Standpipe Piezometer

The Solinst Model 601 Standpipe Piezometer is designed to be placed within a drilled hole to provide a filtered inlet point.

The pointed PVC tip is also suitable for pushing into very loose sands at the base of a borehole, a stream, or into very loose tailings pond sediments.

The 601 is excellent for metals sampling, as it is composed of a preformed Vyon tube set inside a perforated PVC piezometer tip. The Model 601 is well suited for water level monitoring, permeability measurements, construction control, de-watering drainage operations, and slope stability investigations.

The 601 tip connects to the surface with 3/4” ID PVC riser pipe using slip-fit couplings. Reducer couplings can also be used to connect to other sizes of riser pipe or casing. The standard 601 Piezometer tip lengths available are: 6”, 1 ft, 2 ft and 3 ft (15 cm, 30 cm, 60 cm and 90 cm).

Solinst also offers the Model 615 stainless steel Drive-Point Piezometer, which is designed to be pushed into the soil below the bottom of a borehole. They can also be driven directly into the ground from the surface. 

Filter specifications

• Porous HDPE (Vyon)
• Seams are butt heat welded
• Average pore size 60 microns
• Keeps out silts and fine sands

Applications

• Water level monitoring
• Permeability measurements
• Construction control
• De-watering and drainage operations
• Slope stability investigations
• Air Sparging: a 1 ft. Piezometer has 18 x 3/8” diameter
• holes i.e. 2 sq inches/ft.
• Metals Sampling

Advantages

• Reliable
• Low cost
• 60 micron filter element
• Rigid PVC housing protects Vyon filter installation