DIY DEEP WELL HAND PUMP INSTALLATION + RESULTS

Today, we share our experience installing a deep well hand pump by Simple Pump. This pump is freezeproof and can pump water from as deep as 325 feet. If you have a deep well you need this pump.
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[@michiganengineer8621]

Next step, a big wheel (like an old spinning wheel) attached to a rod to move the pump handle. Drive the "spinning wheel" with a bicycle sprocket and chain.

[@carr28usa]

You just took my idea. I was thinking that before I read this.

[@stanb990]

Great minds

[@rmartinie]

Awesome Job y’all 💪🏻 Thanks so much for sharing this aspect of well water and pumps!! 💧 Great information!! God bless you!! 🙏🏼

[@debraelliott8371]

Hope you are having a great Memorial Day. The appt looks awesome, beautiful And Sara loves it ! Thank you for your service Martin. God bless you all!!

[@ob1kamoody242]

The left hand thread at the top is simply there so when you disconnect at the top for service you turn to the right and guaranteed to break that connection instead of a downhole connection which would all be tightening as you turn

[@TheOnlySgtRock]

Brilliant. Thank you.

[@patrickharmon9459]

Awesome! Didn't know there was a hand pump that would work that deep. Keep up the good work and God bless.

[@scottp4862]

Cannot believe how much you have done since the start of your build, not to mention living in tents in the beginning! You all are doing such a great job!

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Thanks so much.

[@loucinci3922]

Good thing we did all the push ups in December so you can pump for 4 mins - LOL. I might have rotated a little so the water outlet is away from the blue well cover. Then a bucket could sit up next to side of well and fill up. Hose works too. Thanks for sharing

[@grammybear4226]

🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 ❤ 🎀 ❤ 🎀

[@freddien7]

Jules the comedian!!! Love how you put in 3 pipes, forgot the center ring and had to start again but didnt get upset!!. Thanks for the video Love from UK.

[@WildNorthRiverCabin]

That is great always something new as I Built my own log cabin alone in the wilderness, come and joined me at my channel

[@serenity6988]

A pure example of some beautiful people on our planet!

[@martingororo4747]

I love your teamwork!

[@SerendipitySue]

I've had a Simple pump on my 50' well for 10+ years. I've got it connected to the 12V linear motor and a lead acid battery. I have a 100W solar panel to keep the battery charged. I use it for filling my pool and watering the garden. It's been great. I haven't changed any gaskets yet...

[@racingrobert1]

I love your videos We are moving from California, where we have a completely off-grid cabin to Emmett Idaho (back on the grid) anyhow we used a solar well system I bought from RPS 4000$ for the pump and solar panels, and pumped in to a 5000 Gallon tank, The well pump does not work after sunset. So the tank had a 12 volt RV pump in line to bring water to the house,

[@stevehildreth1934]

We are also in northern Idaho. Our well is 580 feet deep with a static level of 80 feet. We added a deep well hand pump on our well also. The choice came down to Simple Pump or Bison Pump. I went with the Bison. The installation is basically the same for both pumps. Ours works well too! You have the option of adding a solar powered motor to your's that Bison doesn't offer on their pump. Other than that we are very happy with our hand pump!

[@kwanelemthunzi1311]

I'm glad that they is no snow now hope you are enjoying the summer

[@jeriholdren1780]

cool! this is awesome! reminds me of our cistern and hand pump at grandma's kitchen back when I was young!

[@shonnbell7887]

Great idea... I'm going to remember this when we get to that point. Keep up the great work

[@leonasimmons162]

That's good to have one the property. Thanks for sharing.😊

[@pltspemula]

Great job...! To have electricity, water and a home, is to have life to the fullest... be happy always sir and family...

[@lectro5418]

Marty, I've been concerned about the same issue and plan to install install a pitcher pump on one of my old wells. This is a super vid. I wasn't aware such well caps are available. Now i can search for one for the size I need. Btw, watchout for that yellow rope you have holding the weight of your pump, it has a tendency to dry rot and rapidly disintegrates from ultraviolet sunlight.

[@TheNewNimrod]

When i went to the Philippines to see my wife and her family, they had a pump. It was the best pump ever. I could fill up a gallon bucket with around 20-25 pumps

[@nicobogaard2315]

Something like watching the grass grow for about 4 minutes. Great vid guys, love your show

[@bradfordpalmer2298]

They sell a DC powered electric motor to hook to the pump jack. Boom

[@donaldyoumans275]

My son manufactures simple pump here in Nevada..I helped him .great product..

[@mskippi]

Great job putting that together, I bet it’s a bit of a relief.

[@randywilson9611]

So good to see y'all again good video

[@seekerbee4494]

So glad you showed us this and will serve its purpose nicely. Lol, I wouldn't rely on it if your house catches fire.

[@jackspitler2651]

You guys are awesome and fun to watch! Thanks for sharing!

[@debrezo58]

My hubby and I have been wanting to do this with our well. Thanks for showing how you did yours. Ours isn't as deep as yours is but he'd pretty sure he can do something similar. 🙏

[@tabs41]

Well now you now know how not to do it

[@WildNorthRiverCabin]

That is great always something new as I Built my own log cabin alone in the wilderness, come and joined me at my channel

[@mkhankhan330]

Hi want you to mine if possible plzz I am waiting

[@unclemikeb]

Clever, I like it. Back in the 1950's when I was about 9, one of my uncles had a house with a hand pump at the kitchen sink. He was told the builder dug the well first and built the house around it. The only electricity they had then was a single wire with bulb hanging down in a few of the rooms. He made a trough so he could pump water to the wood stove which had aside tank to heat water for bathing and dishes. From the water tank there was a hose that could send water to the tub in the very next room. If this will let you send pressurized water to the house that would be awsome.

[@jop32-p8n]

❤😊

[@WildberryAB]

👍Brilliant setup!

[@nates2526]

Thanks for the info. My static water line is about 100’ as well.

[@littlegriffoffgridalberta6837]

Great idea ! Water is very important on any build & a second pump is supper idea :) I found your cannel as you were helping some else out getting back into their cabin property :) Nice to have good Neighbors like you !

[@brendagervais5566]

Wow that is terrific! Thank you for sharing

[@billyhaddock5540]

Congrats Guy's on getting the Hand Pump installed. i had enough time to feed my cat in the carport, feed the cat on the back porch and get myself some ensure to drink before u filled the 5 gallon bucket. lv ur videos.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

😹

[@WildberryAB]

🤣😂🙂

[@russellwatters5891]

That'd be the ticket instead of a pitcher pump anyways, more leverage, more water. Thanks for sharing this, I've got a few uses for it. Love ya'll and what you're doing ❤️

[@ljprep6250]

Pitcher pumps are only good down to 28 feet, no deeper. Pumps with a lift rod can go much deeper.

[@russellwatters5891]

@ljprep6250 Thanks. I found that out, about 11 months ago. It worked perfectly in Tennessee, not so in Missouri.

[@jasonstarr6419]

Many moons ago, when we had a well dug, we ended up going 463 feet deep. One thing I learned from an "old timer" (a cousin who had a few decades on me) was to always attach a wire or rope to any tool i was using at the well head. Saved me more than once from losing a big pipe wrench down the hole. Like Lectro54 suggested, we used stainless steel aircraft cable to support our pump. Unfortunately for us, our well drilling company was less competent than yours was. They 1) under-perforated the pipe, 2) did NOT air blast the well when finished ("our compressor isn't working), and 3) left us with a well that would not even support a 7 gpm pump. On my current place, I want to put in a well to water the garden, but that's way down the "to do" list. Love your channel. Idaho looks gorgeous, but too cold for me!

[@markholmes1346]

That’s a pretty slick system, thanks for sharing! ✌🏼❤️🙏🏼

[@69lilTrouble]

The algorithm is strong. Lol. I just happened to be looking at one of these at the TSC today and was planning on doing some research. Ty for this. Perfect timing 😁

[@caryevans8598]

Love y'all's videos . Have a great day 🙂

[@gig777]

That is awesome. Nice job!

[@christopherjacobs654]

A windmill with a cranking toggle would be ideal for your hand pump . It would save you tons of time pulling water up into your cistern .

[@danieljones7096]

I have this pump. Get the longer handle, it is definitely worth it. I can move the water up the 50 feet in my well in 6-7 pumps.

[@invisible_agent503]

Link to buy the well pump kit?

[@dianesnow9806]

Good job folks! 👍👏🏻💕

[@anglersnw]

Well done regarding the video. I enjoyed watching it. I have a sister in Sagle who I visit often to fish Pend Oreille (Garfield bay) with my cousin from Rathdrum. Love that portion of Idaho which reminds me of my home town in NW Montana (Libby). I have a well on my property here in Butte, MT and because of the current issues in our world, am considering just such an animal to at least be able to get water in an emergency. I did look at the other style but as you said, they are really only good for a short draw. This one is exactly what I am looking for. Thanks again for sharing your videos.

[@dorothyallen3614]

What team work and thanks for information all should know for the future

[@garylewellen4241]

cool setup and good job on the video I believe the reverse threads are so the center rod doesn't get loosened

[@dtmfjeff306]

This is the kind of video that PUMPS me up.

[@fromhousetohomestead]

Great video! We will be checking that out for sure!

[@JoeSmith-be3ur]

WELL THIS IS GREAT...GLAD YOU MADE THAT MISTAKE FOR US TO SEE... I LEARNED FROM IT...I HAVE A SIMPLE PUMP...BUT WILL INSTALL IT ONLY IF ITS EVER NEEDED...EMP OR WAR TIME NO POWER GRID THANKS GREAT KZbin VIDEO.!

[@edwhite7475]

Great video, i subscribed. My well head looks about the same. We just bought a house in the foothills in NC. Its the best water ive ever drank.

[@bobbarnes4399]

Other than the pre-contamination part this is a pretty good demonstration

[@NDcompetitiveshooter]

Nice video. I've installed one of these years ago. Just don't forget to sanitize your well after working in it. Cheers

[@fordbuchanan8630]

I guess I should have read the description first. When a seller wants you to request a quote instead of listing prices, it's always a good sign they're going to overcharge.

[@rongray4118]

Thank you for posting your video. Deanna and I are an hour away from their facility (Reno to Minden, Nevada!)... we will be speaking with them next week. Blessings and Happy New Year to You Both!!

[@mikemmikem2758]

Kool water pump. You could hook up a gizmo (metal or PVC) to the pump handle and make hand pumping a lot easier.

[@suzeewills1249]

I love watching your videos.

[@suzeewills1249]

God bless your family.

[@suzeewills1249]

Love your drone clip of The Long Bridge.

[@hmdmddh]

Good Job for pumping water from such deep well i sugest you to use a double acting cylinder (pump) at the botom to double the flow rate and get a continues flow

[@josephg.3370]

This is a great video!

[@sa4727]

To be on the safe side, cover up and protect the yellow poly rope. Over time the sun will deteriorate it. Nothing worse than having it brake right at the wellhead.

[@jbshascommon4687]

Now you take a discarded bicycle and fabricate a cam set up for the rear wheel and sit down and go for a lackadaisical ride!! Nice video ,thank you both, be blessed with health and happiness. J

[@avidaderutelopes]

amo essa família linda, parabéns a casa ta um sonho, bjs no coração, um abraço aqui do Brasil pra vocês ❤❤❤❤

[@eflanagan1921]

Cute miniature Boston !

[@unfairworld5914]

Wonderful channel to get ideas of how to become autonomous and independent .I'm in the process of getting my homestead ready as well in the Basque country (north Spain) Just as a curiosity Idahoo is a Basque word means Ox stop . In the village that I'm building my homestead with solar panels and soon a water well pulling big rocks with oxes has been a sport for centuries,they look after them very well and a few times a year during festivities they do exhibitions and competitions as a cultural thing and a excuse to bet some money on your favourite ox .it's easy to understand when you are here how centuries ago when locals of these few villages went to America as shepherds decided to name the area Idaho

[@walkermediaworx]

Seeing the demolitia shirt told me I was on the right channel 😁👍

[@p.a.d2167]

Ánimo ..saludos desde la sierra de Madrid España

[@monstar4]

Y'all made me trip when i saw my town's long bridge 🤣🤣🤣 Good choice livin' up here with us👍

[@bamastead5126]

Looks just like a miniature version of how the old windmills pump water. That’s awesome !

[@mikeunum]

Here in the Netherlands we support and repair our old windmills and we have still a lot of them. Also groups of poeple who care for them in any way. Young people starting to learn the millers handwork and they do this with a lot of fun and enthusiasme. Also there are still some mills who mills the grain we have. One other task is to pump water in the lower lands in the winter to flod it to prepare the ground for the spring. Also we have them to pump water away when a certain level is reached to get rid of to much water. And in nearly every windwill there is a 5...10 KW motor to generate electricity. Which can be used in the windwill and or charge LiFePo4 accus. Yeah the dutch old guys had many ideas and we hold them alive and ad modern things. Not all but some modern things. Everey year we have a day called the windmill day so that everyone can come and see and learn things over that whole system build across the Netherlands.

[@bamastead5126]

@@mikeunum That is amazing and wise. Old ways most of the time are still better ways. We have an old 16 foot on a well pumping into a holding tank. I was so excited when we got it working again. I think I posted a short vid on it. Mine is too small for power generation but it will keep the garden and fruit trees watered 🙂

[@suzeewills1249]

Thank you for sharing.

[@MAN7UP2]

الحمد لله على وصول الماء 🤩👍🇸🇩

[@brianfloyd5925]

Great pump !

[@laruedouglas1064]

That sure will be handy 😉

[@johnarizona3820]

Very cool. God bless!

[@Hemi24]

Even rocking the demo ranch shirt .. niiice

[@aserta]

Use that extra hole in the bracket to put a piece of rod with a foot on the ground. That way there's no flex in the structure. Also, this could be the subject of a modification where the lever arm is replaced by a large wheel. Think locomotive wheel action, where the steam engine piston is replaced by the pump and the thing works in reverse. Inertia would allow you to pump faster and more even. Making such a wheel and the bracket that would attach it would be a trivial task with a common garden variety steel bender from hazardfrought, using some earth wire clamps to make the spokes and a flat plate would remove the need for welding.

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi Marty and Jules it’s good to read the instructions LOL here in Australia as men, do not like to read instructions and obviously you don’t too , When you put things together and you’ve got all these spare things over then it is a good time To read instructions LOL Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Same here. It is a common stereo type and my norm.

[@LaidBackLiving]

Been looking into this as well. Great video, looks like a really nice setup.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Thanks. It went in easy and seems to be working fine.

[@irtiqasalamat1316]

Very good job appreciate.

[@WarpFactor999]

Great job! Good thinnin' Martin. Always good to have an emergency source of wa-wa. If your electric well pump were to break, you wouldn't be out of drinking water while you get a replacement. I don't remember, do you have a water softener yet? Would be a really good idea with yellow well water... Oh, did you ever pop the top on your cistern tank back up? Don't forget to build a roof over the cistern (on a slope) for snow protection next winter.

[@ronicarbine8723]

I would suggest having a backup new pump in storage at all times

[@hey_youtubeim_back2159]

Jules has the absolute cutest laugh

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Yes she does.

[@emmahandford9026]

Well done! ha ha! Maybe, a bicycle pedal powered simple pully system, for the pumping arm would work out better for you? Just a thought. And you guy's are amazing. Blessings to you and your family.

[@suzeewills1249]

Great video

[@GadderInd]

Great pump, i want to make it in my village

[@BobsPetStopVideos]

Thanks gus!!

[@LeonNaude111]

Plenty of flex on that setup while pumping. Might wanna add a support.

[@davidnewhouse23]

I still like it bit thought it would be a little faster. Nice video guys.

[@CrochetNewsNetwork]

We just moved from right below Sandpoint Idaho -- loved it there. Did I see a shot of Pend O’Reill Lake? Great work guys.

[@Darenator1]

Great info. Considering the $3,500 cost. My installed solution I think is better. My pump is at 150'. I have 1,600 gallon cistern filled by well and pump from cistern to house. I will be installing RV 12V backup pump on the cistern. I can run well pump on generator. I'm considering buying spare well pump and we'll pipe clamp tool if I need to replace pump myself.

[@eduardonieto2355]

That is cool my friends. 🙏👍❤🇺🇸

[@ineverhadthemoney7857]

in the 1940 they had the rod pump on ele motor that would run the rod up and down and check vale to the water going back down the well //they used leather seals on a center rod

[@akuinnal_zeus]

Terbaik pak martin 👍👍👍👍👍

[@tracygsmith9172]

You could actually probably hook up one of those old windmills to that pump and pump water with it..

[@jamessurname2285]

I would not want to replace the 230v well pump with that unit installed, especially with the loctite😊. I think i will buy one to store for emergency though. Love the Bostie! Vet said my Bostie is obese but my Bostie thinks the vet said that he’s A Beast. Have fun you two!

[@almostbo23b23]

There was, another bloke a ways back, added a sliding sleeve to the weep hole, and a small lever to the pump housing driving the sleeve in the summer lift the sleeve and pump with no water loss, that freeze protection loses a lot of water, in the risky part of the year still protected against ice, failsafe sleeve does not block the hole unless you DO it

[@pdufusc]

YEP! roll'n on the floor @ 12:09.... been there---done that!!!!

[@strongvoice-LK]

you need a lead free hose, for food grade, drinking grade, whatever it's called.

[@aaronbuster7201]

I need to see more of that Boston Terrier

[@celticwarrior1393]

Pretty cool I noticed the video of long bridge in Sandpoint I lived up in that area I lived up in Clark Fork I lived in Sandpoint absolutely beautiful country if you're going to go off-grid that would be the place to do it I now live in Northeast Washington up by the Canadian border north of Spokane love your Channel especially your solar setup I'm planning to do one here shortly anyways keep up the good work and God bless

[@rascalmatt6713]

I've been up there once. Colleville i think it was called? That was 1998. Really deep, dark forest. I grew up the S. Puget Sound area.... but after a career in the military, i decided not to move back. The liberal politics and anti 2A laws kept me from coming back.

[@Redneck_Ed]

Those new mics sound great too.

[@mehmet284]

hi julie hi martin good job greetings from the netherlands