Installing a Sand Point Well at the Off-Grid Cabin

I used a non-galvanized pipe because I am using the water for trees and it is cheaper. If you plan on drinking it I highly suggest using galvanized)
Hauling water from the creek is time-consuming. Getting a professional rig out in the woods is problematic and expensive. Time for some DIY well digging. I made mistakes and it was really hot but it eventually worked out. I will post information about the actual gear I used in the comments. It would have been better to have a partner help and you could relay the pounding. Overall, it was a gratifying experience to produce water. I was lucky that the water table was nice and high. If there is anything I could have done to make the process more efficient for others please comment below. If we can save people time or money, great. Thanks for watching.
Here is the model # for the sand point: Watersource Stainless Steel Well Point - For 1 1/4in. Pipe, Model# WP3680
#prepper #preppersupplies

[@LordCryptid]

My wife was at the property this weekend and said it was infested with wasps. So I will have to go up and de-wasp. So far it has worked every season with just one change of seal.

[@Wild-Siberia]

one of the most lovely videos on KZbin... the "water" laugh and smile is gold at the end. Im currently planning on doing this myself but with electric pump in siberia.

[@rubymccaslin6841]

Good for you!!!! The old ways are the Best Ways 🌻

[@chrjoh2662]

Don't feel bad, the 37 year old in me laughed too! Thanks for the video I'm starting my sand point well process today and planning to do it the same way so you gave me hope!

[@LordCryptid]

Let us know how it goes.

[@Grant-vk6zo]

He was so genuinely happy when he hit water I felt like I had also. Cool video 👌.

[@LordCryptid]

That made my day brighter. I am heading out there today and will be using the water on a garden I am setting up.

[@coburninator]

loved this video, very relatable and now i'm itching to dig a well.

[@mountainmaddie5882]

Absolutely great.......your precious look of wonderment when you hit water was priceless. Good on you! Well done!

[@LordCryptid]

Every time I use the pump I am still thankful.

[@jamesrodparks]

Thank you for your time in showing the world " how to find and dig " for water....

[@LordCryptid]

I can't say I want to do it again very soon.

[@tammyvenezia9117]

Funny, you made me laugh quite a few times! Found a spring in my yard, now I know how to maybe put in a hand pump, thanks for the info and the giggles!

[@LordCryptid]

Thank you Tammy. Hope you can make your spring work out for you.

[@PeterT1981]

Nice job! Great feeling to see that water coming out of the pitcher spout. Nicely documented

[@LordCryptid]

I checked it again this past weekend and everything worked great.

[@MusafirsSoul]

Most simple & useful video to get it work. 👍

[@tacticaltonto3777]

Great, funny, video..!!

[@hardknocks555]

Great job this is something I have to do before winter hits, thanks for taking the time to video from start to finish.

[@LordCryptid]

The first thing I do when I get to camp is prime that pump.

[@jessegreywolf]

well done! Informative and entertaining! thank you!

[@LordCryptid]

I will be adding another 5' or so in depth the next time I head out because we have had a dry summer.

[@bassoneman]

Thanks for videoing this. It really peaked my interest. So I thought I would try it... Well, well well.. I hit water at 10.5 feet. I drove the point so I have 6 feet of water in the pipe, hand pumped 40 gallons.. no sign of stopping. The water table is low at the moment.. Somnext spring, summer there should have lots of water.. I did it the same way you did with same tools except for the old shovel.... Again Thank you...

[@LordCryptid]

That is very cool. It is a great feeling to hit water.

[@VondaInWonderland]

That's so cool! I totally hope that I can get one in my backyard ♥

[@LordCryptid]

I used it this week to water my trees. It saves a great deal of time and energy compared to hiking to the creek.

[@jessicawilliamson927]

Epic! Great video had a chuckle congratulations

[@LordCryptid]

I am just happy it is still working. Thanks.

[@TexasBarnRats]

Don't want to disturb the animals...LOL!!!

[@cardwellron]

That happy reaction at 10:30 made me subscribe. Great video.

[@LordCryptid]

If I had to do it over again I would choose a cooler day...and have help.

[@bholmes5490]

You make this such a fun project. Well done!

[@LordCryptid]

Thank you Bob. I get to add a few more feet in the near future.

[@heathernicholson4160]

Oh, you're funny! Other than the physical exhaustion, I'm shocked at how easy this is to do. Thank you.

[@LordCryptid]

I kept second-guessing whether it would work.

[@LarryTheRoleplayerTM]

"I don't care what direction it's facing" *lines it up perfectly for the camera*

[@LordCryptid]

Guilty. It is actually facing the way I wanted to see it from the porch on my cabin.

[@renatovenuto296]

I have no doubt and probably way cleaner water that the city water and way cheaper 👌👍

[@LordCryptid]

There really is something special about getting water out of the ground. Don't get me started on gold prospecting.

[@brazilian-lady9175]

Great job! Thank you for sharing.

[@LordCryptid]

If I had to do it again I would bring along a friend.

[@toddhower8215]

great video thanks for sharing your experience. that is exactly what I am hoping to do for many of the same reasons

[@LordCryptid]

Let me know how it goes.

[@chuckpechan]

thanks for sharing. Hoping to do the same at my place for the gardens

[@LordCryptid]

Hopefully, the water level is high where you are. I also suggest not doing it alone.

[@larryjacobs5713]

Need to do the same at my cabin but no longer have the horse power! Thank you for the video, very enjoyable!

[@LordCryptid]

Grab a friend and become site manager.

[@mrmotofy]

It only takes 1 chief to command many indians

[@LordCryptid]

Pump= www.amazon.com/Merrill-No-Lead-PUMP125/dp/B07Y5HKS5Q/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=RU6H9MLDUF14&keywords=sandpoint+well&qid=1692062685&sprefix=sandpoint+well%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1 Sandpoint= www.amazon.com/Merrill-DWP1253060S-Guaze-Stainless-Steel/dp/B08VQSR593/ref=sr_1_2?crid=RU6H9MLDUF14&keywords=sandpoint+well&qid=1692062737&sprefix=sandpoint+well%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-2 Post Driver= www.amazon.com/AshmanOnline-Inch-Post-Driver-Rammer/dp/B085DK9TQH/ref=sr_1_31?crid=RU6H9MLDUF14&keywords=sandpoint%2Bwell&qid=1692062737&sprefix=sandpoint%2Bwell%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-31&th=1

[@buzzsah]

good guess on the spot. Congrats

[@LordCryptid]

Luck rather than skill I assure you.

[@tburda823]

Cool video, thinking about giving this a try. And your t-shirts are awesome!

[@LordCryptid]

Grab a friend if you can. It takes a while. Thank you for the T-shirt comment. My wife wants me to purge them.

[@RunningWithSauce]

Thank you so much for this video. I've got all the exact same parts as you and am diggin mine tomorrow. I already dug a 6 foot hole with a post hole digger today. I'm excited. I'm doing everything the same except I've got 8 bags of concrete. I'll pour a square foundation around it, then using a form a rectangle "Stand" joined with rebar to mound the pump to.

[@LordCryptid]

Good luck. Share your success.

[@RunningWithSauce]

@@LordCryptid Hah, geological info for my area shows water table down between 10-20 feet. We hit some nasty hardpack something at 14 which each sledge hit moving the pipe may 1/8th inch. Blow out the red cap for hitting entirely. We moved to sacrificial couples and stalled a bit to regroup. The 4 foot point has 2 feet of muddy dribble on the tape measure at that dept so we don't know if its clay or other. I built a jetter out of PVC and sharkbit connections and will be washing out the point to see if that changes anything before pounding further.

[@beaupeep]

"...I brought back all of the deer flies..." lol, I know that feeling! - Nice video, thanks for posting! I'm about to try this in my back pasture, for irrigating and watering a new orchard for the wildlife ;-)

[@LordCryptid]

I hope it works for you. I have almost gotten to the point of shooting at Deerflies. Probably ineffective but equally satisfying.

[@KOTR2003]

Look into renting a gas powered post pounder. It will be a lifesaver for your arms. A little more costly than buying the manual pounder, but your time is worth it.

[@LordCryptid]

@@KOTR2003 Next time...agreed!

[@terrabyte-techy]

I wish I knew this before, I would have build one for my father.

[@LordCryptid]

I missed showing my dad this by a few months myself. He was a bit too sick to come to my property last year and we were waiting until this spring but ended up being too late.

[@renatovenuto296]

That’s awesome nice job indeed.

[@LordCryptid]

I used it this weekend to water my trees and it saves so much time.

[@BrianPellerin]

Fascinating. I may replace my own system for this in my tunnel

[@LordCryptid]

It is still working very well for me.

[@wayneelliott9523]

Enjoyed the video, I think it's because of your humility. I can't 'like' a video that's too long and the maker acts like he's an expert, then the content and comments show he is not. Congratulations on your working garden well!

[@LordCryptid]

Thank you. I like to learn random new things and basically bring people along. That is the high school teacher in me I guess.

[@justtim9767]

I liked this.

[@ronmacdougall9612]

Nice,I like that

[@user-hj2vy4sk8j]

Quarantine life led me here

[@LordCryptid]

You never know...you may need a new well if the infrastructure completely breaks down. I default to cat videos myself.

[@user-hj2vy4sk8j]

@@LordCryptid Your so right! I cant build a well right now but maybe some day I will! Then I can watch my cat videos lol!

[@LordCryptid]

@@user-hj2vy4sk8j Video well drilling with cats...your channel will explode with views.

[@user-hj2vy4sk8j]

@@LordCryptid lol! I think thats what the world was missing. Now I just have to get some cats and learn how to drill a well lol

[@imthatguy1878]

Thanks for a great vid, my homes original well is a sand point in the cellar that I still use for when extended power outages occur, my deep well is 240v and the sand point is 120v so I plug it in to flush the toilet or emergency water if needed. The area I live is all sand so may try another point beside the other with a hand pump for SHTF scenario lol

[@LordCryptid]

I am still considering adding one to my suburban backyard...just in case.

[@imthatguy1878]

@@LordCryptid my cellar one was the primary water source from 1953 to 2007 and they raised a family using it only, it's a concrete floor with about 8" of a tile above the floor with the pump beside it, I believe they only did the outside drilled/pounded to sell the place and I requested them to leave it usable for me. It's silt about 12" in with the pipe into the silt however deep it is

[@getwildwithevan]

Very coo! I was thinking about hiring someone for the job but now I'm ready to just tackle it myself. Thanks brotha!!

[@LordCryptid]

I suggest having a friend help.

[@alishavaldez9203]

Good job!!👍🙏

[@LordCryptid]

It was hard to do alone. But, it means a great deal to my garden.

[@alainlefebvre9860]

Well. Done.

[@DrewJacobson61]

Great video! Being a Kanadian, I’m a tad envious of your open carry!!

[@LordCryptid]

There are a few curious bears that seem to like to surprise me at times.

[@kateruterbories2692]

My husband is doing this right now! I just sent him a link for you're video! Great job, thank you!!

[@LordCryptid]

Let me know how it goes.

[@kateruterbories2692]

@@LordCryptid I definitely will!! 😁

[@aruuuba]

So? Were you lucky, Kate & husband?

[@kateruterbories2692]

We were!!

[@kateruterbories2692]

We have a bit left to do and when it's all done, I'll send pictures!

[@mosmith6154]

Thanks for sharing, appreciate it!

[@LordCryptid]

It is still pulling water. It makes it much easier to water the trees etc. versus hauling it in.

[@mosmith6154]

Absolutely! I have 7 acres in outback qld, Australia. I have 2 small tanks but not much good with heights.. have a half-built skillion w/corrugated iron but it doesn’t rain much here so I’ve been hauling water with an ibc. Problem with that is that it’s a 80km round trip and my vehicle isn’t really designed for pulling such a load. It’s ALL sand and clay here however, and we are close by a creek so I know there’s water not too far down. Been researching if termite mounds mean groundwater nearby.. and they do. Plenty of those here to! Thanks so much for this vid, didn’t know about the sand points. This opens up a whole new world because I can’t afford to get a bore drilled. Very very much appreciated!!

[@DiscoChixify]

Thank you for sharing. This is wonderful!

[@LordCryptid]

It was worth it to have water there when I need it. Plus, I was pretty astonished that it worked.

[@99Racker]

Seal the hole. After you get up to about 6" from ground level, take 2x4s and make about a 3'x3' square. Fill this in with concrete. You don't want surface water to seep down along the pipe as you stroke the pump handle. Great job.

[@LordCryptid]

I have to get back up there in about a week and I will do this.

[@allanonamiss4224]

is it possible to have one of these built into a sauna house?

[@99Racker]

If you are talking about putting a pump in a sauna, ground access is a requirement but why? The same process would be used but it would complicate the sauna.

[@allanonamiss4224]

@@99Racker I am weighing my options to buy land and building off grid. In the meantime, the sauna and insultated outhouse would have to be built first. my actual house will take a few years of savings to build (~900sq ft bale home) so in the meantime, im trying to plan on building a sauna with some livable space. The sauna side would have the pump and also a poured concrete slab with drain built into pad so that I can also have water in the cold canadian winters.... i can fire up stove with sauna door open during day to heat up the so called changeroom livable space (total size 8x13ft ..under 10p sq ft reqrmnt) .. maybe this explains a bit of my intentions....to my question... :-) im a nature nut trying to minimize on my environmental impacts

[@99Racker]

@@allanonamiss4224 I am not a professional builder. My pump pad comment was based upon Marine training decades ago and then putting that training in to practice in a foreign land. Building in Alaska has it's own problems. You are trying to build a place to live while adding a sauna, water source and other amenities. Tall order. Putting in a well and maintaining it in winter has installation issues. Good luck.

[@ralphhanoman746]

Great job

[@LordCryptid]

I was considering making a wooden box for stability.

[@davidcoffey6413]

That was a cool video. Congratulations on finding water..

[@LordCryptid]

I will eventually have it tested but I have been running it through a purifier and have not died yet.

[@nickzee7723]

This is great. Thanks for posting. BTW, love that 1850s hole digger. Looks better than the ones the make now.

[@LordCryptid]

I have a whole bunch of really old tools from my Great Grandfather. Plus, awesome CCC tools from my grandfather.

[@nickzee7723]

@@LordCryptid That is so cool. One of my uncles worked on a CCC camp in The Yoop of Michigan in the 1930s. Uncle Larry was a great guy. My last toast to Uncle Larry was to be one pallbearer with several cousins as we celebrated his life in 1995.

[@nickzee7723]

@@LordCryptid BTW, those old tools are probably worth a small fortune. But I suspect they are even more valuable to you and your family. Stuff like that is priceless and always has a multitude of stories to tell. Thanks for sharing. I hope to see more.

[@LordCryptid]

@@nickzee7723 Funny thing is that they all still work. The best ones are obviously made by a blacksmith.

[@raisagorbachov]

Good for you! We have a drilled well that goes down 200 feet. I'm thinking of adding a hand pump well for emergencies.

[@LordCryptid]

Get a friend to help with a 200 footer...

[@raisagorbachov]

@@LordCryptid I'm betting I can get lower quality water from about 30 feet down.

[@LordCryptid]

@@raisagorbachov That is what I went for. Much easier for gardening and if you intend to purify it later. Good luck.

[@TheMommalock]

Can you please list out all the materials that you used, please. The pipes etc.

[@cracklingpine]

That is very cool! I would love to see your cabin. You are invited to see ours too, but we aren't quite as rustic as yours. In fact at the cabin we have air conditioning, a dishwasher, and trash pick up. Here at the farm we don't have any of those. Cabin is small, farm house is big. Each has it's own personalities and views. Good job on the well.

[@LordCryptid]

I wanted to add the well before I had my folks over. Mom might not like the stairs. You are welcome anytime...if you like really big bears.

[@cracklingpine]

@@LordCryptid I'd love to see it. It isn't very far from our place in Farwell. We don't have really big bears, but we did have a smaller one walk right through our place two years ago. We had just had a family get together. We had made breakfast on the grill, I guess the bacon smelled really good as it was walking into the yard when I was going out to do some clean up. Needless to say I was quite surprised! And so was it, it turned and walked away. Neighbors said it was the first one they had seen, and they've lived there 20 years. It made a mess of their bird feeder.

[@sunshinedayz2172]

Thank you for the video. You are adorable!

[@LordCryptid]

I have not even been to the property this year due to a randomly catastrophic leg injury. But, so far it has worked every season. Thank you.

[@schlitzmaltliquor2878]

Very nice,

[@LordCryptid]

It is still working!

[@Voodoo3809]

you are awesome!!

[@LordCryptid]

I almost added 10' of pipe today to ensure I won't run out of water in this dry spell. Then I went to the range instead because it was pretty hot. So, not terribly awesome today.

[@jeniroosen]

That was great to watch! I felt every little sarcastic comments. Sorry about the deer flies. Hahaha congrats!

[@LordCryptid]

I started counting the deer flies I killed and stopped after something like 20.....

[@SasquatchBioacoustic]

That's cool. I always wanted to try that, but we have too much clay and bed rock here in Virginia. And divining rods are the coolest. I made a pair from copper wire and a pair of straws. It's incredible how sensitive they are.

[@LordCryptid]

I think they actually worked.

[@SasquatchBioacoustic]

@@LordCryptid I've had luck finding buried power lines and sewage pipes with them.

[@andybratt6022]

Pretty sure they don't work at all. Lots of videos out there showing that they are no better than just guessing. I think it's just that there's water in a lot of places.

[@cartertucker8915]

Nice job

[@LordCryptid]

Thank you Carter.

[@surajchaugule0012]

Water level in your location very high in our country you need to digging minimum 400 ft 😊 Happy to see your video 😊😊

[@LordCryptid]

Yes. The water level is very high, otherwise, it would be horrible. I added 15' last year and swore I would never do it again while alone.

[@jimmason1072]

That last bit of pounding got you through the metal tank on the water truck....lost in a storm 50 years ago.... can't believe it just doesn't suck in sand and fill the pipe......

[@LordCryptid]

Why couldn't it have been a whiskey truck from Prohibition days?

[@jaimeastin]

Awesome!!!

[@LordCryptid]

Thank you. The well is still working...I have not been there recently, but it was last I checked.

[@flicksby3930]

Nice informative video. Your quirkiness made it more enjoyable man. 😉 Keep up the good work. Subscribed.

[@LordCryptid]

It might have been the effects of too much sun that day. Thanks.

[@flicksby3930]

@@LordCryptid Just be you man. I can tell you got a good heart and can be humorous. This video was very informative.

[@leland61]

Just the way I did it in Michigan about 65 years ago - and nothing cost anywhere near what it does today. And I found a spot where the water was only 13 feet below the surface with a "divining rod".

[@LordCryptid]

There was no way I could even get heavy equiptment back there. Glad they both worked out.

[@adpickers1612]

Nice. 👍

[@LordCryptid]

Cool. Thank you.

[@jodys.6274]

Been there done that! I see some issues right off the bat. Divining rods need to be copper or willow. Never seen steel used. I think black pipe will give you rusty water. Use a screw in type post hole digger. If your ground doesn't cave in you can add extensions to dig farther. Easier than pounding.Only problem is if your ground doesn't cave in then you probably have to much clay for good water flow. Also a portable air powered jackhammer works best for pounding the pipe. You can rent them just for this purpose. In some states it is illegal to put in your own well. But I get the off grid thing. Just because you have sand on the surface doesn't mean you have sand at 10 to 20 feet. Kitchen pumps like that are only good to about 22 feet. A rain barrel with a closed system (to keep bugs out) works very well for wash water. Your well needs to be at least 75 to 100 feet from your outhouse or septic system.

[@LordCryptid]

If I were drinking the water I would have used galvanized but it is for my garden and washing. The screw in type drills are really cool and I wish I had one. Thank you for the wealth of knowledge.

[@VondaInWonderland]

Why would it be illegal?

[@DorkyThorpy]

Nice one man.

[@LordCryptid]

I don't think I would do it again if I were alone.

[@DorkyThorpy]

@@LordCryptid Well all these jobs toughen us up I suppose!

[@skylinejei]

Awesome

[@LordCryptid]

I used it this week to water my trees. It makes life so much eaiser.

[@_jms430]

You’re a tough guy to be able to do that so long in 95 degree by heat. Thanks for the instructions.

[@LordCryptid]

I don't know if I would do it again.

[@Renofirefly30]

I love your shirts.

[@LordCryptid]

It is one of the weird things I like to do in videos. I have many...probably too many.

[@chloewalton3277]

Loved watching your video. I thought maybe you would jump around like Tom Hanks did in the movie Castaway when he started a fire.

[@LordCryptid]

It was too hot. Otherwise, most certainly.

[@salbaragiola2145]

I have heard of using an electric "jack hammer: with a cap welded to one of the jack hammer tool points to drive a well. Stand on a small ladder to get above the pipe and use the jack hammer as a driver. The cap keeps it in place over the pipe.

[@LordCryptid]

You would need a powerful generator but that seems like it would be worth it.

[@rudolfbenner4802]

@@LordCryptid Exactly .

[@deewhyy7012]

In the future. Face your pump in the direction to the nearest town. Maybe make a steel placard. In case someone is lost. They’ve found water, and directions. Or shall I say. Consider it. Nice work sir.

[@LordCryptid]

That is probably always a kind idea.

[@loul8897]

Cool neighbor

[@LordCryptid]

He made a really elaborate gun range.

[@gart869]

Our 84 year old neighbor up at our cabin wants us to put a sand point in. We don’t want the yellowy irony water anymore 😆

[@thisorthat7626]

Trust your diving rods. They pick up on the field given off with moving water or electrical cables buried underground. A useful skill to have when out in the boonies. There is a reason people used them for hundreds of years. Thank you for the video as I am learning about wells for my homestead I am buying in New Mexico. Cheers.

[@LordCryptid]

Good luck. Let me know how it works out. I just tested the pump a few days ago and everything works beautifully.

[@hawaiidogs9277]

Ty

[@jeremywentworth1539]

Headed to camp for round 2....round 1 goes to the pipe driver (the gas one).....so powerful it broke off the well point about 8 feet down. Next time it'll be a hand driven pipe driver. Thanks!

[@LordCryptid]

Unbelievable. At that point we start to reconsider the use of professionals.......

[@titanart6225]

Does anyone have any recommendations on winterizing the pitcher pump? Can it be used all winter? I installed a shut off valve just below it the pump, so I can keep it primed during the summer and I figured in the winter open it and let the water drop down. My water table is 22 feet so it’s better to keep it primed as much as possible. Any help with winter prep is much appreciated.

[@aaronwilson5508]

One key step to add for next time is to soak the pump in a tub or bucket. Completely submerge for a couple hours before install to pre saturate the seals. Otherwise thanks for the cideo

[@LordCryptid]

Agreed. This is a good additional bit of info.

[@LordCryptid]

I did have to replace the leather seal once already. Pretty simple procedure.

[@aaronwilson5508]

@@LordCryptid oh yea super easy. This style handpump was invented in the mid 1400s and the design is simple to the point that anyone could rebuild or repair them but they also withstand the test of time

[@buzzsah]

Hmm!! maybe I'll try it. :) There is a pond about 125 ft from our property line so it may be easy to find water, however, it's about 500 ft to my house and garden area and about 15 ft higher as we head to the house. Elect pump may do it.

[@SasquatchBioacoustic]

Solar pump might be a good fit for your situation.

[@bobwallace9753]

I pumped from a stream to my cabin with a 100 watt solar panel and 12 volt pump for years. About 80' from water level to my storage tank and a few hundred feet away. If you put your well close to the pond then the water level should be high and a 12 volt pump like a Shurflo should have no problem with the lift (water level to pump). From the pump to cabin just size your pipe large enough for distance/flow and you should have no problem. I can't remember if I used 3/4" or 1" poly pipe. You'll probably need a controller so that the pump can run under even low sunlight conditions. The controller will protect the pump while letting it run at a slower rate. I think I was using a Shurflo 2088-554-144 Fresh Water Pump, 12 Volts, 3.5 Gallons Per Minute, 45 Psi pump or a similar model. If you're pumping into a holding tank you should get a lot more flow than 3.5 gallons per minute due to no pressure build up (other than lift). Be sure to use a strainer on the intake side. Bits of sand can get stuck in the pump diaphragm.

[@buzzsah]

Thanks, I have a few Shurflo pumps, I worked at west marine after I retired and lived on our boat for 4 years. Pumps were a good thing to have around as backup. I have 1, 220watt panel and a small wind turbine so they may help. Thanks again.

[@bobwallace9753]

@@buzzsah I know West Marine well. I lived on a sailboat for about five years and spent a lot of money at West Marine. Good company, good products and fair prices. My first solar experience was using two 35 watt panels on my boat for lights and music. What I didn't have a good handle on was "deep cycle" marine batteries vs. real deep cycle batteries. The kind of deep cycles sold for boat use didn't have really thick plates and didn't hold up well to daily cycling. I think they were really for taking out your trolling motor a few times a year to do some fishing.

[@buzzsah]

At one time when I worked there, it was well worth working there. They gave their employees a great discount 10% over their cost. I would pay 12-16 $$$ for a 90$ zinc, a 250$ Heany Loyd rain gear set 49$, if we wanted a Garmin we would call them and buy direct at cost, I bought 3100$ in garmin for xmas gifts it cost 1600$. Like you was lived on our boat for 4 years and traveled for Boston, to Baltimore, CT to up the Hudson to Cold Springs, we spent a few weeks a year in Riverhead LI, New Port, Ply Ma, Chelsea piers, Our port was in Branford River, CT. but we were never there, NY, NY little Italy for dinner, Alt city for a show, Port eff for a hotdog. lol. 300-500 hrs a year. Winters we stayed in the slip in CT our home port. It was a great time until back surgery, then a heart attack.

[@malonedickridesagain3998]

God that feeling when you Achieve a goal especially when you weren't expecting to achieve earlier than expected is awesome

[@LordCryptid]

It was such a relief and a sense of accomplishment.

[@owelguitar]

You need water to get water. Great work!

[@LordCryptid]

Thank you. it is still working.

[@PickleRickSanchez]

Lol congrats!

[@LordCryptid]

I need to add some depth to the well as we have had a dry summer and it is pulling less water. I was there yesterday and need to order more pipe.

[@PickleRickSanchez]

LordCryptid that’s a bummer, can’t be too hard though. My dad and I are going to put in a we’ll just like yours, so it was a great vid for me especially! Thanks a lot, hope your well gets back up and running

[@LordCryptid]

@@PickleRickSanchez It just takes me not finding other things to do instead. Eventually, I will have to get to it.

[@NCD10700]

Could you give us the materials list? What to buy and where did you get it?

[@Lampereel]

Great video, thanks for this. Can I ask: what type of threads were on your pipe, straight or threaded? Thanks.

[@johnedmunds1380]

N.p.t.

[@danwelsh8709]

Galvanized pipe is for water, black pipe is for gas. Also need a twisting action when driving, using a pipe wrench and length of pipe. Reduces friction.

[@LordCryptid]

All of these are very good points.

[@RunningWithSauce]

Of note, one of the retired guys in the Fire Service I know is a professional well guy. He said all wells even sand points should be jetted. I had NO idea what that meant as every single sand point well video I saw is missing that step. I built my own jetter out of PVC pipe, sharkbit brass fittings and a garden hose. It will clean the screen from being clogged with dirt after driving it down through and allow it to run much better.

[@LordCryptid]

Thank you for the info.

[@MyDadWorksAtMarcs]

I messed up by not digging a hole before. Snapped the thread, I am thinking about river rocking around it after the hole to increase drainage

[@BHeisler59]

frame a small table over your well, mount a 12v Shurflo 3 gpm 12v pump, battery & solar panel and you're done. I have two shallow wells at remote sites set up & watering cattle. A Shurflo will cost you about 70 bucks, drop a hot water 1/2pvc pipe inside your 11/4 for the suction. The pump will pull 18 feet.

[@LordCryptid]

I am going to look into that because it sounds interesting and cool to set up.

[@bobwallace9753]

Are you running your pumps without a controller? A device that converts low voltage output from the panels in low sunshine conditions to 12 volts? I used a Shurflo for years but was informed that I needed to use a controller to protect the pump.

[@BHeisler59]

@@bobwallace9753 The rule is use a charger if panel exceeds 10 watts. In 1994 we experienced a 2 year drought. I had 18 grown cows at a remote pasture. In summer they avg 15 -20 gal of water per cow per day. I dug a shallow well, 27 ft. Used a 12 v rv pump by shurflo rated at 2.4 gpm. 12 v car battery and a very small solar panel 5 watt's. I used a pressure switch like standard on 110/240 volt well pumps. On the bottom tray I used JB weld to fasten a toilet float. Clamped the pressure switch to the rim of a 720 gallon water trough. When the cattle would drink, the level dropped so did the float which engaged the contact points in the switch and the pump would run. Once the level rose, the float would open the curcuit and stop the pump. 8 years I used this original system. Now you can buy a pressure switch on ebay with a float already mounted. Today I use a 50 watt Renogy panel, a 12 v marine battery, a Renogy 10 amp solar charge controller and a Shurflo 3.2 gpm pump (68.00 on ebay). Do not use 1/2 inch cold water pvc, Use 1/2 hot water pvc, its a tad bit smaller on ID but allows the pump to pull a greater depth. About 14 -18 feet of suction should do fine. I have a T on the discharge side and installed a spigot and garden hose along with the water trough. Works like a charm. I have two of these systems in service. Under standard use where your not providing water to 20 cows, probably a 30 watt panel , 10 amp charge controller and good battery would be perfect for you.

[@bobwallace9753]

@@BHeisler59 Thanks for all the information. I've since moved to a larger piece of land and have a Grundfos soft start submersible pump that I run off the house solar system. 110 volt. I run the pump with a timer six times per day for 15 minutes in the summer when I'm irrigating my garden and orchard. A couple of hours a week during non-irrigation times. I pump up to a large tank 80' higher than the house and gravity feed back. With this setup I can run my pump with solar right from the panels and bypass my batteries. At my previous property I used a 100 watt panel, Shurflo 12 volt, and a linear current booster. No battery. The current booster matched panel output to the pump motor needs, letting the pump operate (at slower speeds) in lower sunlight conditions. I used 3/4" diameter poly in order to minimize pipe/flow friction.

[@BHeisler59]

@@bobwallace9753 Sounds good. I've seen one man use a 12v & panel without a battery to provide water for a grape arbor, seemed to work pretty well.

[@johnbrowniv]

That is awesome. I am looking to do this project as well. Curious if you tested your water? Also, do you purify it if you intend to use it for drinking? I see others who drink it straight from the well and I have read that these shallow wells are prone to contamination. Thanks!

[@LordCryptid]

I have not tested the water yet. I purify it for drinking the same as I do for the stream nearby. If I were to rely on it more I would sink it deeper.

[@noreen_ann1438]

I believe that if you had a real slug hammer it would have worked better than the ax. More weight behind each swing. Thanks for the video.

[@LordCryptid]

Agreed. It still got a bit heavy toward the end.

[@silosvince]

Good evening, LordCryptid. You have a very infectious smile. hehehe. Love your attitude. Maybe rig more weight on that pipe driller so less reps???? May I ask you what do you call that pointy mesh at the beginning? Sandpoint? I thought that was the name of a towm... Hehehe pardon my ignorance.

[@LordCryptid]

www.amazon.com/Simmons-1722-1-4-Inch-36-Inch-Stainless/dp/B000FK9VE6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NS60GEADMCS9&dchild=1&keywords=sandpoint+well+kit&qid=1595598187&sprefix=sandpoint%2Caps%2C267&sr=8-1 I got mine for really cheap on Ebay. This one is from Amazon. There is a Sandpoint , MI in the thumb area.

[@user-px6xt7bj4b]

very good ！

[@beyondblissrap]

Great video. So you hit water at 13.5? We started ours today, got 8 ft in so far, just looking for an idea on what depth to expect. Hoping for water by 10-15 ft.

[@LordCryptid]

I drove it down another 5' this season as last summer it was very dry and I didn't want to suck air. I hope you found water early.

[@judeevolves3347]

You were going to put links to the well equipment in the comments but I don't see it.

[@gonzokompadre]

I always had good luck using a cherry or plum (or any pitted fruit tree) branch for a divining rod. Those post pounders are killers

[@LordCryptid]

Divining is interesting. I did not give it enough effort or time to test it appropriately.

[@zainkemkem8949]

Thanks for the information, what are the names of tools used for this process and where to get them please?

[@cygnus1965]

I think I would still try and get it deeper if you have more pipe. I’m sure you’re far enough away from pollution but in a drought you may lose water. 20’ would be minimum I would drive the point. Can you push it deeper with a loader. There is always something to do with a rental Tracktor after this.

[@LordCryptid]

I wanted to wait for Spring because it was pretty hot out at the time.