posted 12 years ago
Mark Philips : Lets get the well out of the way, Your local County agent for the soil and water district should be able to tell you if Radon is, or is not a potential problem !
It goes without saying that you should have your water tested! ( for everything) Being self aware of what could be released from a Fracking well site with a cracked well
casing ( industry estimates are 6% of all wells drilled will have problems with its well casing !) You want to know whats there, and have valid third party certification!
If you feel competent to run a vertical well drilling rig, go for it, I have a friend who got taken in by a well driller who sold him an old worn out rig, Trust but verify !
Outside of the noise older hammer-drill type rigs make you should be able to drill very close to your house and be out of sight! Basements are very unpopular right now,
but an outside trap door type cellar entrance is a good way to hide the well and pump, and will allow you to setup above a well that must have more work, if you have a
house sitting on top of your Well Casing you are probably screwed !
I have lots of respect for Habitat for Humanity, and love their RE-Stores ! Could you please find and share more information on their Stucco over straw bale design, its
funny, but one region doesn't always talk to an other !
Planning on getting hot water off of a Rocket Mass Heater is more than a little problematic, what safe guards do you have for a loss of Electrical power and Someone run-
ning the Rocket Mass Heater ! The sudden flashing to steam of a plumbing component has the potential to equal what happened at the Boston Marathon, only with more
severe 2nd and 3rd degree burns over the whole body !
For the Good of the Craft ! BE SAFE, Keep warm ! As always, your comments and questions are solicited, and are Welcome ! PYRO - MAGICALLY Big AL !
Success has a Thousand Fathers , Failure is an Orphan
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