[Cliff perkins]

Any1 see the tv today about borehole drilling for about 3k
Just wondered if we could do it with our systems.if they do stop us from using our poles could we get around it with this.
I know its exspensive but will save your company at the end of the day if its possible
Regards

[Smudger]

dont know about your equipment but i certainly cant  do bore holes with my slx... 

[ants]

They were drilling at a nearby  golf  club for weeks but they never found a water supply.I  think they went down about 250 metres!
I got a nice contract out of it when they covered nearby houses with crud.
fascias,windows and patios all needed cleaning ££££££££ happy days!

[Ian Lancaster]

I looked into this a few years ago, at the height of the last drought panic.  As I understand it you can take as much water as you like for domestic use, but if you want it for commercial you have to apply for a licence.

Didn't bother enquiring how much!!

[Cliff perkins]

Ive contacted a couple of companys will let u know the results

[EandM]

The last commercial water extraction licence we looked at was about £20,000 a year.

[Pete10]

I know the law has changed recently....I think to the effect you no longer need a license. However,

[Pete10]

I think the law has changed recently to the effect you can draw a few thousand litres with no need for a license. However, I used to work on a team drilling boreholes and its unlikely to payoff for a window cleaner to drill his or her own borehole....do it too close to the house and you risk subsidence. What you can do is approach your local Golf Club / Garden Centre/ commercial fruit grower and ask if you can buy water from them as they are highly likely to have their own borehole. In the event of a drought order I would get in quick as there is likely to be a queue.

[Cliff perkins]

Buying water wouldnt work unless its 0 tds

[richard jagger]

Come on Guys this is not the Sahara desert .This is the U K have faith it will rain.

[stuart mc]

well it did here all morning and it was cold as well, and I had put the thermals away I was soaked and frozen until a nice customer made me a cup of tea and gave me home made cake and a biscuit

[G Griffin]

I actually started doing this. What a waste of time!
I didn't find any water but just ended up with a load of oil  .

[stuart mc]

I actually started doing this. What a waste of time!
I didn't find any water but just ended up with a load of oil  .

messy stuff I tried walking about the garden with a y shaped stick, but nothing

[G Griffin]

I actually started doing this. What a waste of time!
I didn't find any water but just ended up with a load of oil  .

messy stuff I tried walking about the garden with a y shaped stick, but nothing

It is, Stu; and you're better off without it. Turns out that it's worth a lot of money but the Americans invaded my back garden and took all the oil, anyway. They said it was something to do with counter terrorism. To be fair, I did have an old Tin Can Alley rifle, a Swiss Army Knife and a catapult in the shed  .

[stuart mc]

I actually started doing this. What a waste of time!
I didn't find any water but just ended up with a load of oil  .

messy stuff I tried walking about the garden with a y shaped stick, but nothing

It is, Stu; and you're better off without it. Turns out that it's worth a lot of money but the Americans invaded my back garden and took all the oil, anyway. They said it was something to do with counter terrorism. To be fair, I did have an old Tin Can Alley rifle, a Swiss Army Knife and a catapult in the shed  .

ah weapons of mass destruction, yep you deserved it

[G Griffin]

 

[Londoner]

Just find out where the water main goes and drill there. Its going to piddle down for the next week. Forget bore holes start building a boat.

[Cliff perkins]

It costs about 4 k
You get borehole and pump at bottom to pump up output pressure up to 8 bar adjustable.
No licence needed unless you use more than 20,000 litres a day and no more water bills 

[matthewprice]

4 grand that would be a bargin if i was on a meter /or if my tds readings were high

[Spruce]

It costs about 4 k
You get borehole and pump at bottom to pump up output pressure up to 8 bar adjustable.
No licence needed unless you use more than 20,000 litres a day and no more water bills  

I know everywhere is different but we used to use a borehole to fill and topup the pool we had in Pretoria. Our borehole was into granite and the water pumped from it had to be tested to ensure it was safe for human consumption.
Once we got the approval, we found it was so heavy in metal deposits that the concotions needed to neutralise these were more expensive than just filling the pool with water from the municipal supply and paying for it.
The lawns loved it though as did the gardens.

Added: My folks also had a borehole. Their home was in a valley with a lot of clay. The water was a milky colour and so full of minerals and stuff that you couldn't clean the car with it.

Spruce