Going Into the Cave… But This has to Be Done First!

[@TheDrakenZ]

For that siphon you started, just drill a hole in the top "U" before it bends down and drains down into the pond, that'll stop it.

[@bong-o-boy7105]

Or a T in the u

[@jormungand72]

I was just about to comment this. easiest way to modify this setup with minimal effort and maximum result

[@cameronpino6943]

My thoughts exactly, vent the top of the overflow so it pulls air and doesn't create a vacuum to siphon.

[@themckeefamily2844]

Yup air gap in the system will break the siphon

[@cfreeses]

I was about to comment the same thing lol

[@DisasterRC]

anyone who has ever asked why Jenna is even there should stop and think about if these 3 men would still be alive without adult supervision hahaha

[@SpetsnazBear-3710]

Love it. Brilliant!

[@douglasvamateurradioandmore]

It’s not working.

[@funnyfarmdad9997]

And she’s good eye candy.

[@ThatOldStoner]

I love Jenna!

[@nickcrispino6575]

@@brandonsstaples919 your disgusting dude

[@stevehall2239]

Riveting or not, after 6 days without power, water or internet, simply seeing folks have some fun and learning along the way is a great gift. Peace out team Carriker. Keep it coming. Oh, top vent the pipe.

[@severeaux5763]

Pretty sure Jenna works for OSHA and is just building a massive case against you guys lol. Also, Mikey needs a raise and a beer.

[@philliphuffman6222]

they don't have enough employees for osha to be a thing to them.

[@severeaux5763]

@@philliphuffman6222 Maybe, but I feel like he has more than 10 employees.

[@Dirt47]

You can DEFINITELY have osha destroy a company no matter if its 2 employers or 2,000. I promise, I've watch it happen​@philliphuffman6222

[@RyanConnell5150]

Jenna is the Chaos Coordinator.

[@jaydunbar7538]

@@severeaux5763but not 50, and certainly not enough under any specific business

[@Dan-O-24]

I’m envious of the people who work for you. It’s got to be such a blast.

[@timfabyan3275]

Matt, if you drill a hole in the top 90 on your overflow it will make a siphon break and things should work right.

[@zx1100a1]

This. Your highest point needs a vent.

[@Bodie2020]

I came here to say the same.

[@nunstersplace]

I was thinking of putting a Tee in place at the highest point and extend a pipe up maybe 2ft. above the tank height. Just so water will not come out and make a mess and it would stop the siphon.

[@aaronb7990]

No, no they wont...

[@izzyplusplusplus1004]

Yeah and/or a one way check valve to make sure the water doesn't flow backwards through the fill valve.

[@BobbyFaithHill]

The progression of screws in the mouth bit was a highlight! And Mikey grabbing one 🤣

[@billynonofyourbusiness3434]

I've been without power since Friday, Sept 27th due to Hurricane Helene. First thing I did today, Oct 7th was to get online to watch this video. Matt is the 'Face' and 'Ideal man' of the channel. Jenna is the 'Safety/ Business' expert. Mikey is the 'sidekick who acts goofy but knows what he is doing.' David is the videographer and occasional 'sidekick'.

[@erics6571]

I love the whole group comradery. It makes me happy to see y'all together 😀

[@MLEOTA]

@MattCarriker Hey brother, not much of a plumber but I’d say to fix your siphoning issue just install a vent at the top of your pvc over flow. That should prevent the siphon from ever starting. Let me know if that solves your issue! 👍🏼 28:41

[@trollerbladdering]

Come on now, fellas. Everybody knows it's Billy Bob loves Charlene, and it's gotta be written in John Deere Green.

[@kaceesavage]

On a hot summer night.

[@rustbucket9318]

Dang I miss Joe Diffie.

[@DarkShadowCustoms]

@@rustbucket9318 my question is did they prop him up beside the jukebox?

[@WyattGebele]

In letters 3 foot high

[@Avishadur]

@@DarkShadowCustoms pretty sure that was in his will

[@timmc3262]

Change the top elbow to a T no vacuum but filling from the top will take pressure/stress off the pump

[@Benjamin-rq1fi]

Incorrect. Pressure is only related to height. So filling from the top it is actually creating a taller water column and higher pressure until the point the tank is full.

[@kboreliz]

@@Benjamin-rq1fiI’d argue that. Volume also creates pressure in a fluid not just height.

[@Benjamin-rq1fi]

@@kboreliz that's only true if you're talking pumping into a non-vented tank and the air space (which is a compressible fluid) gets smaller causing increased pressure. Then it's still not the volume, but the fact you have he same amount of air in a smaller space. You could have a 5 foot tall tank that's 5 feet wide and it would create the same pressure at the bottom as a lake 5 feet deep but 1000 miles wide.

[@jeffh4505]

@@kborelizit’d be a false argument. Head pressure on the pump is ONLY related to the height it needs to pump, not volume above it. That said, filling from the bottom is actually slightly easier on the pump as it doesn’t need to clear the top of the tank like you would have to do if you filled it from the top.

[@CaptBryce]

Was searching the comments to see if anyone else was pointing out to Matt that he just made one big siphon.. but it appears he figured it out in the end haha. Essentially he just created one big “greedy cup”

[@nicholasholloway8743]

Yes my first thought was a bell syphon for some reason 😂

[@nitsua125]

I had the same thought as soon as he put the "overflow" on.

[@nateanderson7249]

Matt run a line to the top of the tank from the well ,T it off. Install an intank float on the top of the tank. The other side of the T raise up a little for the overflow for the pond. Then ur set.

[@erichtomanek4739]

One learns from one's mistakes. That's why Matt's a genius!

[@thomasodonnell2191]

We need a Mikey origin story episode

[@joshjohnson4938]

Do it

[@NUT_SLAPPER]

@@thomasodonnell2191 Well he slid past the border and now he’s hoping Cumila can save him

[@douglasvamateurradioandmore]

Definitely

[@adamtheninjasmith2985]

Serious about Mikey episode or DCU (demolition cinematic universe lol) Mikey origin story?

[@ddylla85]

Marty Robbins sings the story in El Paso. 😉

[@ВладиславР-щ4ъ]

Matt, you need to remove the silt from the bottom of the lake and spread it in a layer on the ground around it to increase the fertility of the soil for animals and for beauty. And put a special fabric on the bottom, it doesn't have to be expensive if there is clay on the site that can be put in an additional layer on one. And then the water bills will be normal and the water will not go into the ground/caves..😀🧐😉

[@jakec.3845]

^ This but being a pond owner myself I recommend clay and bentonite.

[@noodlelynoodle.]

The water pumped into the pond is all just well water so there shouldn't be a water bill as it's set up

[@TXDanielM]

There's not much silt. That pond goes to rock pretty quickly.

[@DanielRichards644]

he did that already ages ago, well the part about diggin out the pond and spreading the dirt outside the pond. The Bottom of the pond is solid rock.

[@snowballil3133]

Solid rock

[@texasseaturtle5968]

Hey Matt at the top of that at the top of that 2 90 put a t in the middle and put you about a 3 ft piece above that that will give you a air brake siphon and you won't have nothing to worry about

[@johnmoore9856]

ngl matt, when i have the time to watch these longer ones, you just chillin n workin on needed shit is some of my favorite 🤷‍♀

[@skatershawn410]

It depends on the head pressure from the well pump. My educated guess (as a civil engineer, specialized in H&H and currently working on a large diameter pipeline and 2 8MG tanks) is that as the tank fills, it requires more head pressure to fill the tank, which can quickly surpass the rating of the well pump. The best and most efficient way to fill a tank is to pump to the top. Even on the large 8MG tanks, we are running a 30" pipe out of the ground and up the side 35feet into the top of the tank.

[@DWalter.27]

Head of water in the tank or head of water in the pipe that's going up to the top... It's unavoidable either way

[@WBCHelpSaint]

Everybody knows Jenna is the Chaos Coordinator

[@skiphughes7705]

I thought she was the camp wife

[@knight838_]

Tattooed Mare

[@owengarceau9428]

@@knight838_but... mere has... tattoos.........

[@comfortablynumb9342]

They definitely need a stuporvisor😂

[@74jojo]

Chaos Creator 😅

[@PolarisRider06]

24:03 I can see a potential issue with that overflow. It might siphon the water out of tank when the pump turns off...

[@edjaegers2562]

Just needs a vent at the top of the loop

[@InternationalAcres]

Yes he has created a siphon! 😅

[@MichaelCaraway-e1k]

That pesky thing called physics strikes again. Fluid dynamics is a bitch.

[@susanintermoia905]

Jenna is there to keep you guys in line. Somebody has to do it. You guys are really funny to watch. Matt does crazy things sometimes. Keep up the good work. Love your videos

[@Joe.Rogan.]

3 men working and 1 woman supervising for 5 hours with $300 in wood and materials produced the most over engineered stand ever made. You could stack 3 Ford Raptors on that thing and it would budge an inch.

[@thelowlyengineer3325]

Your wife, the engineer, is going to laugh about this one.

[@willdavidsonakawd3062]

civil engineer, but yea still an engineer

[@wouldneverhavethunkit]

you think his wife watches this sh!t?

[@dylanzrim3635]

@@willdavidsonakawd3062civil engineer, you know they do water stuff right??? The channel RCE real civil engineer (he quit to do youtube) was specifically a water and drainage engineer..

[@lemurkirsche7891]

This looks like a built i would expect if someone does not own or use any power tools. heh.

[@kadmow]

@@willdavidsonakawd3062 - da ha ha - As a Mech Eng, this is funny, but they still do "work".... (?? ?? though how boring are statics)... Steady state... lol...

[@matthewdon9565]

On the X braces couldn't you have done one inside and one outside. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@comfortablynumb9342]

I would have put a leg in the center too

[@MAGAMAN]

Yes, if he had half a clue what he was doing. The proper way to construct it would be structure on structure, so the posts are supporting the weight of the wood above and not just screws and bolts. It will be interesting to see how long it lasts when he fills that tank up. Hopefully it doesn't fall on anyone, because there won't be anyone walking away from something like that.

[@theshadow2576]

Thats what I thought

[@nunstersplace]

@@MAGAMAN It's not going anywhere. Yeah would be stronger if the platform was sitting on top of the post. But go look at old mine structures The wood is going to give up before the bolts do. Then just one of those bolts could support the weight of that tank full of water. If friction of nails can hold a house together. And this has actual bolts. It's not anywhere or collapsing.

[@aaronb7990]

​@@MAGAMAN Yep, stack wood, don't hang it. Should have built the deck on top of the posts not hung them on the sides.

[@TheWaldicorn]

Need a good quarter turn valve instead of that cruddy ball valve. The uv rays will smoke that!

[@moparman1962]

27:56 mark...Matt and Crew, all you guys needed to do to solve the siphoning effect pulling water from the tank and draining it into the pond was to drill a 1/2" hole in the center of the top side of the "U" at the highest point and install a glued-in fitting with a 6" tall tube glued to it pointing strait up. With the air "leak" up that high, there would not be enough suction to pull water to the pond at all, problem solved.

[@wesleysmith6018]

20:06 Amazing stress test. Great job fellas

[@snypa-ck7hn]

i like to relate Jenna to Kari Byron from mythbusters.

[@V0S1N0]

100% I was just thinking the same thing. I totally get why Kari/Jenna is on the show, but it's for a really specific portion of the audience, not me? Can't please them all as they say. 😜

[@butlerdawgs78]

Agreed! Both capable, intelligent and attractive 😊

[@bibby1873]

oooh thats a good one for sure

[@nathanlewis5682]

​@V0S1N0 even when Tori uses a bicycle to try a jump stunt, fails and eats it. Kari doesn't appear to try to stop him

[@nathangee7075]

You mean Jenna also works for Shell? 😂

[@clifbradley]

I thought Jenna was the safety officer? I think she is failing at the job sometimes. I hope she doesn't go missing one day like Chocolate Operator. Broken limb one episode, gone forever the next. We like Jenna. Don't Chocolate Operator her.

[@mirthenary]

Yeah, I still think of Chocolate every now and then

[@ahnilatedahnilated7703]

Jenna has MANY titles.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Jenna is the stuporvisor of sloperations 😂

[@MrJarred]

Yeah, but Jenna got shot once already and she’s still around.. (she caught part of a ricochet or so they said)

[@JamesYoung61]

If you drill a small hole in the top of the bend it will break the syphon.

[@texasrocketman7365]

For the water tower plumbing, to relief the current configuration, you need to put a vent hole on top of the highest point. That will only allow water to be pushed over the top and will not form a siphon. 1/4" hole will work. everything else will work fine.

[@jeremyhollars1604]

I love the work relationship you all have.

[@evaneaker7]

Is your water tank vented? If not, as you fill it up you are going to pressurize it and there will be nowhere for the air to go. That may explain why it was filling so slowly.

[@kyledinalb123]

It's vented

[@OffTheRanch]

Yep, vented

[@ScarferBrad]

Filling water from the bottom you have to overcome the water weight

[@mike499]

Exactly what I was thinking and it make hard that the water source is at a lower point, not higher like it was in the previous setup​@@ScarferBrad

[@briantruck2284]

Or inplode from high pressure vacuum

[@Shawnbfromsd]

You have to make it top fill because as you're filling from the bottom, the water pressure of all the water you've already pumped into the tank is now pressing against the water that the pump is trying to push in. If you fill from the top, the only resistance that the pump will be facing is the water column in the pipe before it dumps out into the tank.

[@mikeedge8341]

good thoughts, but the pressure is the same, hydrostatic pressure only works in the vertical

[@Pugjamin]

That’s not how water pressure works.

[@Shawnbfromsd]

Ok thanks for explaining.

[@darrenc9607]

3:45; 'How Matt Learned To Stop Worrying And Love the Bomb.'

[@davidlanyon6163]

IYKYK

[@rockercater]

*MIKE & MATT ARE GREAT TOGETHER* *CATER*

[@rockercater]

*They would be hurtn if it wasnt for Jenna*

[@Yippity68]

This is life. Thanks for sharing.

[@ssherman]

I see you still have the Shiners beers sitting out. Get those chilling asap....in that Texas heat they can skunk quickly.

[@bjb4493]

Pex. Pex. More pex. Will expand to a softball size and not bust when it freezes… and it bends… without shattering… 1” pex should handle all the volume that pump can put out. Also.. standard circular saw= 2 3/4” cutting depth +(flip 6x6) 2 3/4” cutting depth = 5 1/2”(nominal width of 6x6). Be safe. Have fun

[@flgators1986]

I could watch yall paint a wall and watch dry and ide still watch. Lol

[@infantryrecon101st]

Definitely fill from the top bro then drill a overflow hole at the top that flows into the pond probably a four inch overflow should work perfectly if the overflow is too small the tank will start overflowing from the top, also we love just these random videos as well!!!

[@lorditsprobingtime6668]

@Matt Carriker. Just drill a tiny vent hole at the very top of that joiner section that fills the gap between the 2 pipes going up. When the tank fills, it can still run across but won't be able to siphon because of the vent. If you want to get fancy, put a small upright section of half inch sticking up a couple of inches and it'll work exactly how you want it to.

[@nickjames8845]

lol poor Jenna getting attacked this episode 😅😂

[@kevinnavarro1994]

Haha I use to say that to except there was more to it. This is an A B conversation. So C your way out before D jumps over E and Fs you up. Got it G? Lol

[@Ballentyne817]

What film was that from again?

[@cheesegrater..]

3:37 the chaos coordinator definitely does not approve 😅 😂

[@garytribble9935]

You need a big pump or a positive displacement pump because the pump leaks back into itself. Higher goes the slower it goes. 15gpm on flat ground and up a 15ft may only be 2 gpm

[@suehaag2783]

Not to mention all the pressure from the water in the tank…

[@theycallmetoymkr]

Matt, run the pipe to the top. Fill from the top. Then, cut a hole near the top of the tank coming out horizontal for the overflow to come out of to go to the pond. The tank will always be full, and your overflow water will always come out of the tank.

[@rogermckinnon5738]

😂 who else got a "doctor strangelove" 1964 feeling when they saw Matt ride that water tank. I was waiting for him to take off his cap, wave it, and scream yee harr like he was riding that bomb.

[@micahv9365]

Matt make sure you (insert thing here) before you (insert thing here). I have been a (insert occupation here) for (insert length of time) and in my experience, it’s always (insert something here) to (insert something else here) so that you don’t (insert result here). There, I made a format for all y’all’s advice.

[@MarcCoteMusic]

Too bad we're so far away from you... It could have been a blast to have my band play at Beer Fest. Not that you could have known about us to ask anyway... How popular is Blues and Blues-Rock down there?

[@justlux4684]

20:21 this brought me back to being a kid with my brothers. just the simple laughter

[@bryonhess3085]

Put a vertical vent pipe at the top of your overflow pipe to break suction in the pipe. Also, a clear pipe in the overflow would show you the tank level without having to take the lid off the tank.

[@greggollaher5053]

You don't have to take that Jenna, tell them to get their own coffee!

[@bruceowens3614]

Most of us are ok with Jenna being there. We don’t care what her job description is😉

[@connorvine6399]

Matt killed Quatro and he doesn't want us to know about it! Just you wait! His next video is going to be about smoked venison!

[@liamcaroline448]

Matt you need a breather tube on the overflow to break the vacuum; that’ll stop it siphoning. Filling from the top may also be slower cos of the back pressure of the water in the tank pushing against your pump pressure. I may be wrong on this but the physics makes sense that way to me.

[@MrOrkPunkSamuri]

i enjoyed this video love just the boies just hanging out an building or having fun, the good vibes are there

[@Bugsey35]

There are probably 50 Plumbers having heart attacks right now. If only Matt had access to somebody who knows something about Civil Engineering.

[@Ranstone]

I think you over estimate a civil engineering degree mate. Half the degree is just learning how to do paperwork.

[@DWalter.27]

​@@RanstoneIn my experience the degree was to teach you how to do the computations all the computer programs do... I get why they do it, but it was useless day 1 on the job. I think Mere did do some solid Civil Engineering work though

[@bobbell2355]

Re; Jenna: Not Bringing Coffee; My wife was a Los Angeles City Firefighter for almost 20 years. On the department they had a thing that if they had a rookie in the house the rookie poured the coffee for the Captains. When my wife was well past her rookie status, they had a Captain work an overtime day at her station. They were all at the table in the kitchen area when the Captain started tapping his coffee cup designated that the rookie should fill his cup. They didn't have a rookie at the station so he was referring to my wife. My wife looked at him and said "I don't drink it, I don't make it, I don't pour it" and got up and walked out of the kitchen.

[@bryanworld3661]

Matt should get George strait or Clint black to play at the desperado or Reba Mcentire

[@richardt3744]

hahahahahahahahaha yeah right. That would make it so affordable too..... hahahahaha

[@georgewittman9997]

How about his friend, Granger Smith???

[@charlescouncill]

Cutting a 6x6 post: a standard 7 1/4 skil saw can cut all four sides leaving about 1” left in center. Finish with sawzall or handsaw.

[@Barbiesfloppypossum]

I love hearing Marks voice ❤

[@eugenefleming1614]

I miss telling on you, put a vent at the top of the elbow at the top 😂😂😂😂😂🤕😱😂😂😂😂👍😎

[@Swerval]

Yes otherwise he'll have a syphon

[@SteveLynd]

Matt just go to the river and use the pump to fill the tank

[@scottzehrung4829]

Water rights? It’s the stuff that keeps many lawyers, lawmakers, law enforcers employed.

[@sparxnme22]

Woohoo Matt's on! Lets og! 🇦🇺

[@trueaussieray9093]

I motion that 🇦🇺

[@rudavega1]

I love how at 10:35 Mikey is cutting with the saw and has glasses on his hat, but at least he was wearing his safety squints.. Nice..

[@coolslider2011]

Simple solution pump---- (T1)----- pond... off the (T1) toward the tank.... a pvc 1 way check valve...( T2) ----- tank .....off this (T2) secondary line to fill trailer tank also used as winter drain... so keep ur current system just cut from 1st T to ball valve and install a one way check valve and a second T

[@mcsjm]

You could have just cut 2 inches off the other 3 legs to even it out.

[@lordofpain3476]

That would have made too much sense.

[@dbmcel]

Hush with that sort of talk

[@dionh70]

And not wasted an entire 6x6, either

[@ElJefe55]

Pretty sure he wanted 5 feet high to fill into the other tank, as previously stated, but you guys nailed it.

[@danemonrowe2470]

Totally agree, also they should of put the horizontal timbers on the top of the posts so there weight bering which will support the weight of the water tank far better than fixing them to the side of the post like you have done.

[@murcilesspayne0052]

just get a dj lol or the band that was at shiner playing in the bbq spot

[@Prepperpup]

Next episode: "So, guys, little bit of a hiccup. Turns out The Backrooms is on our property...."

[@charlescouncill]

Install overflow pipe at top side of tank. Fill from top so you’re not fighting pressure of tank water when filling from bottom.

[@WraithWTF]

The siphon issue is easy enough to fix, adding any kind of vent to the U at the top of the piping (a T valve, drilling a hole, etc) would stop that...Redo the piping to fill from the top with an overflow pipe coming from there and down to the pond instead (and when the overflow pipe bends down from the top of the tank to go to ground level before running out to the pond, use a T section instead of an elbow and you'll have a siphon-breaking vent already built in) and you'll be set.

[@bminturn]

In today's episode of "Let's watch Matt use the wrong" tool...

[@JDubzz27]

Nobody said you had to watch. Go away hater.

[@22LR.addict]

What happened to your fire truck build?

[@SomebodysNephew]

He uses it for fires at the range so it stays there

[@Nomairontt]

Sold it or took it apart I believe

[@ATomRileyA]

It caught fire and he did not have a way to put out the fire...

[@ryanloy81]

I think he sold it with a couple other vehicles to help get the ranch. I believe he hinted at it but never confirmed it.

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Wait seriously beer fest is cancelled because there are no bands? Brother I know a dozen garage bands that would drop everything to come play at your festival. Sure its not some huge band but its music. I am guessing there is far more to the story than that.

[@revell7156]

Should have asked Jarred Taylor to bring his band "This Saturday". Seriously.

[@mikap2313]

You could fill from the top by drilling and sealing a tube to the cap, and put a pressure relief valve on the bottom, then play with the springs inside the valve to allow you to keep a certain amount of pressure or water in the tank at one time🤷‍♂️

[@blackdog6969]

As others have said, a hole at the top of the overflow piping will break the syphon. I'd put a cap/hat just above to protect against debris and bird crap clogging the hole/pipe. As for event planning, yeah you'll want to basically start planning a year in advance, talking to bands and vendors about interest for specific events but you don't have to lock them in immediately. 2 months before the event would be a good point to lock in and start promoting. This will give you time to adapt if a band pulls out for some reason, you could open it up as a battle of the bands for locals if you can't lock in another professional band. Just a few thoughts (played a few gigs, talked with bands and venue staff about the logistics a few years back). Best of luck with future events

[@christhomas5794]

Hi from the United Kingdom’s ❤

[@vincedibona4687]

It’s just one kingdom, but either way, the “ ‘s “ is absolutely unnecessary. That doesn’t make something plural, only possessive.

[@DpacOP]

I’m from The uks to

[@TheMadMartenOG]

Is it just me or does anyone else miss the old range with the canopies. It seems like he never uses it anymore:

[@dasboot9919]

Unfortunately he is just too busy working on the resort to really make consistent content at the old range. I imagine once the resort is more self sustainable he'll get back to the old content

[@jordo9833]

Shit he doesn’t even hardly make range videos anymore

[@noodlelynoodle.]

​@@dasboot9919 maybe to a degree but by then it'll be getting close to when he said he's retiring cause demolition ranch isn't super interesting to him anymore, a couple years ago he said in like 10 years once his kids are grown up he's retiring cause he's kinda bored with demo ranch at this point since he's done all the stuff he wants to

[@adamtruhler8245]

You guys need Greg Wittstock The Pond Guy to come build you guys a spring fed recreation pond at the Ranch!

[@davidames9098]

Put a tee in place of one of the 90s on the top of your overflow. Leave the side pointing up open. It will break the vacuum and stop the syphon.

[@keletienne7947]

I swear you just had lightening in a bottle with meat fest and it was the best 6hrs of my entire summer. I know you’ll get beer fest straightened out in time. Love you too man! And Mikey! And Jenna!

[@michaelahart904]

Jenna, after all that they owe YOU coffee….and a sandwich 😜

[@dizzlefshizzle]

28:50 what if you just drilled a hole at the top in-between the 90° fittings? Wouldn't that stop the vacuum but still allow the water to overflow, and allowing it to drain over into the pond while making it a simple fix also? 🤔 😅

[@jonnykrypto7635]

What I was going to say exactly😅

[@zuitog3772]

as a engeneer for poatable water that was my first idea. just put a breather at the highes spot.

[@davidmessersmith786]

Top elbow should be a T with a 6” ft riser.

[@jasonjackson1848]

Would the pipe from the tank going out to the pond not just causes syphon and caused it to empty the tank if the well ever fails? Never mind, you already figured it out. I should learn how to keep my mouth shut till the end of the video.

[@touficboumoussa2809]

It's a super easy fix Turn the T at the mouth of the tank 90 degrees, that way the pipe coming from the well will go directly into the tank, and when it's full and the water no longer have "room" to go into, then the overflow will kick in. Hope this helps

[@moparman1962]

Matt and Crew, keep the Shiner (and other) beer in a cooler, or at least in full shade in the shop...it can go bad and be skunk beer in the heat.

[@nicholasoneil1478]

Please someone correct me if I’m wrong but if Matt was to simply vent the top of his loop it would eliminate the siphoning from the vessel right?

[@jeffh4505]

Correct

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Yup sounds right

[@peterosmanski7466]

Still wouldn't work. No way the well pump could work against the 600psi head pressure when the tank has 500 gallons in it.

[@jeffh4505]

@@peterosmanski7466the head pressure is the same whether it’s going into the tank or out the overflow. He’s already shown that it can easily pump out the overflow. Head pressure is dictated by height, and nothing more. 10 gallons or 1000 gallons, the pressure will be the same.

[@edwin4846]

rename the video 'WORLDS BIGGEST GREEDY CUP'

[@levihiggins1372]

Wow Matt, playing with your pipe and dope and glue right on camera for the world to see. You junky lol. (That blew glue is callled dope. Us dudes in well water trade know this classic joke)

[@sethcarriere]

Saw that coming… I would recommend doing an overflow coming out of the lid.

[@backlash01]

Yep when you were explaining your thoughts. I was like that's just a siphon. Drill a half inch hole in top of the pvc. You had it 95% of the way 👌🏼

[@86abaile]

Yes you need to fill from the top, you are currently trying to build a massive head of water that is working against the pump. EDIT: That's also probably why you were burning out the pumps at the range.

[@isaacclark6749]

False, no difference in head between filling from the bottom of a full tank and filling from the top, either way the pump is lifting the water the same height.

[@Apachefog]

It's the weight of the water in the tank that the pump can't overcome. If its filled from the top, it only has the weight of the water in the pipe.

[@isaacclark6749]

@@Apachefog that's not how it works, the pressure is determined by the height of the water column not the volume

[@Apachefog]

@@isaacclark6749 So if a small pipe were the same height as a water tower, they would produce the same pressure at the bottom, regardless of the large volume in the tower? I suppose logically, since a water tower uses gravity to supply its grid, the whole system down to every faucet in every house is one huge communicating vessel and therefore the water level could never exceed the height of the tower in any part of the system. I had not considered that.

[@DWalter.27]

Head in a top fed pipe = head of bottom fed pipe + head of the tank. They're equal; only height of water matters, not volume of the tank

[@ginaaragon5779]

One day Jenna is going to come with a roll of duct tape and one of is going to learn to be nice guys. Team Jenna!

[@user-McGiver]

Jenna would see the failure coming and fix it if you boyz had let her... she already felt it watching you playing... lol. As for the event Matt, as a 65-year-old ex-event planner,(organizing raves in Greece ] you've got it all wrong!... the event is about the artist[s], not the guests, not even the place... you should be constantly hunting for artists... [the ranch keeping is a separate story] and the ''excuse'' [naming the event... ]is second... as for the guests... ''Built it and they'll come''... Cheers from Oz...!

[@RogerVanwinkle-r1x]

Glad everything is coming together

[@douglasblomquist73]

Place a tee on the top of the overflow with a riser and then put a studor vent on the riser. Then, anytime there is suction, the vent will open that way the water stays clean