The inner barbed fitting allows connection of 5/8" x 1/2" (16 mm x 12 mm) LDPE or Teflon® sample tubing. This prevents sample water from contacting the steel extension casing, and maintains high sample integrity even when inexpensive carbon steel extensions are used.
Drive-Point Piezometers are most often installed permanently as wells, for short-term or long-term monitoring of groundwater level and quality. They can also be used once and removed. Drive-point, tubing and pipe alternatives are available to suit almost every situation.
High quality samples can be obtained as polyethylene or Teflon® lined tubing is attached to the stainless steel drive point. A shielded version is available which avoids clogging or smearing of the screen during installation. Sampling and head measurements are taken within the tubing with small diameter equipment, as described overleaf.
Drive-Point Piezometers can be driven into the ground, or the soil at the bottom of a borehole with any direct push or drilling technology, including a vibrating power hammer or a manual slide hammer.
The 615S shielded drive-point has a single use, optional filter shield to avoid smearing and plugging of the filter during driving. The strengthened connector at the top of the drive-point acts as an annular seal which avoids contamination from higher levels in the hole. Optional heavy duty extension couplings strengthened to create a more rugged piezometer are also available.
The 615N is designed for hydraulic head measurements with no barb for tubing. This saves money and frees up more space for easier use of a water level meter.