14 Homes & 40+ People Without Water, Emergency Well Pump Repair before Thanksgiving. Steel Drop Pipe

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In this video we are back at the trailer park to Install the new well pump for the main community water supply. The owner needed us there asap so all 40 + residents would have running water for Thanksgiving. It was quite a full day of work & everyone was grateful to have running water with great pressure again. Galvanized drop pipe was swapped out to poly to make future jobs faster & less down time.
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85% watch and not subscribed... That's sad! If you get the help (information) ya needed... give him a break n subscribe! This channel is totally awesome! 👍👊

[@SzymczykProductions]

I would never subscribe. I'm here to save money not make this clown more money 😅

[@MikeyDee.]

Too many commercial interruptions. I get the reason they’re added but you won’t get dedicated subscribers with that many commercials.

[@SzymczykProductions]

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It is a pleasure to watch true professionals who care about their work. Top notch fellas!!

[@HanSoloDK]

I must say that I am very impressed with how hard you work and the quality of your work. I worked 3 years for the second biggest municipal in Denmark in their water department (doing IT) and in DK we almost doesn't have any private wells since this is done by "goverment" due to strict water control. However I was there to hook those water sites up to our IT grid so I could see how they did it compared to your work and I am very impressed with the work done by your company. Gtz man and greetings from Denmark. Love your videos and your personality.

[@steffenpoulsen5906]

There is alot of private wells in denmark, we only do wells, pumps and filtration system for farmers and private customers.

[@HanSoloDK]

@@steffenpoulsen5906 Oh didn't know that we still allowed that so much with the water control. I stand corrected then.....

[@SzymczykProductions]

They do wells, it's ancient technology 😂

[@TheChipmunk2008]

@@SzymczykProductions and where does a lot of municipal water come from?

[@dlr441]

Where does the water come from on Denmark? Wells, of course. I'm not sure, but from my (limited) knowledge even when water is pulled directly from rivers and lakes it is usually collected in Ranney Wells. The Ranney collects water which comes from a river, for instance far enough away from river or lake after traversing thru sand, gravel etc. which does natural filtering. Water is then filtered and treated with disinfectants. Another method is Reverse😮 Osmosis. In S. FL many of us pull water from shallow wells. Said water runs thru much sand, limestone and is safe to drink. I do run it thru a water softener system to clarify it but add a very small amount of bleach to protect from bacteria that may come thru the aerator (sulphur removal). So, there is my input. 😊

[@David-em1fm]

I’ve worked on well pump systems since I was around 10 . Had to help my dad keep water to house. When I was 16 I worked for A well drilling company. Sometimes it was dangerous especially on old hand dug shallow wells. I ve seen a lot of galvanized deep wells and sub pumps. When we replaced the galvanized and installed ABS plastic we also put a well Chain attached to the pump and at the well flange . I like your special tools to keep from dropping the pump and pipe when pulling . Looking forward to more videos.

[@joshcamillehenricks8505]

7500.00 is my guess. Great to see others in the field doing great work. Thanks for the great video

[@Keith_Mikell]

The trailer park on my road where my pap lived for 40 years i helped him take care of everything. Wells, pump houses, cisterns. Much love youre growing big. Congrats Man. .

[@paull.drownjr.5477]

You and your crew are hard workers and you do quality work. I enjoy your videos so much. You also give the customers a break concerning costs. I wish there were more people like youi!!!

[@wayneould3819]

I'm from evansburg ,alberta,canada. Love your video. And you teach us so much about plumbing water tanks. Thanks alot

[@SuperDougie86]

I quickly looked and surprised no one said anything about that pipe the owner use to pour chlorine into the well. being open to anyone just walk up and pour anything they want directly into the well. Not to mention bugs and how many kids that live in the park pissed in that tube. That can't be code for a multiple dwelling property.

[@jackbrown7341]

I've have watched a few of your videos, I've drilled, pulled, repaired, installed and tested wells from 10" pumps with five to eight Bowls, down to what we called stock wells that are 6" & 8" well casing. One thing I would have you change is when you tape the sub pump wires, that you tape each line separately, then tape it to the pipe. Taping each line out of the pump, prevents rubbing of the wires, and gives added protection in hard water areas. Best of luck to you.

[@twngrl1625]

This man knows his job quite well 😊

[@1000kennedydk]

I am not a handyman type. I have a scissors and butter knife for tools. I have watched four of your productions. You do a good job speaking, explaining, and being intentional about your work and presentation.

[@glossyfpv1155]

Cool seeing you supporting Cleetus man. Hope you had a good Thanksgiving with the family ✌

[@h2omechanic]

I was wondering who'd notice the Cleetus Tee shirt plug! Maybe @CleetusMcFarland will lol

[@trevorwhalley7466]

Grundfos pumps are a UK made pump,and one of the best, been around more than 30 years, the Softstart was designed to help reduce the effect of the twisting force on startup.( electric motors go from 0- full revs in millisecs), which puts insane stresses on plastic pipes and joints,

[@samuelnason8585]

Discovered your channel a couple days, loving it ever since. i always wondered what happed in the process of installing a well.

[@rotorav8]

I really enjoy learning from your videos, thanks! I’ve been doing my own well work and your videos help a lot.

[@SzymczykProductions]

Yes they are helping us which puts less money in their pockets. They rob people blind with well service prices

[@jackdevine5382]

Appreciate how you explain in detail what I am watching.

[@silentkow5822]

I've been binge watching your videos for the last month to learn how to set up a 50yo well that is on my property. Well is 200ft deep with a static level at 50ft, pulled the pump out with a date code from 1985 and surprisingly it still worked (will be storing it as a backup, just incase). I just want to say thank you, your videos are very informative and easy to follow. If it was not for your videos and easy going personality, i most likely would have needed to outsource this project. To help show support, I just placed an order on your website today for the check valve and ss barbed fitting for the pump I ordered, once they arrive I should be ready to drop the new pump and get it running. Again, just wanted to say thank you for all you do, you can consider me a lifetime subscriber now! Keep up the good work man!

[@crystalgriffith1075]

My childhood home had a well dug in 1983, and the original pump was still working in 2013. We never ever had anything done to it, not even chlorine.

[@tygodine]

I’m in Houston Texas. We just had our irrigation well pump replaced. The well is 350 feet deep. The pump is at 300 feet deep on 2 inch galvanized when they pulled the pipe out. The 2 inch galvanized looked almost brand new and it’s been in the ground for 20 years. It pumps 80 to 100 gallons per minute. And amazingly the water is very good being that we are in Houston a chemical toxic dump for the last 150 years. The company that installed it and maintains it is Almeda water well Manville, Texas.

[@StevenBowron]

Im a professional Installer myself, I know how to do a lot of the little tricks of the trade.

[@dongalloway6888]

I'm 20 miles south of Downtown Houston... Almeda Well Service out of Manvel did mine two years ago,..Home was built in 1978, supposedly the well is down, 325 ft... Pump was replaced and 4 brand new 21' sticks of 1-1/2?? --1-1,4??? (forget which,) Black iron pipe...3 old sections of galvanized were re-installed on the upper end. new Pump is at 150'... water table is at 70ft... Now my problem, I have a large galvanized tank... and two large cannister filters... The filters are filling up with mud/sand, at an alarming rate... every week or two... to the point of having to take the pre-filter out and rinsing it, and re-installing it...can't afford buying new ones... it's been suggested that I have a craked casing... and NO ONE!!!!! Seems to be able to repair it... and are only giving me the option of drilling a new well... HELP!!!! LoL... I'm 67... 100% Service Connected Disabled Vet on fixed income, and dealing with cancer as we speak... Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated

[@StevenBowron]

@@dongalloway6888 what is the drawdown on your water level while pumping, what size GPM is the pump and motor, you could try raising the pump in the well, slowing the pump down by pinching it back with a valve, if its not drawing down to the pump, thats something you need to find out, is your pumping level.

[@StevenBowron]

@@tygodine that does happen from time to time.

[@AxxcessDeclined69]

My guess on estimate would be between 6500.00-7200.00,.... labor, pump, poly, wire, pressure switch, general plumbing supplies...

[@andrewcoil5544]

Wow! What does a new well system cost? I have no idea. We live where there's county water supply. Great videos. I just found the channel.

[@RonaldSharon-g6z]

Well pump cost 3,500 I have before old well pump were snap off half well pump only motor pump come out other system pump done in well can’t pull out. Leave old system pump that all it 175 feet down well water

[@CAoffRoading]

​​@@RonaldSharon-g6zyeah unfortunately the pumps are not cheap. Had to replace mine a few months back. The 1hp Pump cost me approximately 600$. Associated supplies and parts cost me another 300$. And realistically speaking there were some other things I should have replaced but didn't and will do so in the future that would have cost me more. As it was it cost me 900$ and over 5 hours of my day (including return trip to the store) I am a 90 minute drive from a hardware store. My damn back was sure feeling the pain the next day after pulling 200' of pipe with my 8 months pregnant wife helping me where she could. That was a rough day.

[@fuzzylife727]

It looks like there had been a fire near the well seal. Any thoughts on what caused a fire at that location ?

[@jeffbyrd7976]

I haven't used a pipe dog in years. I use 2, pass through, pipe elevators on all jointed pipe. Again, enjoyed seeing how you do things.

[@tucobenedicto109]

Learning alot in this video. We had a well at a house but it sold. I found the info for the well which was not transferred or requested. The Real estate threw out all the service tags, boiler and water, manuals and warranties. It was dirty and even ran dry once, they said to keep replacing the filter every three months. Not much water was used but there was a 450 gallon hot tub added. It actually ran dry one year. It didn't help that there was two rock walls between the well head and the driveway. They used a fake wishing well as the top made of wood to mark the location. Never got to find out was wrong and told not to spend a dime. So if i get a property with a well these videos will help. Thanks. Head pressure was pushing down once you started the pump. Nice job.

[@hvguy]

Anyone else notice the charred wood above where the electrical went through 😂

[@mikenicholson2548]

I have been subscribed from day one of watching. Your videos are so informative and fun.

[@06Machine]

Fun watching this video and am learning a bit about your work experience

[@bobparker6420]

I had that same job done and it was 3500.

[@davidshay4773]

I don’t know what it cost but I would of preferred you did the way you wanted, you are the professional 👍🇺🇸

[@imark7777777]

That's probably the 10th video I've watched I think I should probably be subscribed. Especially seeing how I continue to watch them.

[@JayH-n6y]

Give ya a tip. Instead of using channel locks on your plumbing quick connects @ 26:52. Try a pair of oil filter pliers. They grip the ridges and don’t slide!

[@lesterburtard7588]

10:22 Howdy, Really good video! in 64 years, i've seen/remember 10 or so wells being installed. All from driving by, , , , Thanks for the up-close and hands-on shit ya'll have to deal with I did have to help replace my pump once. 1 1/2 pvc 97ft I thought it would never end i remember at least 15 feet in the air, thought it was going to break $700 2004 pump was $400

[@KC-nd7nt]

AI can't take this job . Great work

[@everestyeti]

Living in the UK even if you live in rural areas 95% of places will have mains water, some places will have pumps to increase the pressure but it will be mains, it's interesting to see the difference over in the US. Like your films very informative and very interesting. 👍

[@RonDoiron-pz3ee]

One working 2 watching…😅. I had I crew like that. The leader wants to do everything.

[@2003evodave]

I’ve worked on systems for places with 15-20 trailers parks and they all had many more pressure tanks than just two.

[@StevenBowron]

Im a professional Installer myself, you can watch people and tell right off whos worthy and whos not.

[@curtnicholson7771]

Just a suggestion about the PVC tee where you screwed in the pressure switch assembly by hand so as to not break the PVC. Maybe add a hose clamp to that that tee kinda snugly to add support and hopefully never have a problem. I’m sad ire people will look at it and go what the hell was he thinking. But I’m all for anything to save me future problems.

[@tomesguerra5495]

I've been subscribed for 1yr 👍👌✌️💪🇺🇸

[@TheMongoose69]

In our area from what I've noticed to have that done just recently to our semi-private well that runs 17 Holmes it cost a little bit over $6,200 which I think was a little high but we did get a grumpus pump a three horsepower let's down about 254 ft our unfortunate problem is we only have room for two pressure tanks in our shed and they're only 80 gallon ones I need to rebuild the shed bins that I am like the waters are here LOL😂

[@jfitzerelli]

The white plastic box is a relay that drops the black capacitor out after the motor starts. N/C contacts. If it goes bad the black capacitor will fry.(contacts are welded shut) love your channel buddy 🇺🇸

[@Mrelectric423]

This video show how the potential relay works. Some people call them start relays. Basically it automatically switches from start to run windings in a motor. I have seen them in refrigerators. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYjJi52GeL17jJYsi=Ppmc9aFRHRKozTLP

[@joshuareynolds6271]

Just found your channel today, don't know how many videos I've binged so far, but i saw the Cleetus tee and had to subscribe. Loving the content. One thing, as a land surveyor, you may want to check Virginia laws, but i know here in North Carolina, if someone were to say "Camera Survey" you'd be subject to a lawsuit from the survey board, may want to change it to "Camera Inspections" just to be safe. Again love the content.

[@gkeyman565]

Great video's, Subbed and Liked on all that i watch, also nice to see somebody that does things the right way and not just "It'll work for now". have a great day

[@robford41984]

I can get over that pump house caught fire at sometime.

[@circlewindranch]

I enjoy your videos and you are an awesome teacher!

[@hornetboy3694]

Awesome video, thank you great work

[@stephen68889]

I dig the cleetus shirt brother 👍

[@randycharest4507]

TOTALLY ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO 😊

[@inekelassooij840]

Geweldig gedaan top job 🎉👌👍Met ook een leuke 🎥 bedankt!! Groetjes uit Holland 👋🏼🇳🇱

[@davidk.7264]

Thanks had no idea

[@duotronic6451]

Fascinating.

[@christopherfontenot3867]

That relay is for your start windings in the motor

[@throttlebottle5906]

17:59 (small white box with multi-terminals) is a "potential start relay". it connects/disconnects that start capacitor from the pump motor, when the back EMF voltage from the start winding goes above or below a(pre-selected for motor size) voltage level. 😁 not being negative/head butting, just nerding out on the electrical side. 🥸 it's possible a broken wire could make the start cap stay in circuit or the pump not start (stall condition), cooking the windings and boiling the water to steam internally enough to discolor the stainless. alternate is stuck on and dead headed without relief valve/s or ones it cannot overcome. really hard to say, but they should be able to run 24/7 with fair water flow and never overheat. then again, maybe the holes in pipe nearest the pump caused superheating of the water deep within the well, that could also cook the check-valve apart and discolor the pump. ok thinking about it too much. back to video 🤓🤓🧐

[@nickseamus7340]

ALWAYS give multiple options. I try for at least 4 each time. 👍👍👍👍

[@NotAsTraceable]

14 Homes on that system? I cannot imagine those homes would have much water pressure at times.

[@patrickd9551]

Why not? The pump itself is 15 GPM, more then plenty to keep those tanks filled up. The main question is how many GPM are those able to provide? Are there any booster pumps to keep the pressure up? I can't imagine them replacing the pump from 20 to 15 if it wasn't enough to keep the system up and running. Anyway, from the tanks forward it's basically a concurrency game. A faucet takes a maximum of 2 GPM, but most are limited to below 1 GPM. My watersaving showerhead uses just 2 GPM, but even those wasteful overhead rain showers use 4 GPM at most. How many showers and faucets do those households open at exactly the same time? Remember they are not regular wastefull american super condos with multiple rain showers, these are basically shelters with minimalist requirements. Anyway at 15 GPM you would need to have half of the households to take a shower at the same time to notice something. And if you live in cheap housing like this, you know you will have limited services from time to time. You learn to live with it.

[@tfish7330]

Great work. You guys make me crazy by not wearing hard hats with overhead work. I see the galv pipe was tight. With two guys, have each guy with one hand on each wrench. That way you truly have double the power on breaking the joint. As far as the pump sizing. I understand that the owner didn't want to spend much money. But with 14 homes X 3-4 fixtures in each unit, you require 1gpm per fixture. Thats why the bigger pump was in the well. Yes I understand that they may not use that much at one time, but that's how you determine pump size. And with a community well like that, no one understands what it takes to maintain a water system. Everyone thinks you just turn on the faucet and you have water until something happens. Then they don't understand how much it's going to cost until they get the bill. I don't know why places like that can't plan ahead for repairs.

[@guri256]

For me it was grabbing the pipe at 11:35 . Would not want to trust my hand to that if anything goes wrong with the crane.

[@31144]

The micro management is strong in this video ...

[@tonywestvirginia]

Another job "Well" done!

[@dukeman7595]

I'm subscribed it's the least I can do..

[@Cyruscosmo]

Meaning no disrespect but after watching several of your videos, which I greatly enjoy, I had a thought. I wondered how many times you've heard that you sound just like Jeff Foxworthy?;-) I Love your videos and look forward to more. Liked and subscribed

[@BWIL2515]

I think the price was 7358.64 I'm pretty confident at my guess anyways very neat and tidy job always appreciate clean and neat and working better than before

[@jasonharper2601]

never seen a trailer house jacked up so high wow

[@coltsjason]

They always go the cheapest if it's an apartment complex or trailer park at least in the hvac field

[@StevenBowron]

Should be a sch 80 bushing there at the well

[@meme228]

I enjoy...Very informative...

[@ozhoo]

I can't imagine the legal ramifications of being responsible with providing 14 homes with drinking water in this day and age.

[@waynewallace10]

In my area, 14 homes would be a group b water system, which has some extra rules, but in my area neither the state or the county wants to spend their time on group B systems so they mostly fly under the radar.

[@davidmark805]

100%, the regulations where I am in Canada are super strict. You have to have a person who is licensed by the province that lives on site to oversee the system. Primary and secondary disinfection along with various filtration is also a requirement.

[@fredcroad331]

Same here in upstate NY. I have 150 sites to provide water to. I also have a sewer plant to maintain.

[@ThomasWalker-m2y]

50,000 cash money

[@robstagner2086]

I’m thinking about $6000-$7000 for the job we saw here. How close am I?

[@alexlaser.]

Haaaa!!! I was waiting for this😮😮😮😮 I love this chanel❤❤❤

[@ManMountainMetals]

I knew several landlords like that, just the bare minimum.

[@StevenBowron]

Thats ok though, I know Im good at what I do, especially watching you.

[@Ghost_FEU]

😂😂wearing the cleetus McFarland shirt respect

[@johnjaco5544]

Thank you.good video!

[@sammas7440]

I just came across a couple of your videos for the first time. Very interesting to watch. Btw, anybody ever tell you, you sound like Jeff Foxworthy?

[@gregpage4640]

Good to see a caring professional still in the game in this age of non-caring just about the money work..not had any work like that done in a long time so I wouldn't know on the cost, looked like 4 men and equipment + materiel 4 hrs...$6-8k

[@fenceman53]

4 guys 1 1/2 hour drive. Expensive 6 k labor plus materials plus markup for material plus video production fee . All in a days work

[@alantorrance6153]

At 29 minutes, allowing water overflow, with a huge amount of insulation on the side to get wet. That's rather crazy.

[@ni_wink84]

I’m just here to say I like your shirt! Hell ya brother!

[@BarfusWOW]

I'm curious to know why the pump area has a big black scorch mark going up the wall, looks like something got a bit hot in there.

[@gamersplaygroundliquidm3th526]

They were using the torque arrestor as a shield for the splice must have been all they had laying around 😂 😂

[@KellyMurphy]

Guessing the heat lamp is to try and keep the water from freezing.

[@larrychristopher9147]

Dont know what the bill was but it wasn't enough. You get a lot done with a claw hammer and channellocks! Should use your helper a little more unless hes a volunteer 😅

[@Old-bold-pilot]

Great video, thanks. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@StevenBowron]

I'll tell you right now, I only wstched them break loose one pipe, and I could make it easier if I was there.

[@edwardbaker4824]

Wonder why you havent said anything about the fire that burnt the chip board up

[@lindsaylittle6535]

I am going to guess at $3280. Great job! Always enjoy your videos!!

[@The_Dawg_father]

Well how much was it...

[@stevenandkimmetzger880]

I've got a question, hope it's not a dumb one. At 26:00 when you were plumbing the lines together with 90 elbows, I was wondering if 45 elbows would be better. Would it make an"easier" path for the water, not making the pump work as hard? My guess for total cost of the job is $4500.

[@MegaTapdog]

I was thinking the same thing, is there a flexible type of hose that could be used for slight angles or is that not an option for some reason?

[@royreynolds108]

@@MegaTapdog Flexible lines are available but are expenive.

[@johnparkhurst825]

@@royreynolds108 I was wondering about 1" PEX÷B.

[@j.l.daltoin2238]

was there a reason that you did not use a stainless steel cable and attach it to the pump housing in case something happens and pump fell to bottom of the well or if the electric wires were to short out and burn lose

[@whatnow5313]

No torque arrestors?

[@YobieTheQuestioner]

Would love to have a well on my property here in TN and the "city" water is damn nasty and getting worse. But no idea on cost for that.

[@stangaloski4208]

I checked on a well in tn. Anywhere from $10k to $15k

[@ManMountainMetals]

Where in TN? We had well water, but it was so full of minerals that it was dang near crunchy. The spring water, however, is awesome 👌 I am in West TN near the Mississippi border.

[@YobieTheQuestioner]

@@ManMountainMetals just a hop north of Cookeville, springs all over and some close.

[@stangaloski4208]

@@YobieTheQuestioner I got a buddy in Cookeville. Springs all over. He has a spring that forms a creek in his back yard. Unfortunately I'm closer to oak ridge. Once you get over the mountain things change over here.

[@allenferry9632]

I'm in McNairy County/ sw Tennessee. I have 2 wells both with 28 parts per million total devolved solids. We also have city water at 128ppm.

[@hrdworkin7633]

One more safety thought, use lockout devices to keep the electric line from being energized.

[@mxslick50]

Technically required for sure. But in this case the breaker was very close and the only others in the area were his own crew who would know better than to turn that breaker on. Was it OSHA safe? Of course not. But in this case I would have done the same without worry. Now if that panel were further away I would definitely LOTO.

[@StevenBowron]

In that union, and dont use male adapters like that on the well head use tbreaded pipe

[@StevenBowron]

Is that a sch40 bushing out of the brass fitting on the well head, Sch 80 dude

[@throttlebottle5906]

heh, I spied a "Cleetus" shirt. 😉

[@haynillesen]

With such a high groundwater level , couldn t you use a jet pump ? Or is the groundwater level dropping in summer? Groundwater can be pretty agressive and damage all iron parts, including a cast iron pump

[@barrytrezise8203]

I’m subscribed

[@Mike-b3v]

2 things. Can’t stand switching sch pipe Use 40 or 80. And I don’t care if it’s red-hot you wait a bit longer than 60 seconds before kicking it on.

[@StevenBowron]

Why dont you use sch 120 pvc with ss threaded couplings

[@rustybstuff3082]

"Like" and "Comment" need a KZbin signup. Not everyone who watches is a KZbin member. I signed up just so I *could* do the Like & Comment thing as a 'thank you" to all the creators who provide information and entertainment.

[@magicbean-sva]

??? The pressure dropped to zero rapidly. My tank holds 38 lbs. Pump does not appear to run. New switch, nipple, gauge and control box. Thoughts?

[@evilborg]

No filters on the line???? That's nuts.

[@rjc862003]

mean I wish you guys where here in ny. id call yall to deal with ours

[@PaulBrannan-mb8wv]

I estimate at 10k. Well worth it