{"product_id":"systems-wells-hand-pumps","title":"Wells and hand pumps: Hand pumps and solar well pumps · Alt Ordo Systems Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eA well taps groundwater: water held in the pores and cracks of soil and rock below the water table. A pump lifts it to you. Off-grid, the pump is the hard part, because an ordinary well pump wants 240 V and a big surge to start. This guide covers the three off-grid answers: a pitcher pump on a shallow well, a deep-well hand pump that needs no power at all, and a solar submersible that fills a tank while the sun shines. Most homesteads end up with two of them in the same well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis guide helps you read a well log, choose between a pitcher pump, a deep-well hand pump and a solar submersible, size the pump and the tank with real numbers, and keep your well water safe to drink, with or without power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's inside.\u003c\/strong\u003e 18 pages in 9 chapters (At a glance, Where it works, How it works, Size it, Parts and cost, Build it, Run it, Rules and permits, How it connects), then the sources and a notes page. 8 numbered figures drawn for this guide. You also get a worked example with a fill-in worksheet, 10 numbered steps, a year-round calendar, and a troubleshooting table.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree builds, costed line by line\u003c\/strong\u003e (typical US prices, October 2026):\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBare-bones: $620–$2,090\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard: $6,340–$11,650\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComfortable: $11,640–$23,040\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSourced and fact-checked.\u003c\/strong\u003e Facts and figures are cited to the 24 sources listed at the back, and the whole guide was fact-checked before release. General guidance, not engineering advice: your county and a qualified pro have the last word on your site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePairs with\u003c\/strong\u003e other Alt Ordo Systems Guides: Roof rainwater catchment; Safe drinking water; Off-grid solar; Finding off-grid land. For your county's permits and rules, see our county and state guides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstant PDF download.\u003c\/strong\u003e After checkout you get a download link by email. Letter-size pages, made to read on screen or print at home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alt Ordo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48361169649835,"sku":"AO26-SYS-06","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/4718\/4299\/files\/AO26-SYS-06.jpg?v=1792808421","url":"https:\/\/shop.altordo.com\/products\/systems-wells-hand-pumps","provider":"Alt Ordo: Build Freedom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}