope they tell me when he (why do i think its likely to be a man?) comes so I can get over there
seem to remember an article in italymag on the subject so may check

[QUOTE=elainecraig]guys we have water mixing between well and cistern, (rain water) which creates worms dont know why so be careful not to mix the two :eek:[/QUOTE]

Elaine - is that worms in the water, or worms in the soil? One sounds better than the other :confused: