Advice on existing borehole/well

[Kuro507]

Hi

 

We are just in the proces of buying a new home, it has an existing private water supply but unfortunately the Vendor is in a home and their executor has little paperwork. 

While I do expect them to do undertake some survey's to provide correct information, the more I can understand for myself the better.

They have already arranged a water test which came back ok for quality, PH needs adjusting from 6.8, recommendation for a filter and UV to be installed.  The large blue clylinder is likely to be for softening the water, probably just needs a new salt refill to work properly.

The grey cylinder is probably a storage vessel.

 

The biggest issue, is that nobody knows where the borehole or well is located!

 

Here are some photos I took on my last visit, they were just general shots.

 

 

 

 

Not sure what this is, could it be the top of the bore hole?

 

I may have to go back for another look myself. 

 

This looks to be the control panel for the submersible pump.

 

If anybody can identify the smaller blue cylinder, that would be helpful. I am hoping its the top of the borehole, otherwise we care going to have to trace the wiring from the pump controller and corresponding inlet pipe.

 

Thanks in advance for suggestions and help

 

 

 

[Originaltwist]

The smaller blue tank is probably an accumulator to stop the well pump short cycling.

[Kelvin]

The blue tank is a pressure vessel I expect. Follow the control cable from what you think is the pump control panel. If it goes down there then it’s likely the top of the borehole. It’s hard to see though. Normally there would be a well head. It might be ducting that runs to wherever the wellhead is. 
 

The big blue tank might not be a softener and instead could be some other treatment. If it is a softener where does the salt go? My softener is a large plastic vessel that holds the salt and brine and  the blue tank sits inside it. 
 

Is there a UV light anywhere? What about water filters. There’s often two of those, one for large particles generally where the water comes in and another for smaller particles just before the UV light. 

Edited August 6 by Kelvin