Water Is Flowing, Pond Should Be Full Soon

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[@HometownAcres]

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[@andrewperry8389]

You should take some of those huge rocks you have and make a waterfall for the pump water to run down

[@MikeZMonroe]

I suggested the same thing.😊

[@henrymorgan3982]

Yea. Like some bypass valve! Great idea!

[@jbbuzzable]

That would help aerate the water.

[@stuartholden2652]

My thought was a short stream but a waterfall would be better. For me at least nothing is more soothing a sound than cascading water.

[@paulweakley3440]

Those zip ties on your pump filter will get brittle and snap after a year or so. I would use some sort of metal bands (lot of options for marine grade stuff). I would also drill about 10x more of those little holes to increase flow and help when it starts to get mucked up.

[@claytonallmon339]

With that much flow, I think some type of water feature going into the pond would be really nice. Like a waterfall, or water wheel. With all of the effort you've already put into this, make it something attractive, instead of just water dumping from a pipe. Just my 2 cents...

[@HometownAcres]

Well do something. Just not sure yet

[@stromxtc2033]

Good idea Clayton, I would think that would be beneficial for pond water aeration.

[@infamouscrook]

If you install a water wheel, you can make it so it generates electricity. It could be charging deep cycle batteries so your solar pump operates at night as well.

[@dismayer666]

After watching I have one important tip for you. Don't submerge the outlet of that pipe in the big pond, bacause when you switch off the pump, the water will back up and flood your small pond.

[@szajsjem]

There should be a check valve on the pump, but if it isn't, he can use the pipe as soft overflow.

[@mr.soundtek5793]

You can put in a one way check (anti-siphon) to stop that.

[@JCWren]

Every well pump I've ever seen has a check valve built in at the pump. That being said, it's also usually recommended to put in a spring-type check valve (as opposed to a swing type) every 200' or so of vertical height (so a 600' well should have 3 total, with the last one being at the top of the well for convenience). You do this so a single valve isn't supporting the weight of the water column.

[@Cinder2008]

It would be a siphon. Pump up the hill in daylight and drain down the hill at night.

[@jonasstahl9826]

​@@szajsjemDont trust a check valve for critical stuff like contaminating a well, they will fail at some point and you cant tell when it happends. Keeping the pipe a foot above the ponds maximum is fail prove.

[@MikeZMonroe]

- Just thinking out load. Could that pump power a nozzle spraying water / fountain effect into the air, center pond? The spray also aerates the water.

[@cattigereyes1]

Well we have the start of Solar power set up. I am guessing more panels can be added to support other projects?

[@b1air77]

Dad socks game on point!! 3:15

[@OneEyeCustoms]

So cool to see water flowing!

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

maybe make a floating dock for the 2nd pond, then attach the pump underneath the dock? anchor the entire dock down to the bottom of the deepest part.

[@HometownAcres]

That’s a good idea

[@vtecmissle]

​@@HometownAcres I would put a floating ring around the pump if pvc or abs to keep debris from being pulled to your pump and screen.

[@Shippusher]

GOOOOOOD SATURDAY MORNING EVERYONE!!! WELL DONE Adam!! Finally looks like you have gotten a fix to keep your upper pond FULL or at least to a level you desire. Thanks for sharing Catch ya on the next one Have a day

[@BPayneNTheATL]

If this series isn’t the definition of mission creep I don’t know what is. If this KZbin thing ever “dries up” there is a place for you in Congress 🤣. Love this so much, you are a hero to husbands everywhere (and the reason our wives give us so many side eyes 👀 when we say “babe, I’ve got a great idea…it’ll be easy…”)

[@VnazT]

This is the best rabbit hole on KZbin. I know it’s not the journey you would have chosen, Adam, but this saga has become my favorite KZbin series!

[@HometownAcres]

Haha thank you. And yes you are correct. This project has turned out to be so much more than we bargained for but it’s kept things interesting

[@Chrispy9393]

Pond #4 coming in the next video. 😂

[@Hunterworks]

The pond videos are my favorite

[@MikeZMonroe]

- congrats on that water pump / solar setup. Funny how things work out after all your previous pond struggles. - the pump water flow…think about a nice rocky creek landscape or gentle waterfall leading into the pond. Similar to the rocks in your yard over look. - nice camera location on the work bench scene. Your bench much more attractive without peg board and hanging tools.

[@cattigereyes1]

Adding a waterfall with some landscaping would be neat!

[@billweinschenker8607]

Have you considered creating a fountain with the discharge in pond #1? It could be a nice feature and increase aeration.

[@MikeZMonroe]

Perfect

[@jeffpeters1014]

I’ll bet Doug has a roto hammer that would make that gr a breeze

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

@ 6:44 - use your hammer drill - works like a charm

[@douggibson9084]

Excellent video Adam, Unistrut would make the solar array boxes cleaner.

[@pincopallinojoe9296]

You could build a small dock on the lower pond for fishing, and hang the pump below maybe? Nice to see the upper pond filling anyway.

[@JCWren]

Ideally you should tape the wire to the water line every 10 feet or so, that'll prevent strain as you move the pump around and such, and make it a little cleaner. I agree with what someone else said, that a pallet with cinderblocks attached at the bottom will sink the pallet and keep it elevated enough. There's really no reason I can think of for it to float. That just adds extra flexing of wiring and water line that's unnecessary. Use a plastic pallet and it'll never decompose.

[@mr.soundtek5793]

Pond project is looking good. A couple of ideas. I have seen several KZbinrs driving grounding rods in with a sledge hammer. This, as you discovered, is exhausting and can lead to an out of control hammer. If you have a manual T-post driver, use that to get it down to a couple of feet. Then use the sledge hammer. Also, get a couple dock pipes and drive them into the pond floor a couple feet apart and fasten your pump to that a foot or so above the bottom of the pond. That way, the pump isn't going to move around.

[@dmceowen1]

Hi Adam. Great to see the solar pump up and running. So cool to see and the rain from Helene is coming in video time. Should be interesting.

[@SkaterDeeVlog]

More pond content! Woo! Hopefully, all those leaks have finally been plugged and we'll see it at full capacity. Good timing, too. The remnants of Helene should be in your neck of the woods by the end of the weekend, so that pond should fill up quick.

[@michaelsnell4034]

Probably a good idea to use some stone to make a splash pad under the polyethylene pipe so it doesn't erode the big pond wall.

[@thomashigdon5015]

Add a water fountain to the output in the big pond. That would look great from your house.

[@MikeZMonroe]

Aerates the water as well

[@dismayer666]

Goog job! Nice to see you progress with the pond.

[@noyopacific]

Thanks for the video Adam ! I pump lake water at my Minnesota cabin. I tied my intake (foot valve) on top of a concrete block to hold it off the bottom and tied a line to a buoy (a boat fender) to hold the he block and intake in the desired orientation. The buoy also serves to mark the location of the intake and helps fishermen avoid snagging it. I enjoy your pond videos a lot. Even when you are struggling with problems the videos are great ! I know that you don’t like exposing your stumbles but I appreciate your willingness to share them too !!! Best wishes and good luck !

[@danielkent868]

Great Job Adam, now that the solar array is installed and working great for the pond is it capable of additional uses on the homestead & will it be utilized for other tasks ? 👍🏻

[@jbbrown7907]

For putting in ground rods, use your biggest hammer drill with a socket to fit over the end of the rod.

[@raymondheckard234]

On the 3rd pond you can use the trash pump to pump water into pond 2 to pump up to the main pond. Also or what you could do is make a small well pit between the 2 ponds and install the solar pump in to well pit and have intakes in both ponds that has gate valves that would allow you to draw water out of both ponds, that would allow you to close the gate to the pond 2 to draw out of pond 3, or close the gate valve for pond 3 to draw out of pond 2. It does appear you have ground water flowing to to both lower ponds and have the Ability to draft out of both would keep the top pond full.

[@henrymorgan3982]

You should have your own channel! LOL!!

[@ScottfromNB]

Would the difference in level between ponds 2 and 3 be small enough to set up a siphon to draw water from 3 up to 2?

[@raymondheckard234]

@@ScottfromNB siphons do not work for higher elevations, the discharge has to be lower than the intake. This is his I recommended a sump with a with an inlet with a gate in each pond . Now A Ram pump could be used to move water from the lower pond to the upper pond. But it would require the ram pump to be installed behind the dam on pond 3. Also there is a water waste required to drive the ram pump

[@b1air77]

Adam, that view from your house is going to be idyllic with the pond full up!

[@shanereynolds5971]

That wardrobe change at 14:07 though...Haha

[@ALink2Zelda]

yolo hope everyone is doing great

[@XPLXYAX]

Here 10 mins after post ❤❤❤

[@jamesbramlett5407]

That tilt head is money

[@1944chevytruck]

WOW! AMAZING!

[@arnecarlsson9740]

You need to ground the solar panels and the support structure as well....VERY IMPORTANT!

[@HometownAcres]

I did. Did you not see me pound the 8 ft grounding rod into the ground?

[@kevinlee6731]

Nice setup. Can’t wait to see the pond completely full and your family skating on it this winter!

[@HometownAcres]

Us too!

[@wm3138]

How many thousands of dollars and how many hours have you spent on the upper pond?

[@MrThorp1]

he broke that down in a previous video.

[@everettthompson8301]

He probably could of built a cement pond like Neil @ Dig, Drive, DIY.

[@mike7448]

Yet you and other naysayers keep watching. Well done Adam for monetizing your content!

[@HometownAcres]

@wm3138 enough to make you ask the question

[@garny3766]

This setup is pretty cool. Few things… 1. Curious to see what the new pump setup will be. I’m not liking seeing that pump in a horizontal configuration. I’d like to see it vertical. 2. Freeze protection. Do you have something figured out. One thing I was not thinking about by removing the check or foot valve is you gonna have a lot of water to drain back. You need to somehow keep pump off power while that drains back. you do not want pump trying to start if motor is spinning backwards draining back. Bad things happen in this situation 3. Current filtration pipe does not have enough holes. I hope you’re looking at a well off to the side of pond??

[@ScrewdriverTUNING]

If I were you I would put that fill pipe as high as possible and make an underwater path out of flat stone, so if the pond drops in water level the water has a path down to at least this water hight witch eliminates erosion. Also it will be an awesome stream feature. I want one that fills above the pond so whenever the fill pump runs I’ll have an amazing stream threw the property. Nice work so far have you discussed pricing for this whole solar pump setup??

[@keithbergman268]

Nice job Adam, I really enjoy your videos. I’ve been watching since you started, such an awesome story of success with KZbin and learning to do things on your own. As well as, motivating those watching to do the same.

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Great job!

[@ronheiden2750]

You should've contacted the best electrician on the face of the planet. You know, who I'm talking about... the Keystone guy.

[@OldIronAcres]

Impressive flow Adam! Best, -- J. Andre. / Old Iron Acres

[@jmaus2k]

For the pump inlet, just put the pump inlet on the top of a concrete block and wrap it with some twists of copper wire to attach it.

[@ronreahard]

Adam, love your channgel! I made a floating box for the suction pipe when using an onshore pump to pump out of a small stream for an irrigation system. Think you could easily do something similar. Basically, it was a frame of 2x2's with 1/4" galvanized hardware hardware cloth on 3 of the sides and bottom. The inlet side where the pipe entered was solid wood. Top was plywood, with styrofoam on the underside of the top . It floated on the top of the water, keeping the inlet pipe about 8 in bellow the surface.. Simple, easy to make, and it worked great year after year. You may need yours larger and more than 2" of styrofoam to handle the weight of the pump, or you may want to make it bigger or stronger, and let it be submerged. With your woodworking skills, should be a quick easy project, and ensure pump stays in clean water.

[@b_lumenkraft]

Actually, the specific weight is the measure for buoyancy. If it's lighter than water (1g/mm^3) it would float. If you compress so much air into a box that it weighs more than 1g/mm^3 it will sink. For example, you know those CO₂ cartridges, right? They would sink if they are full and float when empty.

[@mrscuba1693]

I have to ask do you think it would have been cheaper to have rubber lined the pond in the beginning. You have done clay twice now the the ram pump all the hours of digging and now solar panels more digging and I know I left a few thing out you have done. I know you want a beach at one end I am sure a company that does that work would have a solution for a beach just asking I have no idea of the cost. The liner is very durable I had to hook up cables to a truck that had rolled into a fire pond to get the truck out and five 55 gallon drums no damage at all to the liner I inspected it as this pond was very important for there fire fighting at this company as they had no municipal water supply it was fairly deep at 20 feet.

[@mylife4137]

Nice job. Lots of opportunities at this point. I would add a tee valve and neck down to a 1" so you could shoot uphill even further in the future for a slip and slide by the beach or sprinklers, garden you name it. Curious how much was the system?

[@brnsrgn]

If it pumps 8 hours a day (assuming 30gal/min), that's 100,000 gallons a week. HAve you estimated volume of the upper and lower pond? At that rate you would raise an acre sized pond 1 foot in about 3 weeks.

[@fishandgameman]

There is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution. ✌️

[@jimmerrithew453]

Hi Adam. It would be useful to intall a "T" with a tap at the highest point in the pipe. Then, when the weather gets cold, shut off the power to the pump, and open the valve to break the vacuum. The water in the pipe will drain in both directions. This will prevent ice from forming in your pipe. For 40 years, my parents owned a cottage on a lake. We pumped our water from the lake. My Dad used a large rock, with a length of rope, to anchor the foot valve. He tied another rope to an empty jug to float the foot valve a few feet above the lake bed.

[@Jim-iq6bx]

I still standby my previous video statement of filling the float tube with Great Stuff foam. Search for DIY pond fountains and every one will show using Great Stuff to float the fountain head. I have been floating half of a 5 gallon bucket filled with great stuff foam for my fountain head. This fountain head is fed by 30’ of 2” pvc from the shore. The pipe is always full of water and the fountain head puts out 40 gallons a minute.

[@jnorman1986]

People keep on saying a "spraying water feature".. Be careful not to add too much head pressure.. I like the "waterfall" or "water wheel" ideas I've been seeing 🤔 Love the videos, Adam 😎👍

[@billdillon3886]

My son and I installed solar panels, an inverter and battery pack. We powered a 1 hp pump putting out 35 gallons per minute. Our pump was on land drawing from a 2 inch pipe with a foot valve. I used 2 inch pvc to make a platform for the foot to attach to a foot above the bottom and 3 feet below the surface.. All of the platform holds water keeping it on the bottom.

[@redrockroger]

If the electrical hook up needed to be inspected (grid 110v tie) you would fail. You don't have any expansion fittings into the ground to deal with frost heave. Fortunately, I don't think a purely off-grid DC system does not need inspection.

[@ericfraser7543]

6:47 try running water down that hole when hammering it like that, I have seen people put them in almost by hand... Or they make an attachment to your hammer drill which will put those rods in very quickly.

[@dougholt858]

I always put grounding rods in by starting with a small hole about 6"x6". Fill with water and let sit awhile. Have so water handy and start ramming the grounding rod into the center of the hole. Every time it gets a little hard to move pull it out and add water and start the process over. Should go all the way down in less than 10 minutes. If it works in Mississippi Red Clay it should work in most soils.

[@billh2735]

Great job Adam! Hopefully your pond issues have been permanently solved. Keeping my fingers crossed for you. Anyways stay safe healthy and dry. Bill H from Cranberry Township

[@CGrib16]

Adam, I envy your perseverance on this project over the last few years. The skills you’ve learned are not only invaluable but are the building blocks for bigger projects to come!

[@stromxtc2033]

Away from the pond✅Because you can't very well hide that solar array in the trees. Unfortunately I'm going to be the first one to hit that ground rod sticking out with the mower. Looking good

[@bonsukan]

Adam, you’re spending so much time down there at that lower pond that I think you should build a bar on that little peninsula. Something along the lines of that Suncast 8’x7’ Cabana Entertainment Shed on Costco.

[@noahbudie6852]

having done a few of electric system overhauls at houses I’ve lived in, I discovered that by simply putting water in the hole of the ground rod it goes in much much easier. A five gallon bucket of water is more than enough and depending on your soil constitution, you may not even need a hammer much.

[@patrickd9551]

Me really no like that solar inverter mountings. Why not span a couple of boards between those posts and have some additional room for that disconnect and some solid mounting for that inverter. That single board looks so cheap and flimsy. If you mount the board at the back of the posts it will allow you to place the inverter even further back

[@petenelson8136]

Yet another well executed plan. A pallet with a few cinderblocks tied to it would work to keep your pump off the bottom of the lower pond. I'm looking forward to seeing how quickly your upper pond fills up. Now your in a race with Indy Farm Life to see who's pond will fill up first 🙂

[@TheCaptScarlett]

3:00 Just spotted the addition of crèche facilities for younger members of the family to watch Dad do Dad-stuff in one of his many Man Caves

[@hagak1679]

Why not just use a mooring buoy they come in all kinds of sizes and would look "nautical". Sure you could find one that is large enough to float that pump.

[@jackcoats4146]

You could get a small kayak and strap the pump a foot or so below the boat. Evena a styrofoam float or a plastic 55gal barrel should work. You had the right idea, just not a best implementation!

[@MrThorp1]

instead of burying the pipe with a trench, maybe just mound over it a bit. you seem to have no issues growing grass. you wouldnt have to dig up any of the dam structure, even with just a trench.. inside of the pond, id just cover the pipe with rip rap.

[@mikemcternan8249]

Why didn’t your electrician suggest u laid armoured cable in the ground or sheathed the cable from the solar panels to the box.You may well have problems with shorts in the future.

[@TheGuyFromDenmark95]

You could use 2 pieces of those 6" pvc pipes if you have left over and tye it to the bottom of the pump pipe, fill them with rocks and water and cap them, they will be heavy enough to keep the pump under water and will also then create a 6" gap from pump to pundbottom

[@ricdenali4213]

Since pond 2 is smaller, realistically how high will it raise the water in pond 1, even if you were to pump pond 2 dry? Is there any way to tell if pond 1 is leaking into pond 2?

[@williamdegnan4718]

Make sure that you point your solar array in the correct direction otherwise the pump they only run at night or perhaps even backwards. I'm surprised you didn't explain this to everyone. 🙄

[@markbrockelman316]

Congrats Adam! Hopefully you’ll have a pond fit for skating this winter.

[@jacobbuckley8232]

once u fill up the big pond hopefully u wont need to fill it again very much

[@henrymorgan3982]

As far as "pond solutions" your channel is number one! Good job! Let us know how the rain changed the game or if it didn't for the ponds.

[@ronaldferino3414]

Hope everything goes as planned. That pump is pretty slick, I think it may be the solution, Fingers crossed

[@njonebale7889]

I’ll give you a thumbs up on this job….never thought you would get that much flow going up hill.👍🏿

[@tmpcamp]

Great to see perseverance paying off. Dot forget to take freezing into account when the pipe is buried and it isn’t pumping.

[@ClintsHobbiesDIY]

Great installation Adam.

[@Deutschehordenelite]

30 gal/m DAMN, you should have done this sooner and maybe never noticed the pond leaking 😂

[@terrycummings81]

You need to install a back flow device so water does not siphon from the upper pond back down to the lower pond when the pump shuts off, and tape the wire every two to three feet to the pipe at the pond.

[@sockninjaummmmjmmkkjuuujnu4924]

Use the pump water for free pond aeration! Won’t even have to pay the power bill to run it which is normally the most costly part.

[@DDL2728]

Great job, as always!! It's so good that subscribers give you tips 👍 God bless y'all ♥️🙏♥️

[@bastiat691]

You could use two blue plastic barrels to float it with I think, haven't done the maths but they have quite a bit of buoyancy.

[@jeffdutton2500]

I have found that if you can chuck the grounding rod into a hammer drill, and push it in the ground while spinning it the job is much easier.

[@blackjackuk79]

Yes Adam 🎉 this is so good to see...... I am excited to see the pond full and water tipping out the overflow

[@j.walker3498]

build a stand for your pump, think helicopter landing gear style, that will keep it off the bottom.

[@jeffgraham48]

It would be really nice if you could run some electricity to the barn from solar panels. Love the pond content.

[@dingsdadesign]

Why are there still so mny rocks around the pond's edge? Makes me worry that it won't hold water past the current level

[@robert.brokaw3829]

So far so good. Will be interesting to see how the solar works with full sun. Stay safe.

[@scott729]

Too late now, but A little running water and you can drill those ground rods in the ground very quickly.

[@thereplacementfordisplacement]

Kyle @spicerdesigns would know about all manners of butts.

[@Beachwriter]

I knew there would be a math problem somewhere in the video. Numbers are in your blood, Adam.

[@Jube450]

Use a fence post driver next time you drive a ground rod. It’ll help a ton.

[@sajjen]

"I wanted to keep it as natural looking as possible" Adds pond dye....

[@robertdavis5163]

not using the cordless chainsaw trimmer don't you have electric?