Pumping station for a private house and garden

Living away from the city bustle, noise and smoke of the air is bliss, especially when there is a large lake with clean water nearby, but there are no production lines trying to pollute the surrounding, pristine nature. To constantly provide your home with clean drinking water, it is enough to dig a well or drill a well, then a pumping station for a summer residence will be purchased, which will pump water for your needs.

The power of the installation should be chosen so that it is enough for irrigating green spaces and the garden, because you will not constantly go to the lake to get water. How to install equipment, that for this you need to know how to organize a constant supply of life-giving moisture to a country house - you will learn all this by carefully reading this article.

Principle of operation

An automatic pumping station for a well, an equipped deep well or a natural reservoir is able to provide uninterrupted autonomous water supply to your site at any time and in any weather. It functions as follows:

1. The water is taken by a self-priming pump, which lifts the water from the depth of the well, then it enters the accumulator, divided into two parts: one contains compressed air, and the other contains water.
2. The liquid acts on the membrane, stretching it, thereby increasing the pressure in the chamber with compressed air.
3. When the fluid level reaches the optimum value in the hydraulic tank, the automatics shuts off the engine and the pump stops pumping water from the well.
4. If there is a water intake for a cottage or garden watering, then the pressure drops, and the pump is turned on for suction.

When leaving the factory, the surface pump station is set up in such a way that when it reaches a pressure of 3 bar, it automatically turns off, and when it drops to 2 bar, the relay switches on the pump and the suction process begins.

For consumers, so that they can visually control the pressure of the domestic water supply, a pressure gauge is installed in each mini-station. All models of pumping stations are designed for the intake of clean water with a temperature of no higher than 45 degrees, for pumping dirty liquids it is necessary to use special household units that water pump manufacturers develop separately, for example, drainage pumps.

Main characteristics

Any autonomous pumping station differs from pumps in that it has automation that controls all processes, a pressure gauge for visual monitoring by users of the internal pressure in the system. The size of the storage tank can be different and varies between 17-150 liters, depending on the needs of the consumer.

If an emergency power outage occurs, which happens in many regions quite often, then you will not be left without water - the supply will be at least 20 liters. For suburban private ownership, the water supply should be as large as possible, so many users are trying to pick up additional containers of more than 100 liters, so as not to feel discomfort in unforeseen situations.

Pumping stations for a summer house or a private house are available with mandatory protection against overheating or dry running in order to protect the pump. The hydraulic accumulator does not require special maintenance; only occasionally need to pump air through the installed valve. The main parameters are power and performance, which must be selected correctly.

How to choose

The selection criteria for a water supply pumping station, which will be used away from the city water supply to provide a private house with clean water, are based primarily on exploration of the depth of groundwater, and then you can begin to choose the location of the well. Sometimes the water is quite deep, and you need to drill a well.

For constant water supply, high-reliability equipment is needed, for example, for deep wells below 50 meters, units are required for the first lifting of water to the surface, and then for pumping it to spare tanks. In each case, the following factors must be considered when selecting equipment:

• what height do you need to raise water;
• productivity, pressure value and power of the pumping station;
• maximum accumulator volume;
• reliability of automation;
• installation methods.

The manufacturer of the equipment is also important: for how long does the warranty extend, are there service centers for this company in your region. Brand fame quite a bit affects the cost of equipment, but this does not mean that you will gain exceptional reliability by paying a high price. Powerful water-pressure equipment is also produced by domestic designers, it is equipped with high-performance pumps, and its cost is several times lower than imported.

The most important parameter of the equipment is the height of the water rise, it also affects the final price of the pumping unit. According to the type of absorption, they are divided:

1. Vortex or centrifugal, single-stage - they have low productivity, but give excellent pressure. The advantages include low-noise operation and low price, but the maximum suction depth is 7-8 meters.
2. Multistage stations are designed for installation in the immediate vicinity of a water source with a depth of not more than 8 m, they also work quietly, but have improved technical parameters.
3. With a built-in ejector, they provide water lifting from a depth of up to 10 meters, so their ideal use is pumping water from natural reservoirs, shallow wells or volumetric tanks buried in the ground.
4. With a remote ejector, they work with a minimum of sound exposure, lift liquid from depths of not more than 35 m, while the ejector can be located in the source at a distance from the station itself.

When using a remote ejector, the cost of equipment increases, because two pipes must be laid: a supply pipe and a recirculation pipe, so this design should be taken into account. The choice is always up to the user.

Automation

Relay on / off the pump provides uninterrupted water supply, the best of them is distinguished by reinforced contacts, the membrane chamber is made of stainless metal, and all parts are of only high quality. The relay operates in stand-alone mode and does not require outside intervention, unlike less reliable devices that are susceptible to corrosion.

High quality models have not only protection against overheating, but also from running without water, this increases their final cost, but the equipment is reliably protected and can be used to connect the water supply to the source with restrictions on the daily amount of water flow. Sometimes it’s worth paying a heavy price for excellent quality so that during the operation of the equipment you do not have negative failures and malfunctions.

2019 rating

This top five models was compiled based on a user survey, which took into account all their comments and suggestions.

NS GARDENA 3000/4 Classic (1770)

• Type: surface pump station
• Material:
• cases - plastic
• accumulator - steel
• Depth to water mirror: 8 m
• Maximum head: 40 m
• Throughput: 2.8 cubic meters. m / hour
• Power Consumption: 650 W
• Design:
• hydraulic tank volume - 24 l
• outlet diameter 2.54 cm (1 inch)
• protection against overheating and work without water
• protection class X4
• Weight: 12.5 kg
• Country of manufacture: Germany

The manufacturer gives a three year warranty on this model, but it should work and be stored only in a heated room, since there are plastic parts inside and will tear them apart if minus. When draining storage water, it does not leak completely - be extremely careful.

NS VORTEX ASV-800/24

• Type: pump station
• Water Depth: 9 m
• Head: 40 m
• Productivity: 3.6 cu m / hour
• Power Consumption: 800 W
• Design:
• hydraulic tank volume - 24 l
• impurity content - 150 g / cu. m
• protection against overheating and dry running
• Weight: 14.2 kg
• Country of manufacture: Resanta, Latvia

The model from Latvian engineers justifies its price when used on a personal plot: excellent performance in pumping water, it works quite quietly, consumes a minimum of electric energy.

NS Belamos XI 06 ALL

• Type: pumping station for giving
• Material:
• cases - stainless steel
• impeller - brass
• mechanical seals - ceramic or graphite
• Depth to water mirror: 8 m
• Maximum head: 35 m
• Throughput: 3.6 cu m / hour
• Power Consumption: 600 W
• Design:
• hydraulic tank volume - 20 l
• overheating protection
• Dimensions / Weight: 460x480x460 mm / 12.6 kg
• Country of manufacture: Russia

This model does not have enough stars from the sky, but it clearly fulfills all the duties assigned to it, it works noisily, but with high quality.

NS Quattro Elementi Automatico 800 Ci Deep

• Type: surface pump station
• Material:
• cases - cast iron
• accumulator - steel
• Water Depth: 30 m
• Head: 40 m
• Productivity: 2,500 L / h
• Power Consumption: 800 W
• Design:
• hydraulic tank volume - 20 l
• outlet diameter - 25 mm
• overheating protection
• Weight: 20.1 kg
• Country: development - Italy, made in China

The development model of Italian engineers, but Chinese craftsmen did their part - many users complain of an unpleasant smell from the membrane rubber in the accumulator, which did not disappear with time, had to be replaced.

NS AL-KO HW 3500 Inox Classic

• Type: surface pump station
• Case Material: Stainless Steel
• Depth to water mirror: 8 m
• Maximum head: 38 m
• Flow rate: 3400 l / h
• Power Consumption: 850 W
• Design:
• hydraulic tank volume - 17 l
• electronic water level control
• dry run protection
• Dimensions / Weight: 435x270x505 mm / 11.5 kg
• Country of manufacture: Germany

This model has optimal running performance in its class, at the first connection it is enough to set the pressure parameters inside the pipeline, and the station will constantly maintain it during operation.

findings

Before you purchase a pumping station for your country house or cottage, you need to familiarize yourself with the capabilities of the well, where you are going to pump water, so that the productivity of the product does not exceed the fillability of the hydraulic structure. As for the manufacturer, here each user chooses at his discretion, but the best option is models with only positive reviews from a reliable supplier.