My water table is only 450 feet down. Im going to the hardware store today. I’ll comment again in 3 years to keep you updated on how it’s going.
@darkenergy361 Жыл бұрын
@michaelt9372 I’m from the future of three years ahead. I can tell you what happened, but I shouldn’t because it’ll mess up the future.
@McGyverPilot Жыл бұрын
Also consider my gasket tips just posted.
@kb1807 Жыл бұрын
Hope you started with pipe from Menard's
@DoyleShadduck Жыл бұрын
Only…mine is only 6 feet..lol
@michaelt.9372 Жыл бұрын
@@darkenergy361 I’m 7 months in. Can I get a hint?
@stevendezwaan5707 Жыл бұрын
I'm a stocker at a Menards myself and i'm sometimes putting plumbing stuff on the shelves and hooks to be sold. This deep dive will help me answer any questions about this stuff if i'm ever faced with those questions. Thank you Dave.
@mikeFPS1980 Жыл бұрын
Just do whatever else does at big box stores just pretend you know what you’re talking about, just sound confident and well spoken and if someone calls you out just tell them “You’re the expert” and that it’s awesome to learn something new!
@suemckee1598 Жыл бұрын
@@mikeFPS1980 most of the time they try to explain to me how to do something with what I've bought--I think it is really funny because I'm a retired Journeyman Carpenter.
@louwysocki518611 ай бұрын
I like the ball valve idea! I have a check valve on mine...and it will freeze shut in the winter. ...and. Sometimes just rip the rubber apart. My well is about 22ft. It's been there for more than 30 yrs. And they sell those pitcher pumps at Menards.,😊
@BlakeLeasure Жыл бұрын
I have absolutely zero ambition to make a well but it was fun watching you try, fail, try again, and finally succeed. The process was interesting and I liked seeing how simple the materials are to make a well. Stay radical! 🤘🏻
@mscattale Жыл бұрын
I’ve watched them put in two different wells. Very interesting. I have no need either but I sure do enjoy these videos! 😊
@backjack5407 Жыл бұрын
Fr. Just calming, and his nice voice
@offgridmatt Жыл бұрын
Great video, Dave! As always crystal clear explanation of the process and times of redirection. Nice one! Now back to work on my solar system! Peace and love!
@FPLJCB Жыл бұрын
Hey, one day you might. Now you know
@thegarbagegladiators4735 Жыл бұрын
*A
@SanJuanCreole Жыл бұрын
Black spruce is bush radical's brother. Another cool channel 🎉
@cedarrockcabin3633 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip. I agree, another great channel!
@Bushradical Жыл бұрын
Definitely SUB to Black Spruce. Ryan is always doing something interesting
@brendakunkel2684 Жыл бұрын
So I was watching one of Bushradicals older videos on building a cabin and low and behold, another channel was recommended to me to watch, and it was Black Spruce. I watched it and enjoyed watching him build a cabin, but there was someone familiar helping him in the back ground. I thought, that guy looks a lot like Dave. He kept calling him his brother. So, long story short, I’m Black Spruce new subscriber.🎉
@morocho1092 Жыл бұрын
Another good one is his wife's channel...Girl in the Woods
@cedarrockcabin3633 Жыл бұрын
@@morocho1092 yes!! I follow her, too!!
@elainehood6987 Жыл бұрын
Growing up in oxberry Miss we had a pump just like that. We always had to make sure to save water in one bucket so we could prime the pump..we also had an outhouse..I was 7.. now I’m 70
@kevincrooks639 Жыл бұрын
Great video, Dave. I grew up in a hardware store and we sold all that stuff for sandpoints. Dont know how many pump leathers i sold growing up. The old timers were always amazed when my little sis could tell them why their wells werent pumping. She went on to get a masters in geology. Your tutorial covers this subject perfectly.
@dandarling5990 Жыл бұрын
At my cabin in Northern lower Michigan. I drove a sand point with no water at 24 foot. Instead of pulling I drove through a hard clay layer, 1/8 inch per hit at times. After 3 foot of hard driving it poked into water sand. Total well depth 34 foot. Hand pump does in fact pump it, extra effort is needed on handle, and I wear out leather cups once a year. I like the ball valve idea! I used brass check valve. Great informative video! Thanks!
@tommak6516 Жыл бұрын
In the winter, below freezing, how do you drain the pipe? Otherwise would it not freeze and burst?
@poppysplace6572 Жыл бұрын
@@tommak6516 Check and Bleeder Valve
@RunningWithSauce Жыл бұрын
Holy shizzzz. This is interesting to me I'm in the Twin Cities, Minnesota so mid state. I drove 14 feet down and hit hard clay. I know a retired professional well digger who insisted since I hit hard pack clay I could not drill deeper as no sand would be below the clay and the point would be clogged with clay anyway. I drove to 17 feet and gave up. Also was told anything below 20 feet is futile for a hand pump. This is reassuring as I had given up. I did pull the sand point and it was very beat up and definitely clogged. Did you jet it to clear the clay?
@dandarling5990 Жыл бұрын
@@RunningWithSauce Once in water, you cannot fill the pipe with water. If pipe holds water you're not in water. The gravity pressure of the water poured in pushes clay off point.
@nevermind-wp3bf Жыл бұрын
@@criticaleventYou can do what I did. You stick a 1/2 inches pipe in the 5/4 inches pipe AND build (in my case) or buy in that 1/2 inches pipe a valve with glass ball. Than you will be able to pull water from that well, BUT NO MORE THAN 2 LITTERS in 3 or 5 minutes which is needed for the well to refill and it depends on the spring debit down bellow. The 1 metter (hight with holes) and 5/4 inches pipe (cillinder) can't hold more than 1 litter of water in volume (it's a simply volume geometry math computation), than will have to refill again. The water it will allways be sandy (muddy). At least that is the case in my "well". I am still waiting for the sediments to settle... Maybe they will never do... who knows? The good part is that you can deposite that sandy mud and search for gold in it. 😂
@ryanlong1 Жыл бұрын
The log/wrench combo was genius!
@hamil4fb Жыл бұрын
Appreciate these videos where you work through the challenges bound to occur. Better than the polished vids on other channels that edit out the realities of these projects. If Dave has some struggles, I can cut myself some slack
@georgehiebert7470 Жыл бұрын
Where can I buy one
@Miss.Libby. Жыл бұрын
I will probably never have to drill a well, but your instructional video was very interesting Dave. I always learn something new when I watch your channel. Thanks for more great viewing. Cheers from Australia 👏🏻🇦🇺🦘
@Bushradical Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@judyschepp8748 Жыл бұрын
Great comment Ms. Libby,👍👍 I totally agree!!!😍😊🥰🤗
@solarcabin Жыл бұрын
Off grid 20+ years and hand drove my own well but be aware that a driven will is less than 25 feet deep and water tables vary a lot through the year and you may get contaminated water from surface infiltration. Always have the water tested and use a good filter. The easiest way to drive one is with a 3 foot fence post driver or if you have access to a backhoe with a bucket you can use the bucket and weight of the tractor to drive them in. Most driven wells fail so unless you know for sure there is water at 25 feet you are probably wasting your money.
@sean70586 ай бұрын
@@Bushradicalwhat model pitch pump do you use
@DannyCreech Жыл бұрын
Dave, thanks for not giving up on KZbin videos. We enjoy watching you do whatever it is you are currently working on. Don't stress over "Is this decent content or not." Just keep putting yourself out there and we will keep watching. Personally, I think you should be the next Motel 6 voice guy. You and Tom Bodett have such great voices. My other notable favorite is Morgan Freeman. BTW, this video did answer a couple of questions I have had about this type of well even though I have watched your other well videos. So, thanks!
@jeanettanorton5646 Жыл бұрын
Love all your videos 😊😍. Great information 😁. Thanks for sharing this with me. Hello from Indiana USA and this 62 year old lady.
@BarryHope-bj5um Жыл бұрын
Brooke did an outstanding job digging her well. Of course she was close to a stream.
@the_old_standard Жыл бұрын
I made a road trip way up to the yoopee this summer and I was on grand island and I found this interesting, large, hand-pump. I was thinking about your well videos haha. take care
@estherclawson6876 Жыл бұрын
I will try to remember a funnel to aim for on any wells i put in on my future homestead. Thanks for the video.
@patrickc.allenlive437311 ай бұрын
Sounds like you know plenty water stuff. Thanks for the great show! Excellent.
@adamwetzel6503 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the videos Dave! I've watched all of yours, brook's and Ryan's cabin building videos like 10 times each. Can't wait to see the inside of your last cabin when you get it done. God bless you and your family.
@shalomhachat1609 Жыл бұрын
הכל נכון גם אצלי בישראל. תודה דייויד
@therealgirlinthewoods Жыл бұрын
me too lol
@t.davidgordon2425 Жыл бұрын
Superb, Dave. First attempt was reasonable, but didn't work; so you went to Plan B, which worked great. You are so resourceful, and also generous, to share your resourcefulness with others. Bravo!
@safarijoesadventures Жыл бұрын
I noticed there was a Sandpoint well on my off grid property that I bought in the UP last fall. It had an old broken pitcher pump in the cabin, and there was a drive coupler on top of the well pipe. I bought a new pitcher pump at Menards so I could put on it. I checked the depth of the well and it was about 22 feet to the bottom, but the water table was about 5 foot down. I did notice that with the spring runoff up there. There was quite a bit of water in areas where it wasn’t last fall. So I’m assuming the water table goes up and down with the runoff also. my cabin and property is in the area between Deer Park and Paradise and it’s quite sandy. The little pitcher pump works great on it. And yes I did notice when I first used it it had to clean some sediment out of the well itself and then the water cleared up. I did watch your videos about driving well and I’m glad I did not have to do that lol. But it is nice to have a well on the property that works, thanks for the videos you’re always a pleasure to watch.
@deanbarr5740 Жыл бұрын
I've watched you do this 3 or 4 times. It always soarks mi interests Dave. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. I'm 61 years old and my ambition is to do a pump drive system like this, thanks again.
@timhockersmith3934 Жыл бұрын
Great video, Dave! Well done.
@Bushradical Жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@whislerwildlands2903 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! I have an electric pump for my shallow well that I use for the house, but when I rebuilt it I put a valve and manual pump on the top just in case I loose power. This lets me have access to drinking water no matter what happens to the grid.
@saraaponte9975 Жыл бұрын
I love all your teachings they are clear and to the point God continue to bless you and Brooke. I watch all your programs and I am a subscriber
@KRscience Жыл бұрын
This was quite enjoyable to watch. Few things are more important to a homestead than a clean, reliable source of water.
@miketyler4536 Жыл бұрын
I think the well drilling vids are some of my favorites that you do. I have probably watched them over and over again at least 6 times each and have shared them with as many people as I know that have interest in that
@paulmars3607 Жыл бұрын
Hi Dave, just wanted to say that you and Brooke are my two favorite outdoors people, you both make me want to get outside and GET HAPPY!!!!
@plj4all869 Жыл бұрын
Hi Dave, Something that I think you might have mentioned is that I know you use outhouses at your cabins and lots of other people do too. So the well should be as far away from the outhouse and also preferably upslope. I work for civil engineers and I don't really know about shallow wells but deep ones are always at least 50' from a septic system.
@cletushatfield8817 Жыл бұрын
Hopefully they use a composting crapper. Far better than an outhouse, septic, or city flusher.
@mattdg1981 Жыл бұрын
Code for new wells is 100' from any septic system.
@MrRacerhacker4 ай бұрын
@@mattdg1981 In norway they reccomend 100m or 328feet away from septic/latrine
@01splitpea11 ай бұрын
Extremely worthwhile, concise video. Thank you, Dave Whipple. Well done.
@jmar665 Жыл бұрын
You did a fantastic solo job installing that well. I learned a lot. Another important job done to perfection. God bless.
@werewolfonwheels Жыл бұрын
Great video, Dave. I love that your videos make these things approachable to average poeple if you're willing to put in the work.
@danielbonner667 Жыл бұрын
Dave, I love that I am not the only person that puts things together, only to find out it's upside down. lol..thanks for doing real videos. Love the honesty in all you do. Great work
@marieleopold1625 Жыл бұрын
The ability U have 2 B soOOoo hands-on and then clear in your instructions is invaluable. I very much appreciated this thorough vid. I may never use it...but I now know what 2 do if I had 2! This was a very 'radical' vid...thanks 4 sharing. God Bless!
@fredhart3984 Жыл бұрын
Excellent- best sand point well installation I have seen! Great job 👏🏼
@dkeith45 Жыл бұрын
FWIW, Harbor Freight sells a nice 2" augur bit for their powered post hole digger, that can be easily adapted for a hand augur. Getting the dirt out of the hole will be the hardest part, but it goes through clay pretty well and might be a good option until you hit sand. Also, for pulling a pipe? Tractor jack with large steel washers to grip the pipe. You can get huge steel washers at an industrial supply. In my area of NW Indiana, there's a business, AAA Steel that carries such stuff.
@bmoore3199 Жыл бұрын
Your narration is excellent Dave. Thanks for sharing the good and the not as good. Have a great week.
@j.a.r.family2576 Жыл бұрын
I dont hunt, camp or anything you ever do in videos. But i love your content. You teach perfectly, calm mannered and interesting. Great job brother, from north Alabama.
@kleptosepto1848 Жыл бұрын
Water treatment plant operator here. Started out doing water distribution system maintenance and repair. Everything under pressure and underground using fittings, couplings valves etc we use pipe dope, never teflon tape.
@ronhart8857 Жыл бұрын
Great job explaining how to install a hand driven water pump! Love the channel.
@patriciaherman6499 Жыл бұрын
My grandparents had a hand pump love getting the water and swinging the pail around as a kid, anyway always was interested in how it worked now i know, so thanks Dave. Be Blessed. 😊🇺🇲
@lcinflorida8728 Жыл бұрын
My ex husband did this up in the Sandhills. He welded two truck rims together, he jacked up the rear of the truck, removed one tire and installed the two rims welded together, put the truck in gear and used the spinning rim as a pulley. Worked damn good!
@Bushradical Жыл бұрын
I've heard folks do that
@stormgsi911 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Love that you showed the failure of the first one. Keeping it honest and life being not perfect. Love the videos. Keep them coming!
@McClintockOnline Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate you showing the failure and how to fix it. Keep it up
@OffgridwithJayandJen Жыл бұрын
Great start to finish video Dave. You tried the second best spot first, rather than the best spot, ha ha. Thanks for keeping thst part in for us to learn. Best wishes
@yvonnejacko564410 ай бұрын
Thanks Mr Whipple 👍 😊 I liked this video a lot!!! Interesting stuff 🤔 👌
@henrymorgan3982 Жыл бұрын
Lots of great information. Can't believe you pulled that pipe out of the ground! Good job!
@cm5838 Жыл бұрын
Looks like a lot of hard work, that’s ok I love hard work, I could watch it all day.
@GlennH917 Жыл бұрын
Great video Dave, I love the longer content! Keep them coming, they’re relaxing to watch and watchable over and over!
@jeffplant3 Жыл бұрын
Have watched all of you well making videos. Could watch all day long. Well done. Great problem solving
@stuartkcalvin Жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave, always informative and entertaining :)
@themueth Жыл бұрын
Loving the revisits and deep dives, living in town I don't have a direct use for a well but would love to stick one in the ground eventually, so I'm slowly acquiring the supplies, found a couple of drive couplers on clearance at Lowes the day, now to scroll market place for a pump to restore. Thanks for the info
@thhillbillyinventor105 Жыл бұрын
You can always put in aa 2 inch well where you originally wanted the well. Then use a hand pump with a piston below water table .
@josephneratko2896 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the thoughtful step by step
@robotica6089 Жыл бұрын
Very informational & entertaining. Nice work! Pretty cool.
@TheZombiePossum Жыл бұрын
Great video as always, Dave. Really enjoying the deep dives.
@Benjamin1991100 Жыл бұрын
Man i love your videos so much! Please don't stop making them. Something so enjoyable about the way you explain what you're doing.
@bradleyjameslease6138 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your time, great video. Happy father's day
@drbosb Жыл бұрын
The content of this video is radically well! 🤣 You made it look easy with only 2 tries at finding water! Useful content as per the usual! Thanks!
@Plantwomyn9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the clear explanations of the process. I've been thinking about sinking one for emergency purposes. I'd suggest that if you ever have to pull another well pipe, you get yourself a hi-lift jack. They're used to pull fence posts all of the time and I think they'd work for the pipe with less damage than the pipe wrenches did.
@scottmcfarland2149 Жыл бұрын
Another great video Dave! Well done 🤣. 🐾🙏🏻✌🏻
@Bushradical Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@michaeljourneysr.8243 Жыл бұрын
Another great "lesson", something we all might need to know!! Never miss a video...THANKS!!!
@tomdonahue8110 Жыл бұрын
A great video with a lot of helpful information. You cover things things that other well videos failed to mention. Thank you for sharing.
@marvinbrickhouse9122 Жыл бұрын
We were trained as kids to always raise the handle fully to intentionally loose prime so the pump would never freeze. There was always a basin tub with a gallon jug under the pump to re prime the pump. We would loose it year round so no one forgets in the winter
@SickLeg1313 Жыл бұрын
I I am absolutely in shock that you just posted this man… I’ve been religiously watching your previous video on how to drive a hand pump well and all of the supplies needed for the last month straight. And as of yesterday just purchased all of the items I need to do so. I intended to drive my well today but I freaked myself out in fear I would ruin something LOL I haven’t even watched this video yet as I’m in shock that when I finally decide to drive this will you post a video six hours ago! You are an incredible human and you have a devout subscriber.
@jamesdude4220 Жыл бұрын
great job😎 tip paint the end six inches of the rib on driver so you can see it if you get over active with the driving🧐
@Bushradical Жыл бұрын
Good tip!
@KM00Youtube Жыл бұрын
Wow, great success! I remember an episode where your friends got you to try and set up a well, but no luck. You enjoyed a steak BBQ, everyone worked hard but no luck, it was devastating. I wonder if they ever tried again and struck water?
@OutoftheWoods0623 Жыл бұрын
nice Dave
@roseshafer258 Жыл бұрын
At my age, I will not be drilling a well, but I love the way you teach. Nice video Dave
@travisandmissydog Жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this Dave! Good info that is very well laid out, you are a good teacher for sure Brother!
@richhoops2413 Жыл бұрын
I always enjoy and "like" your videos. This was very informative. The tripod build was a real bonus. Thanks
@beckyumphrey2626 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. We.were.lucky. .Here in Georgia, we have an artesian well that is 40 feet deep and.flows.3 gallons.per minute. We ram pump it up to a.1000 gallon tank.and.have.excellent water.pressure. Off grid and blessed. Been going.for 28 years.
@mathehack1 Жыл бұрын
My neighbor has a shallow well that he runs for irrigation. Thanks for the video on how to dig one of these! Now that I know how simple it is to drive one of these I'll look into driving one into my yard to avoid those hefty water bills.
@CapnPicard Жыл бұрын
dude,. this video was AMAZING! Thank you. This is now on my bucket list.
@carlgray4556 Жыл бұрын
The video was very informative, but above that, your attitude is inspirational. Thanks for another great video.
@YY-jv4uu Жыл бұрын
AMAZING! you have inspired me to try this myself. Everyone should learn how to do this. I can’t thank you enough for this video
@dukebeach1 Жыл бұрын
Always enjoy your content Dave and I generally learn something. In SW Idaho where I live my well is at 525’ with a static water level of 410’ and it’s considered ‘shallow’ 🤣. My neighbor on the next ridge is at 1,100’! I envy your water table. Keep up the good work.
@ryanvandy1615 Жыл бұрын
In Michigan you are never more than 6 miles away from surface water. A deep well here is about 300 feet.
@robertbessette8592 Жыл бұрын
Dave great video. Just so you know you could have taken the nut on top of the valve handle off and slip the handle off and swing it to the other side and put the nut back on then you wouldn’t have had to take it apart. Love your videos Dave and can’t wait to see what you do with the house that had all the trees down on the roof. Live free and stay safe brother
@BruceS42 Жыл бұрын
I had hoped someone else would have caught that. I've run into that kind of problem before, had a ball valve in place before I realized it couldn't swing where it needed to, and fortunately realized I could reverse the handle, save a lot of work.
@vastspaces Жыл бұрын
I appreciate your informative, modest, low-key, perspective. I'm learning a lot and I'm always more curious at the end of one of your videos.
@barryharrissz4748 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, it totally held my attention the entire video. I fell as though I could do it myself
@alive.off-grid Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your videos, and how informative they really are. Between you your brother and your wife we seem to have come to a conclusion into what we can do and what we cannot thank you so much for your time your videos and your experiences. Live on God bless
@frankmarullo228 Жыл бұрын
Good video my friend, you and brook have it made . THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA.....
@bradprice9268 Жыл бұрын
Best off grid well video I've seen thanks 👍 learned a lot
@jacktaylor1030 Жыл бұрын
I watched my Grandfather, my Dad, an Uncle, and a few others drive a well 120 feet in Michigan, and they worked their Asses off. I was really young, and don't remember a ot about it, except it took a lot of summer weekends to get it done. Yes my Grand parents were some early homesteaders back in the day. They owned seven acres in an area called Texas Corners in Michigan, and they grew some of the best tasting vegetables I've ever eaten. They grew some Christmas trees, that are probably a hundred feet tall now. It was such a wonderful place to visit as a kid, They also had two long row of Raspberries that we spent many a day harvesting when they were ripe Yes we were child slave laborers used against are will when we were young. Of course we ended up eating most of what we picked back then. They remind me of you, as my Grandparents were always buying and fixing up Michigan properties, in the lower, and upper parts of Michigan. The saddest day happened when some drunk teenager rammed my Grandfather in a head on collision, which cut short many of the joys they once had building places all over Michigan.
@murphyzlaw13 Жыл бұрын
Brother I love your videos. They have helped me out quite a bit, and I have worked construction my entire life except for my 8 years in the US Marines. I love how you mention things like where the pipe wrench dinged the pipe and made it sharp to handle. These are things that most people have to learn the hard way. Great videos brother.
@Decimus-Meridius Жыл бұрын
One of the coolest youtube videos I’ve ever seen. You got a subscriber.
@belindacarinaboco6410 Жыл бұрын
Nice to have your own pump well..
@robertfree8682 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Dave, great video. I have driven two wells, four if you count pulling and replacing their pipe. After driving the sand point I bring them in with a pitcher pump. I've learned the inside surface of the pump body is pretty rough which doesn't let the leather form a good seal. I improved my pump with a hone on a drill motor. It was worth the trouble. I buy my pipe, etc. from a local well drilling company. They have the correct stuff.
@bobashmore6442 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Northern MI is a prime place for hand driving a well. It's mostly sand. Here in central KY... not so much. I dug a half circle that was about four feet deep at the deepest end and 12 feet wide in my hill.. I mean my yard... to get a level spot and lay sand to put in an above ground swimming pool. In that one spot alone I dug out so many limestone slabs, rocks, and boulders that I was able to build a retaining wall out of the boulders for the outside, downhill edge of the pool to hold it in place and lay limestone slabs to put in a 10x10 patio for jumping right into the pool at the high end, as well as hanging out in general. I got lucky, the back wall of my dig went right into a limestone shelf, that I was able to pound down to round with a sledge hammer and a couple of hours, which meant the back edge of my dig was all rock, it wasn't going anywhere. THEN... a good friend came and picked up two trailer loads of limestone slabs and built himself a 12x15' patio at his historic home, that was actually allowed by the Hysterical Society because it was made out of locally sourced materials and built by hand. THEN I used more of the rock to build myself a fire pit further back in the yard. I then used what was left, mostly waste rocks at this point that weren't much good for anything, to fill in a three foot deep by four foot wide hole that was all the way in the back of my property that someone had dug out and never filled back in. I never have figured out why... Anyway I filled that in with the rock then covered it with top soil. All from that one pool dig. Which was more hauling out rock and stacking it then digging. So even though I could never do this here, it was still fun to watch. Thanks for sharing.
@ScotReeder Жыл бұрын
Great video as usual Dave. Hope you and you family have a safe a fun summer in the UP
@robertblair3606 Жыл бұрын
Great video. I have put a few wells in by hand bailing. Basically a 2 inch pvc well casing with a foot piece and well screen at the bottom. The bailer is normally hand made with about a 1 1/2 inch pipe with a check valve made with smaller pip and a large ball bearing. I used a auger with sections of pipe to reach ground water. Put the casing with the screen and foot piece in the hole and drop the bailer in the casing. Pull out the bailer dump the sand and water out. Rinse and repeat. You have to twist the casing back and forth to get it to drop sometimes. When its finished you put a cypress plug in the casing followed by a full bailer of sand. I put one at my home in Florida. 53ft of casing above the top of the screen. I got about 50 gallons per minute from it. I put 100 lbs of concrete around the casing to seal it from water going down the outside of the casing.
@up-2date Жыл бұрын
Dave, you are an authentic and genuine man. Thank you for these videos we can refer to just in case.
@WisconsinWanderer Жыл бұрын
That’s a good idea with the ball valve to keep things primed thanks Dave 😊
@jacekpiechucki Жыл бұрын
Thanks for another brilliant video. This is something I'm preparing myself for after my 10-year-old well is no longer bubbling for us:)
@jimeckenrode1271 Жыл бұрын
Hi Dave. I have driven two wells by hand and you are correct about using the right kind of pipe and fittings. I did pull one old well out and first tried with a come along and that did not work. My neighbor brought over a tool like a come along only it used a chain. I had to build a support and that thing pulled it out very easy. Great video Dave and yes I have watched the others too.
@curtstacy779 Жыл бұрын
Hey, the pipe wrench is a pretty good idea, I've always seen a piece of chain wrapped around the pipe so it binds, and then use an old bumper jack or the newer offroad jacks. good video!
@donaldhofman5257 Жыл бұрын
That's what we did!!
@brucepelish9651 Жыл бұрын
you do an excellent job of teaching...very easy to understand.Thank you
@speteydog2260 Жыл бұрын
Wow clean water. Good -how -to -do -it video. Great skill to have too.
@gamberrosepicos4173 Жыл бұрын
Hacía tiempo que no veía un pozo con un mecanismo como este. Estos conocimientos deben perdurar ;) Good job
@robbender4129 Жыл бұрын
Ya know Dave...that was an awesome video for any of us that are gonna sink a Sandpoint...I've never sunk one but have friends who have them at their camp and they all see to love them for their water supply...very informative and you yo thru each step thoroughly...well done...take care ✌️
@Spinal211111 ай бұрын
Great video. Interestingly enough, the leather pump cup assembly looks almost exactly like on a Coleman liquid fuel camp stove just much bigger.
@bgurtek Жыл бұрын
Very, very good advice on picking a parcel for homesteading! Dave, as always, you're in the black!