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[@mangeshcmate]

Dude hats off to you for doing this task alone + recording video + sharing knowledge.

[@dandersonanza]

I have no desire to drill a well, but this video seemed so preposterous I had to click. And I was pleasantly surprised at how well it all came together.

[@thomasgachoka9350]

In Kenya bore hole drilling costs over 3million shillings 😇 34 years pension money 🫵this can cost me 10k,you are God sent man 🇰🇪

[@kariukikahiga4233]

We can do it here with that little.

[@BradMillsXRP]

I got two friends of mine that are brothers Pete and Clay Moss. When we were little, they would always fight, and I must say that’s the only time I ever saw clay on top of peat moss.

[@silvursprings]

So many negative, "problem for every solution" comments. My God. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with us all! Enriching other's brains for free and they're still mad about it. 🤣

[@GCWERK]

sometime you can add an improvement without knocking a mans method. I've put in several of this kind of well and this is similar to my style but...way better. but in my experience, I do see a small problem. Yet he overcomes it probably not even thinking about it. Still looks like he went 40 feet down and yeah he got water!

[@michaelreynolds5327]

Thank you. I need a well drilled and I was told between 10 and 13k. I guess we all know what im doing

[@CarGuy2024]

I did this when I lived in FL to cut down on my water bill. I jet-drilled a 30 ft well as a means to ensure there was water for my lawn even in the worst drought. Most neighbors wells were at 19 ft and one year they struggled to keep their wells going. You have to have sandy soil for this process to work.

[@Last_Chance.]

That's not very deep

[@aandd10]

WOW, I cannot believe it, i paid $1,500 to drill a well about 5 years ago ... i should i have watched your videos... meeeennnn thanks a billion ... great guy!!!

[@Last_Chance.]

That's cheap

[@drilldude8147]

kudos to you from a 35yr environmental driller in texas! we can only pull that off east of houston, here west of san antonio you’re not getting 2” w/out air or mud with a tci or diamond bit. if you’re doing any more there’s a few tools you can make cheap out of scrap that’ll make that one man stuff soooo much easier. SLIPS ! mine’s just 3/8”diamond plate. i put handles on each end & cut slots for 1-1/4, 2” & 4” pvc. life savor when your arms can’t hold 100’ of pvc any more.

[@jaycobarrubias3957]

Do you have a picture of your “anti-slip” jig?

[@aussieandrew]

This is the best video on bore water pumping.

[@352ish]

As a 6th generation water well driller, i commend you brother, great job. Id like to add that this application can be done in sand, for a regular well here in florida you would want to seat the casing into the limerock, but a cheaper and easy way to just get water you did an absolute great job for a sand point well. Cheers

[@LH-rr1iz]

Thank you for your positivity!

[@LandNfan]

We lived in Tulsa, OK when I was a kid, circa 1952. I can remember my dad putting in a shallow well next to our house so he would have unrestricted water for his lawn in the new subdivision. If I recall correctly, he just used a manual auger type drill.

[@sainatsaraluz3006]

Excellent... Excellent.. Excellent. The only word I can say. U do it by yourself, alone.

[@douggief1367]

I have absolutely no need to dig a well, but I just loved going along with you on that journey.

[@MasterKenfucius]

Wish I had known about that before I paid top dollar to have a shallow well installed on my property. Hello from Melbourne FL!

[@tylermyers6920]

Hello from Sallisaw, OK formerly Melbourne FL!

[@352ish]

You wouldn't be able to do this in Melbourne Florida, 6th generation water well driller in Ocala Florida here

[@MasterKenfucius]

@@352ish Why not? They even sell the equipment to do this at the local Home Depot.

[@352ish]

@@MasterKenfucius limerock in Florida

[@MasterKenfucius]

@@352ish The guy who did my shallow well went to 65 feet and never hit any lime rock.

[@ohmyadventure61]

Very nice video. Now build a solar pump house.

[@appledrains]

That's the plan!

[@jeremywinkler2650]

So i used the trash pump method and 30 ft of 1" hose to jet. I couldn't believe how fast it goes. After 4 attempted and only hitting rock the 5th try we made it to 30 ft. Thank you for your videos i have been watching them for over a yeat now. An i just really like the dedication you give by doing these videos. Thank you tons

[@BlankSlate1111]

I dig post holes and trenches with hydro power. Been doing it for many years. Never could figure out why nobody else was doing it.

[@xephael3485]

Because they have hydraulic post hole diggers that don't make small lakes

[@buzzlightyear586]

I dig my post holes with c4 now you can chuckle 😂

[@MasonicJewTubeTrap]

What about rocks

[@c.m.303]

😂🤣😂 had a good chuckle when you shot the water over the fence. 🤣😄🤣

[@hermestresmegistrus]

Awesome craftsmanship !!! Thanks for sharing your wisdom and knowledge !!!

[@HenryChambers-vn9oo]

I’m from Jamaica and plan to do some Farming with a difference , I will definitely use this, Thanks for the information, Very informative.

[@sonlighte8500]

Excellent job step by step walk through 👍👍👍👍👍

[@lomgshorts3]

I "hydrodrill" grounds for Amateur Radio and some station grounds for AM radio stations that exact same way. I seldom go past 20' for those grounds, but I have had problems with water flowing out of the hole after drilling. I used mortar mix to seal the grounding hole after drilling. However, I never knew this could be used for water well drilling - excellent idea!

[@rnr1880]

Excellent job sir, you are a great teacher.

[@moefuggerr2970]

Did that here in Florida for a yard well. Works good.

[@klassyedward9718]

Thank you Sir for great demonstration, advice on easy well method.

[@user-ni1ig7un1e]

Great video, really good job finding help is almost impossible in today's world.

[@powernoodle1224]

Its amazing that there is water down there, and amazing that you can access it so easily.

[@Justthemow]

Where I live in south East Louisiana anywhere you dig 50 feet down is good water

[@thiago_thesaint]

Anyway you could post a material list? Including fittings? Be very helpful and thank you for your video

[@hosocat1410]

So is the point of the well point at about 28 feet below ground level? Did you decide on that depth based on experience and where others are finding water in your neighborhood, or did you do some kind of testing? Thanks much for your great vids!

[@ahal46]

At the very last connection between the 1” suction pipe and the pump, you ought to introduce a Union coupling instead of using glue to join the PVC coupling. This way, should you need to replace the pump in the future, you could just easily unscrew the Union coupling without the need to cut the 1” suction pipe. Get what I mean?

[@pauld5641]

My thoughts exactly

[@douggief1367]

True. Or cut it if and when you need to. Lol. (He's that kinda guy).

[@theadorephaedon1691]

Good job 👍

[@Accumulator1]

No worry there. Unlikely be able to pull it back out after wall caves in and settles. Should have cased the entire damned length

[@mareeconway1520]

@@pauld5641❤❤❤❤😊😊😊 15:19 ❤❤ 15:21 ❤❤ 17:46 17:47 17:48 17:49 ❤❤❤❤ 17:56 ❤

[@deniswoodcox4240]

Great video! Thank you for that and hats off for doing by yourself.

[@kadirothman2397]

This is really 👍👍👍👍 Whatever you have showed is giving the great idea to open viewer mind. Even something could be improve, that’s was just a matter of whoever can do whatever they think better or sustain longer. But the main point, you are among hundreds of peoples that have applied various methods. Congrats 🤲🤲🤲👍👍👍

[@bernardhill1622]

Put a "T" piece onto the top with the " T" at a right angle and +- 12 " extension to direct your oveflow away from where you're working..!!

[@zenaidagiere7784]

Thank you so much for that great ideas of yours..,we will try it…

[@honeyandi9543]

I love it when you say would be nice an extra hand

[@kevinwoolass5946]

This just remined me about what you are doing when I was 18 and now I am 66, we used this method, it was a scaffold pole with a nylon head with slots in it this was attach to a hose and a high pressure pump these poles where sent into the ground and around the site to be excavated, then the pump was put in reverse to suck the water around the site to dry the ground so we could continue excavating down.

[@caseysimmons9578]

Thank you so much. I. am encouraged

[@mitubogoogle]

genius - thanks much for sharing the knowledge

[@lorenmeyer5290]

WOW CHUCK you made it look so easy! I wish it was in my back yard! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@LivingTheDream369]

Great job solo. Nice work

[@VtPapa]

Hey CHUCK l’m in Mi. Question I need to have my water line buried three feet down so it won’t freeze in the winter. I know the one inch pipe has to come out the side of the three or four inch pipe and I hope you have some idea as to how to do this. Thanks so much for all your videos. Very helpful and informative.

[@equalizertime188]

AWESOME WORK IM GOING TO DO THIS! 💯

[@shk2564]

Yeah I have a 110’ well and I have to drop my pump down to near the bottom. My problem is that I run out of water in 20-30 minutes and it takes about 3 hours to recover the approximate 150 gallons. I think it needs to be deeper so that the casing holds more water and of course I would have to extend the pipe and wiring to the pump. I’m on a fixed income so I have never talked to anyone about it and just try to make due. But it makes it tough to have a garden or anything that uses a lot of water. I need to upgrade my power panel and replace my hvac so it is not at the top of my list. It seems like every time I save money towards the things that I need something comes along and I have to start over again. But I’m blessed with the things I have and I can’t complain. I found the video very interesting and I am sure it will help some people! Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge!

[@TheEcoClimber]

That’s my issue also. I’ve had 3 professional bore holes pretty much run dry & now I am confident enough to educate myself more than the professionals & dig / drill my own.

[@bradleyhildreth4774]

Get a large holding tank maybe. Fill all day and night then it's ready to use.

[@ArcherCanobra]

The history of moving water is still interesting to me up until modern times. If only the ancients had the ability to do this so esay.

[@Gelzamac]

Depending on your elevation a pump can only suck water from the 16 to 22 foot range. Deeper water requires a pump to push the water up and that requires a larger diameter well to accommodate the pump and casing. Hitting a rock would take all the fun out of drilling this way. Also, not sealing the hole around the outside of the well properly is a great way for surface water to contaminate your aquifer.

[@greenspiraldragon]

Neighbors aren't going to be very happy with you if you contaminate their well by not sealing it properly.

[@jandrews377]

at the top of the hole you are supposed to dig a trench a few (3+) metres long to take away the silt that is pumping up to the surface. Dig a small catchment area at the end of the trench to allow the solids to be scooped out. This stops is going back down the shaft and contaminating the aquifer.

[@TheEcoClimber]

Thx very Helpful info.

[@nancycrisman7496]

What do you mean about properly? I saw in another video where they made up concrete and put around the well pipe. Is that what you mean by “properly?” The other question is you saying 16-22’ can suck the water up, but if deeper can’t? I want a shallow well for lawn only. My 2 neighbors did it themselves. I wanted to see if I could attempt myself why asking questions.

[@nancycrisman7496]

@@greenspiraldragon How do you seal properly?

[@jjmcwill1881]

dude youre a genius.

[@usnavyone]

This was a great and very helpful information, my wife and I are going to do this for water for our pond which always run dry but this will be the key to solve the problem. I'll keep you updated!! Thanks Patrick

[@ronmay1041]

Great instructional video, what GPM are you able to get? I would like to set up something similar for my automatic sprinklers.

[@johnfitbyfaithnet]

Great job on this video!

[@larryspiller6633]

I do it very similar. I use a self jetting point and add to it on the way down. Thing is, those points are expensive. They are made for dewatering construction sites and the sieve size is a bit bigger than I would like if I was to drink the water. Filtered before the pump is how to get around that. Should use a filter anyways. Depending on your ground it is possible to overdrive your well and miss the water. Sometimes the clay is the end of drilling. Great video.

[@iguanapoolservice1461]

This is great!!! How do you attach the pump hose to the pvc pipe? What type of fittings do you need?

[@user-rn3cj1og6q]

Well...done!

[@vonglo4587]

Nice video Chuck. Wow, this would save alot of money for irrigation here in Florida.

[@1100wing]

I don't know where you live in Florida but where I used to live you could just poke a stick in the ground and get water for irrigation lol

[@VioletUpton]

@@1100wing 😂😂🤣🤣 You're joking right?? I live within 5 miles of the beach, yet I need to drill 30 feet for a well.

[@1100wing]

@@VioletUpton Well, 30' IS relatively shallow for a well. 30' CAN be dug without a water jet or special equipment. Infact, in a lot of FL you can "drive" a well

[@raymaharaj4502]

Hey great video my brother! Absolutely amazing actually, that was fast as hell!!!!!

[@redryderaus]

Great demonstration and explanation of the process 👍 I learnt as a child the power of water to "dig" sand/soil when I used our garden hose to bore holes in a pile of brickies sand on the construction site next door. It went in so easy. I copped heaps from the builder AND my parents but it is a lesson I have never forgotten.

[@WallStreetinWallStreetLLC]

What's your job now? Demolition?

[@debrasmith9179]

0:30 hell

[@markg7963]

Chuck, I thought you were nuts crazy when I started watching this video, but I watched it end to end and got a huge kick out of your ingenuity. I have a geothermal system installed in my house that uses 5 250 foot deep “wells”. Actually just 4 inch bores that are super deep. They installed PB pipe loops and circulate water down through them to essentially draw heat away from the a/c system. I remember they hit a little water but nothing significant even at 250 feet. I’m in central Texas and we rely on aquifers and surface water for supply at the municipal level. Not sure how deep a well needs to be to provide reliable clean water. All to say I don’t think at reasonable depths I could try your trick here, but I wanted to shout out your ingenuity and positive attitude. Keep those videos rolling! Love them!

[@whiskeypapa8842]

Fine job my man!

[@nomatterwhereugothereuare]

Good job mate👍! Obviously the sandier the soil the easier. In Australia’s outback could be like going thru concrete! But beats paying someone 5000 bucks! Or more..

[@MLDIYSH]

What cast iron pump do you recommend. I wrote it down while ago but can’t find it. Thanks

[@matthmanning]

Love Chuck he's awesome!

[@patrickgrimes8964]

This is my favorite water well drilling video. Thank You.

[@nuwanbalasooriya1445]

Well done.. Excellent work...

[@YeshuaT-bm6ss]

Yup when building my dad's island cabin in the Gulf we not only used it for a well but also for digging holes for the cabin post and the boat/ fishing dock and before anyone asks yes you can have a fresh water well on an island surround with saltwater just in case if some of y'all didn't know that. Thank you for a great video

[@enjoinick]

Hi we have an island on the Florida gulf coast as well. How deep did you have to go with your well? Did you use saltwater through your mud pump?

[@YeshuaT-bm6ss]

@@enjoinick yes we ran our intake with saltwater and how deep that just depends on fresh water table and I would suggest sending water samples to someone who can test it we sent ours to Texas a&m so I'm guessing you know how that works fresh water is lighter than salt so when it rains it will go down until hits the saltwater and it floats on top we don't just rely on that alone we also have rain catchment system

[@YeshuaT-bm6ss]

@@enjoinick oh sorry we made a few different holes and took several samples and the holes ranged from 10 to 20 feet and there should be info out there for your area I would check agriculture development and with local colleges they have a ton of information hope this helps and we installed 2 pre filters then reverse osmosis

[@enjoinick]

@@YeshuaT-bm6ss ok thank you 😊 we have rain collection as well but winter months with little rain it can get low so a well would be nice supplement. We mainly just use that water for dishes and showers.

[@YeshuaT-bm6ss]

@@enjoinick we use ours for the same and a big ice maker but the main reason why we need more is because our cabin is used by 3 families and it sucks to get there and no water. So another project we are working on is being able to turn on the electricity and AC by remote so it's nice and cold and the ice machine starts making ice. Good luck hope it works out

[@rogerj.3640]

Thanks for this great video. 5⭐

[@dkersey5292]

Chuck, you're an inspiration. Always cheerful and you accept unplanned "problems" without a hitch. I have a thought that might alleviate the problem of the ground closing back in before you can insert the 1" suction pipe (after the mud pump shaft is removed). How about using a 4" pipe vs. a 3" for the initial 10" to give more space within that pipe? Then, feed BOTH the mud pump pipe/shaft AND the 1" well point suction pipe down together. The mud pump drilling shaft should clear enough space for both pipes at the same time and then we you hit your desired depth you can just remove the mud pump pipe. The 1" well point shaft would already be in place and you wouldn't run into the problem of the cavity closing in too quickly. It might take another person to help manage both pipes but could be worth the effort.

[@appledrains]

Yes! Great ideas

[@fernansantos5797]

Water

[@cameronwitter7988]

But the direction values one way

[@andyharley2525]

Couldn't one just hook the mud pump to the pipe that has the well point on it? 🤔

[@chasingwaves11]

Great video chuck !! Thanks for sharing! Stay rad 🤙🏽

[@AdamCollins-kv7nr]

Wait one minute! The day light dosnt change thru this whole demo. This happened in on e aftenoon? I've been spending months learning and prepping for a huge project. One Day?! I appreciate all your practicalities, less your dirty prime/gluing lol. The ending is especially rewarding, thanks you.

[@teresaenderle5297]

Fantastic, thanks for sharing.

[@hengngounchhay3304]

Wow, thank you very much

[@donaldburton2924]

InnnnnnnnnnnnCREDIBLE

[@judge058]

Great video!! I assume you’re in Florida or another southern state with the palms. The 1” pipe that you used as the jet line that was attached to the mud pump. Was that 4 lengths of standard pvc connected with couplings?

[@bryanrussell6679]

That was satisfying and it wasn't even my project, lol.

[@mackfonner6878]

I’m just wanting to drill a well to keep my pond filled. 1/2 acre 14 ft deep. Would this be able to do that in the end ? Thank you

[@liamstacey419]

Has anyone tried this to drill a groundsource heatpump well? BTW Cheers to all you who put out these awesome DIY videos and KZbin as well!! A great service to humanity!

[@jcarney1987]

You need about 200' deep to do that. It's easier to use the proper tools, cause you are going to hit rock, unless you are talking about and open loop system, then it might work, but the debris will be rough on geo pumps. All though you could dig horizontal loops.

[@liamstacey419]

@@jcarney1987 thanks !

[@douglaswindsor120]

I watched a utube video on diging down 6 or 7 feet and laying in non perforated weeping tile pipe running air through it to get 50 degree air for heating a greenhouse and it reminded me of years ago my father had installed a tank at a service station and restaurant the area between the tank and the building was 250 feet paved parking area and they didn't want it dug up with a trench so dad popped a hole in the basement wall and using a 5 inch pole hole augur drilled a hole through to run the pipe through since then I've used a vacuum cleaner to do drill post holes I'm thinking of trying a combination of the these 3 methods and another idea I used years ago for cleaning water tanks with a lot of settlement in them I put a sump pump in the vacuum cleaner bucket so I could vacuum up the water and sentiment the sentiment sank to the bottom of the vacuum canister and water was pumped out

[@mickalferraren1797]

Thanks for the idea!! Awesome

[@crisis-cast]

very cool. how big of a mud pump did you use? what brand and model

[@chriseno987]

How much water dod you use to get this done? Seeing you used an ibc tote and I'd be doing the same im wondering if ill need more than 1 tote worth to grg foen about the same as you 40' or so.

[@jrneff9773]

above ground pumps what is your choice for a diy er and fell at doing it right the first time ...guy at home to water my yard etc. going to try your techs Here in west tn clay top soil i dont know how deep it goes the above ground pump is my question what unit to buy???

[@frankroy9423]

Awsome, thanks for the video. ❤

[@smartviv]

nice proyect thanks for sharing Muchas gracias por compartir!🙏🟡

[@carefulandprudent1058]

I'm curious why you didn't pull out the 2" pipe, put a 2" wellpoint on it, and put that back down the hole?

[@seller559]

Great video 👍

[@robertduncan2742]

Great job, I would have added a connection where the pump innects to the one in the ground and also rant a plumb drop on a string to check the depth of water. A great job

[@ronnyrice697]

That is great never saw that before.

[@FranciusEtienne-rf2pl]

Thank. You. Good job

[@dr.d.y.saranathilake3597]

Thank you for your skillful demo.It is very very impressed and useful.

[@michelemarch8270]

Thank You 🌸

[@GatorRadzi352]

Hey chuck im wanting to install a handpump will this method work, im in central florida ,thanks

[@travisjames1843]

Great job

[@ethiopiahagere7625]

Thank you very much. I have watched the video many times and I am excited to apply it. I hope it will be successful😍

[@appledrains]

I think you will have a great success! Good luck

[@Progamers0.0]

Remind me to get one for water fights 😂

[@ArcherCanobra]

Where in Florida are you doing this? I am in Gainesville and you seem to be south of Jupiter? Am I correct?

[@mohammednurye8189]

Simply awesome! Can you list the materials you used in the comment box, please 🙏

[@AlphaOmegaProject2015]

Loved it. Great skills to acquire. Thanks for sharing.

[@fayiznalu8411]

Good job 👏

[@YouTradeFutures]

Great video!! I'm going to try this in a couple weeks. What size (hp, TDH, etc.) pump are you using to jet the water? Thanks in advance.

[@randybeeson3424]

I've watched a lot of shallow well vids and I think I can do that . I'd just put a hand pump on it for off grid water. Could filter and drink in a pinch.

[@wabbott444]

how do you know when you've hit ground water? I want to DIY a shallow-well for irrigation only. I'm a few houses away from a salt water river that leads to the ocean. All the houses on my street have basement sump-pumps that dry out in the summer but otherwise run somewhat regularly during the winter.

[@marlanathomson4792]

Ok so is this product used in soft soil? An is the noodle attachable to more pieces of tubing say 200 ft.