DRILLING A WELL - This ISN’T AT ALL What We Expected

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[@debrown4093]

Wish Alyssa is feeling better soon. Wow after an hour and a half of straight pumping there is still a strong stream of water, it does not look like the flow decreased any. That is a good sign the well is in a good aquifer. Congratulations, job well done

[@mikerhodes9198]

Water is never lost even if running down the road. Completely recyclable. Evaporates into the air or sinks back into the ground to water the Forrest.

[@warrenmichael918]

i was waiting to see it freeze the road and see cars slide over the edge as they drove by !! LOL

[@susanh.352]

There's Alyssa :) We have all missed you and hope you get well soon. God Bless You Both, Baby and Bugaboo. :)

[@sglacf]

The string you are using to pull the wire will cut in to the pvc pipe on the corners like the 90s corners, you should use a pulling string or fish tape or a small rope.

[@rickrutledge7361]

Running an excavator whilst making a fresh new human. Superhuman! Way better than I could do!

[@hillbillydualsport]

Im glad she is doing better and got her voice back!

[@VentShop]

Lived in and old farm house and the well was easily a hundred years old. Had an old pump jack that we would turn on from time to time that replaced a windmill to fill the cistern. If I was in your situation I would just pump water into the cistern you have with a simple prefilter to keep major amounts of sediment out that may pop up from time to time and then for water in the house use a small pump and tank for making sure you have the desired pressure on the upper floors. A float valve in the cistern for minimum and maximum levels will allow the large pump to run and hour or two at a time every couple days and then just a small 110v pump in the house for demand and then put in a carbon filter to knock down bad flavor that can creep up at certain times of the year. It's a little more complex but instead of having the well pump pressurizing the line all the way into the house to the top floor it is just filling the tank with only the head pressure of the lift to the tank system. You may even find that the water pressure from the cistern is more than enough for what you need upstairs. Figuring your top floor fixtures at 35 feet below the cistern you should still have 15psi (height of water level in feet X 0.433) of water which will easily run a bathroom sink or toilet so unless you are planning to put in a dishwasher or clothes washer up there it should be just fine.

[@richardhjones5576]

You are one very lucky man to have such and awesome woman to share your life and your dream with. Man I envy you so much.

[@justinbecker2869]

Nothing better than the taste of well water.

[@javabeanz8549]

yeah there is, spring water right out of the hillside in the mountains ;0)

[@McAVITYourWay.]

I am really pleased to see Alyssa working in a warm cab :) and doing a great job too!

[@brianb6603]

Excellent as usual!!! Glad to hear Alissa is able to speak again.

[@mathbrown9099]

Thank you for the video you two. I hope Alyssa is getting lots of rest and can relax. Both of you worked so very hard through the fall. I'm praying for everyone's good health. Once again, I appreciate your videos so much. Thank you

[@lkennett]

I have the exact system you guys are talking about, been using it for 12 years no issues. You guys may have already passed this point but I don't mind sending you a picture of my setup and I don't mind answering any questions. One of the nice things about having the cisterns is if you have any sulfur in the water it gets to gas out before it hits the house. You probably also want to invest in a water softer to protect your appliances and hot water heater.

[@akirtz8217]

Poor Alyssa. Being pregnant usually means being sick/weak immune system. Get better. It’s nice to hear your voice again.

[@nathanellul4466]

Melissa sounds like shes sick! hope she feels better, yall are great keep up the great work love the videos

[@philwomackmhbc]

That is just awesome! Sounds like Alyssa’s cold or sore throat is getting better. What a huge milestone you have passed! Another huge step to self-sufficiency! Congratulations!!

[@dakodas2192]

I love that you guys are set up in the house now. I hope Alyssa feels better from her cold. Great work at that machine Alyssa.

[@amarieshearer7613]

Alissa, it was so good to see you, you are running that machine very well! Jessie things are coming together. You 2 have a great day.

[@jbtcajun5260]

Whenever we sink a new drinking well it would be run overnight before connecting. Send that water to be tested. Hop you get tasty soft water.

[@TheSoloAsylum]

The turkeys are there because they are not yet aware that you have a working oven, don't tell them.

[@twodogsyyc6729]

Hope you get healthy totally missing the almost daily vids!!! Hang in there!!!!

[@AftermarketCRX]

Use the cistern to feed the house. Use the well to fill the cistern. Set up a pressure booster in the house. Worked at a job that had a booster because of low city water pressure. If we lost power we still had some water pressure on the lower level of the building which was nice. Sucks on my well when power is out because no water. Dont wheel my generator out unless its expected to be a long outage.

[@elliottmanning]

So glad to see Alyssa up and around and her smile back!!! So nice to have water on demand now!!!

[@thenorthshore6472]

Not a bad idea to chlorinate (sanitize) the well and circulate it through the system. Then let sit for 24 hrs and flush it out. This will kill any bacteria that may have entered the well and or pipe during the drilling process. Always exciting to drill a new well. Lugged water from an artesian well 20 miles away for 15 years before I broke down and had one drilled. Love your videos and enthusiasm...looking forward to the next vid!

[@dreamchaisr1]

Yay!! water freedom!! that is a BIG step forward. It will save you guys so much time.

[@MrXcc4u]

great to hear you two again. stay warm and safe up there in the cold country. jim from florida

[@RavenVapes]

Sending get better soon wishes to Alyssa, Hope you start feeling better soon

[@hobbyhomesteader984]

Alyssa Sooo Sorry to see you under the weather. Get well SOON. Praying for your recovery. And Another Mile - Stone for you two...Great Job You Two. You ALWAYS bring a smile to me with your journey. My MOST FAVORITE channel.

[@robertlafollette8931]

Great to see you guys again and the water looks so good. Alyssa do you have a cold, take care of yourself and that baby. Sure have missed you and your story. Im also getting excited about a garden again. Here in Michigan today it was almost 50, spring fever. Love Ya!

[@whowhatisthat88]

Yall are truly blessed to have really great success and luck. Keep up the hard work! 👍😊

[@luis00903]

Good to see you back in the videos Alyssa - missed ya'!!!

[@homecomfortgranny744]

Good to hear you again. Alissa!!

[@genesnyder2985]

As hard as she works making coffee is the least you could do

[@WayneWatson1]

So glad to see Alyssa feeling better. Take care of yourself and don't overdo it so soon. We have missed you. More bugaboo in videos. Purple snow? What ever happened to yellow snow? 🤪 Just use a whole house carbon filter system between the well output and cistern input. That way you are filtering out anything undesirable before it goes into the cistern, especially with a little one.

[@Jo_Kuiper]

They don't have a husky.

[@RVthereyetmemaw]

Alyssa, YOU ROCK! it took me forever to learn the bucket on our tractor...

[@javabeanz8549]

Nice to hear Alisa's voice again! Hope she is feeling much better.

[@ciberengravings966]

Happy times for you , in this coldest wather. Be well, all 4 off you,(BugaBo included) from Portugal.

[@phillgusto4772]

Good job hope mom to be and baby are doing well and taking good care of you to it is good to hear from you again I think I was going to have with draw

[@shawnbaker9]

Good to see Alyssa back in the videos! Even with no voice lol such a trooper

[@clarelove3738]

Yay, Alyssa, back in the saddle. Jessie was just keeping it warm for you. Glad your voice is getting better. Maybe give us a progress update on the pregnancy, but obviously only if you're comfortable doing that. Hope all is going as expected.

[@k6tf]

It's difficult to express how much I enjoy your channel. Congratulations on finishing the well. Rick

[@keithbrueton]

Glad your feeling better Alyssa

[@gerryhunter7945]

From Scotland, my youngest is due the first week in April, she looks beautiful and I’m excited. Alyssa you look terrific, blooming! Jessie, well your just . . . . . there! Stay safe guys

[@vmcougarintn5035]

Oh! The lovely ladies in brown. They are fun to watch, aren't they? Nice, clear cool water! One more milestone reached - you are there. Thanks for sharing. Stay warm and safe.

[@andrewpowell6457]

Alyssa has her voice mostly back

[@jjmarz1001]

Why not bring the water right into the house from the well and into a pressure tank, filtration, and UV system and have a pressure switch to turn the pump on and off automatically?

[@m1t2a1]

It's above ground. No pit less adapter underground. It'll freeze.

[@MrGWN7]

You could always add a sand filter to your water supply. A buddy moved to Mexico and wasn't happy with his water supply so he found a used pool sand filter and hooked it up. He's able to back flush it every month or so and he has great water for his whole house. He says it takes out a lot of the mineral taste from the water. A cheap way to filter the water. It cost him $20 and another $20 for new sand.

[@ricksimpson866]

Given the size of your water tanks, you could add a real fires sprinkler system to your home and reduce the cost of your Insurance

[@JoseDelgado-ho1cf]

So happy for you guys!

[@Dragon90815a]

Good to see your feeling better Alisa

[@drollins6951]

Hi Jesse and Alyssa It has been fun watching your progress over the last many months. When I was watching you two pulling in your cable to the well I heard a sound that may cause you grief in the future. It was the sound of the jet line cutting into the PVC conduit. A couple of ways that you can cut down on this problem is 1. Look into getting a pull line that is called mule tape. It is a flat rope that is coated with a material that makes it very slick and it is designed for pulling wire in PVC conduit. 2. On the end of the conduit where you will be pulling the wire out of you can use a rigid metal 90 elbow as this is the 90 that will get cut. 3. Another trick to use is get yourself a piece of 1/2 " poly pipe and slip it into the conduit past the 90 degree bend with your pull line inside. It will keep the jet line from sawing into the PVC conduit. Also as someone said previously use some pull soap. Hope one of these ideas helps.

[@michelecox5241]

Beautiful water. Congrats!

[@pierreblattner4527]

fine to see you again. Good progress

[@DHarri9977]

That came together nicely for you guys, great job I'm sure it'll be appreciated much more in the spring.

[@stevejohnson1685]

Nice to see (hear!) Alyssa doing better.

[@twoold1]

well done good job we are pleased for you

[@timklassen421]

here in CANADA we use pittless adaptors 8 feet below ground due to frost also 200psi drop pipe noconnections just like a garden hose no need for glue just a couple of hose clamps

[@MrTrikidiki]

I’d sooner watch her dig than this travesty called “super bowl” .. great to see the mom again.

[@thelonewolf267]

Agreed

[@kencotton4645]

All the reading I have done regarding on-demand water heaters strongly suggest filtering the oncoming water supply to increase the life of the system.

[@utGort]

Our well guy recommended a 3 float system. Top float is the normal refill tank. Middle float is a problem warning, it should never get triggered. If it does you have time to get the well guy back out to fix while you still have water. Bottom float is the Oh No, shut off the pump to avoid burning it out.

[@gerryvanwoerkom7241]

you have fantastic flow ..lots of water .. and it looks yummy to drink

[@The44Irish]

Great job you guys!! Like some others have said, a water test will tell you what you need to know to make sure that it is safe etc..

[@craigf6277]

Hope Alyssa's feeling better, she still sounded a bit froggy this time out, but she's obviously doing better.

[@sveinolavlandsverk3517]

I drain a well like yours, 55 meter deep. And i was draining it fore 35 to 40 houers before it was realy good. But then it tased wery good and nearly as clear as it was posibel to get. I run it fore 7 or 8 houers , several days. It newer empty. Was wery nice. So just keep pumping. This takes time !

[@Azone14]

Good to see Allysa back in the saddle. I have no clue how you get all the video action and then edit and get anything done. Thanks for sharing

[@matthatton1007]

I hope Alyssa is feeling better

[@lindanguyen6533]

You go girl!

[@BonsaiZendog]

I freakin love you guys. Been missing the updates. Glad Alyssa is about again.

[@carolsuesamuelson7935]

Alyssa, you go girl! Great job.

[@ronkurey8840]

What a beautiful couple....very good video

[@stephenmartin8587]

Nice to see Alyssa how is the baby doing great job

[@jun1977i]

Nice well that is a lot of water and really clean, Aly you did really good for the first time in the mini.

[@davemclelland9292]

A liittle mini excavator tip....When digging rocky or frozen ground put your blade at the back, and it holds the front of the machine down so that you don't bounce as much .......:-)) keep having fun with it.

[@htmagic]

Jesse, a simple sediment filter can cure that little bit. Hard water (with calcium and magnesium) areas have a lower rate of heart attacks. Those minerals are good for our heart and the plants.

[@ThePhilandPam]

That well’s looking good, thanks for sharing 👍

[@ronaldwarren5220]

I grew up with well water in Michigan. I had a lot of cavities until fluoride tooth paste came out. This was in the 1950s. I know the pump and pressure tank was in a well pit and that my Dad, Uncles, Grandpa and neighbors drove the well with a sledge hammer. They hooked up to municipal water when it came out and after that we just used the well pit as a tornado shelter a couple of times.

[@ronstilwell2792]

Fantastic!

[@gsyguy1]

float switches on the storage tanks will tell well pump to run and a lifter pump for the house for the upper floors as for filtering the water there are many ways choose which ever suits your water type,get it tested and go from there ,get better girl,take care of you n the baby :)

[@menoroberts3482]

Good digging little momma! Your sounding better too!

[@FriendM2010]

Great job Alyssa!!! Yahtzee!!! That is some good looking water!!! Happy for you guys 👍👍👍

[@ryanfriedrich7202]

So great news and she speaks looks like finally feeling better yeh

[@cerealfamine1]

Fellow rural well user checking in!

[@theinfoteam3276]

Keep going, your doing GREAT !!

[@yv6eda]

Wow! Another milestone! Congrats guys!

[@brentfarrow8125]

Thanks for the update 😎

[@richardm1631]

Thank you Jesse and Alyssa for your guy's video 👍👍

[@davewebb5737]

Where have you been I am so pleased you have posted a video Alyssa sounds a little croaky but she is a good girl jumps in the mini digger and digs like a pro please don't disappear again as I have missed you both X

[@gazelam]

I built a well house over the well head that includes my generator connections for the well pump, the solar battery charger with batteries and the inverter and main breaker panel. The effect of the thermal load of charger and batteries is such that it never freezes inside the well house even when the temperature outside is near 0F. At that temperature, the propane doesn't want to flow very easily to the generator, but there are ways to manage that too. My water has iron too and you can definitely taste it. There is a bit of sediment, but the water in the last bucket definitely was good enough to pump to your cistern. Enjoy having unlimited water on site!

[@gingerinventor110]

A friend used to pump ozone (with an Ozone Generator) into the water to harden it and circulate it through a sand filter between two tanks for a period of time, to capture the iron for general use. Then through a charcoal filter for perfect drinking water.

[@justinfufun5483]

How many times are going to use that wrench backwards? They are designed to self lock the other way. Congrats on a neat job.

[@seriosbrad]

Mini excavators are extremely fun to operate and easy to learn, it only takes about an hour or so to almost feel like a natural extension of your own limbs.

[@TheDivineImpulse]

If that was my well I would not put in the pump without a safety line tied around it, so many people have a pump on the bottom of their well... tho they say the pump is full stainless sometimes that is not the case, and in your case if something happens to that pipe, or to the fitting cap of the pump, you will not be able to recover that pump.

[@johnronsmith]

A dropped well can be fished out, we have alot of windmills in my area with wells hanging on galvanized pipe and after being there for 50+ years, threads give out and you find you have a well dropped. It sucks but its not impossible to recover.

[@michelerucker3755]

We are really happy for you guys😇😇😇

[@shawnbaker9]

As a water treatment specailist my biggest concern is that you plan on storing your well water in the cisterns.. if you do so please add a UV unit or chlorinate to kill off anything I might be growing in the tanks, with the chlorine from your municipal water this would have prevented bacterial growth for a short period of time, on the well water it will be free to grow. If you have any questions going forward feel free to ask

[@sanctifiedcustoms]

PRO TIP.....i noticed your not using expansion joints. here in canada whenever conduit comes out from under ground a expansion joint is required to allow for frost heave/ settling of the fresh excavation

[@marleenhoncoop4188]

Glad to see Alissa is feeling better and have a voice again.

[@eileenallemm1835]

Oh man miss your daily videos, Alissa you are not a hundred percent the water is beautiful, can't wait to see the garden you rock Alissa you can really run that machine.

[@richardm1631]

I am glad Alyssa doing better not sick as bad but her voice still not better let,

[@user-kf8qc7cx4n]

Ill second getting it tested. It helps to know what you have. Then consider a water softener as you would use less soap in your washer (you will be using a lot of diapers soon) and i don’t see you using paper ones. Additionally your clothes will feel softer as well as your hair. Its self installable or about $10 a month rental.

[@bostedtap8399]

Great job on the excavator, very jealous, always wanted to try one of those. Very interesting with regard to extracting and pumping water. Would it be most energy efficient to supply your water cisterns, will the pump reach a head of 40/50 feet?. Possibly add a booster pump from the cistern, with facility to swop between the two supplies. Great job guys, and thanks for sharing.