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Sibiryak
  3/19/2017 01:53 EST

I have a dacha in SIbiria, which I want to transform into a normal, year-round home. It has electricity connected, but not town water. However, it has a standpipe, to deliver bore water (standpipe = ???????). It is rusted up - common, apparently, but easily solved, so they say. I am told you can pour in a cup of acid. Also, many recommend installing an electric pump. These things sound simple, but haven't been certain as to how exactly to proceed. I am reasonably competent in Russian, but sometimes these apparently simple, everyday things can leave you out in the cold linguistical;ly. When I ask about this sort of thing, people always answer in an off-hand, casual manner, saying you just have to do this'n'this'n'this, in the process brushing past three or four concepts of which I have no clue. In Australia, my other country, artesian water use is widespread, but the practice seems to be different. All the pumps and pipes seem to be much larger. Does anyone have any experience with this? What kind of acid, or is something else better? And how much? The pipe is, from memory, three or four cms diam., and the previous owners said the water was at about 7 metres depth. I saw electric pumps at the local hardware shop, but wasn't sure if the exact size was crucial. Is it? And is fitting a pump a simple procedure? What tools do you need? Last northern summer, I had to walk, every couple of days, to the mosquito infested creek, with rope and buckets to dangle over the bridge rail. I will be most appreciative if anyone can make any suggestions or share relevant experience.

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