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Logistically how would I drive a sandpoint horizontally anyway? I suppose I would dig down deep enough to stand in the hole while sledging the sand point at a slight upward angle? Or better to just dig a trench to lay the sandpoint into and then burry it (maybe lay some rigid foam insulation...

Good food for thought. Another concept to consider though would be that it’s possible/ almost certain that the water table changes a bit from season to season so another advantage to a vertically dug well is that it’s more likely to be within the water table range for all seasons whereas if the...

I dug a hole nearly 3’ deep before and with a trash pump was able to keep most of the water out while I dug.

Ah that may be true with regards to not needing a ton of slope and the point about flow making it less necessary for the frost line is hopeful. Can always test it this winter and edit it for next year if it freezes. The main issues I see with this are 2 things. One, a sand point only hits a...

Yeah that makes sense, I’ll look into the sand point more. maybe check if the soil is Sandy below with a dig test. But yeah I think the use of gravity is possible but nearly negligible because of the slope being as slight as it is. Would be hard to do it and stay well below frost depth

Unfortunately the seep is on a very gradual slope. If it were more hillside something like that would totally work. Frontline is 4’ where I live but I’ve seen water on the surface frozen here in the winter with flow just beneath so I think it stays liquid above frost line most of the time due to...

Briefly but my understanding is that a seep exists closer to the surface and hence a collection method such as dug well or trenches collecting to a main point are better for this? I could be wrong and honestly would love to be but I also know that I need the pump to be freeze proof and doing...

@Valveman any advice on what collection system/pump for the seep may be most effective for my situation?

I have gone through a ton of YouTube videos on different well systems etc. that is how I came to my final thoughts but most systems I find are not for my climate or aren’t considering an oversimplified drainback system etc etc. lots of nuance which is why I want an opinion from an expert if I’m...

Thank you for your reply! Yep I myself and girlfriend are very conservative (we’ve been using carried in water the last two years for that matter), but I’d like the system to hold up for standard usage of a standard household. 70 gallons per person per day? It’s a small cabin so max 3 people...

Another hesitation about taking water from the pond is obviously beaver fever… gonna try to avoid that

Hey everyone! First time using this forum so super thankful for any advice. I am looking for recommendations and affirmation to a plan I have for getting water to my offgrid cabin (on posts) in Litchfield Maine. My property has a spring fed pond (beaver pond about 5 acres) on it and the...