Nutcracker
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This might help with estimating the cost of the electric fence?Would anyone suggest a ballpark figure of what would normally be paid per year for an arrangement like this?
This started out as a temporary arrangement about 5 years ago as he said he would be getting his own well. He has given me an occasional small payment but I doubt it covers the cost.
I feel he should be paying more as the field is useless without water/electricity.
Then just ask for it.I would also like the payment and arrangement to be a bit more regular as it’s a very loose arrangement currently.
. The field is about 10 acres and is used for cattle and silage.
The trouble with this temporary arrangement is your now on the back foot.Hi,
I’m supplying water and electricity to my neighbours field. The field is about 10 acres and is used for cattle and silage. The electricity is for the fencer and the water is for a few troughs. This started out as a temporary arrangement about 5 years ago as he said he would be getting his own well. He has given me an occasional small payment but I doubt it covers the cost.
I feel he should be paying more as the field is useless without water/electricity. I would also like the payment and arrangement to be a bit more regular as it’s a very loose arrangement currently.
Would anyone suggest a ballpark figure of what would normally be paid per year for an arrangement like this?
Thanks for your help.
The marginal cost of a litre coming out of your well is zero. It is literally costing you nothing.As I mentioned, I think the amount paid should be more than just what it costs me
this guy is getting a great deal from you, the field is basically unusable to him without your assistance. The fact that you are pumping water from your own well means that this could be costing you alot. You could always switch off the water when cattle are in the field and see how long it takes to empty the troughs or half empty them, then calculate the water usage by dividing the volume of the trough by the time it takes to empty, use metres cubed ,The water is from my own domestic well, not from a group scheme. I can estimate the fencer cost from the wattage. Not so easy to do with the water.
The pump consumes electricity and the maintenance of that and the associated filtration, pressure vessel, etc. is not free.The marginal cost of a litre coming out of your well is zero. It is literally costing you nothing.
There aren't too many farms in areas server by Irish Water. The IW connection guides or charges plans don't reference agricultural use, but small business connection charges start at the same level as domestic rates.As far as I know, a connection to the water supply for farm use is much more expensive than a residential connection.
It's almost certainly not even an option! IW supply isn't possible for the vast majority of one-off rural homes, let alone single fields!There's no way to know how much it would cost without a quote but my guess is that the connection charge alone will be at the higher end.
Yes, the alternative for the farmer is to drill their own well and run electricity (or install a battery system) to power it, but the IW connection charges aren't a good guide to those costs.Then the farmer has the cost of drilling a well.
My point is that the options for the farmer are expensive. @Nutcracker might want to take this into account when coming up with a figure.
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