We Don’t Even RECOGNIZE OUR PROPERTY After This! (Insane Water System Progress)

[@koltlemez5165]

I seriously love these two!! Their dream, their diy, their team work, total life goals!! Hard work; paving own path; unmatched optimism; INSPIRATIONAL!!! I really love these two, keeps me going.....Wishing you showed more off time vids, when it's not just work & enjoying the hard earned off time!!

[@MrClydeclyde]

Hi Jessie and Alyssa, The amount of work you have accomplished on your property since arriving is amazing.I am eager to see things as they are finished,great job to both of you.

[@DevinHeaps]

Burying pressurized pipe without testing the line for leaks. That's a bold move. I too enjoy living dangerously. Let's see how this pans out. Seriously thought, thanks for sharing these great videos.

[@Sharon-pb7so]

Devin Heaps I wondered about pressure testing.

[@howardwhite9773]

A valid concern but they are burying the outer casing and then fishing the black poly up the casing. I applaud their choice of the black poly for the fact that they don't have a joint every ten feet. Now, that may not make pressure testing any too much easier.

[@kylew5137]

I was just about to type the same thing. Brace.

[@whitacrebespoke]

I hope they are ok I did some under ground pipes on a contract once and as it was local authority I had to have a qualified plumber thankfully I did as there was a leak causing a £12k water bill. Had to dig at an angle under the corner of the concrete pad to find the fitting replace test and fill

[@howardwhite9773]

Adam - that is a prime reason why they are where they are in Idaho - regulations (and or lack thereof). Now, I can't quote you chapter and verse of Idaho regs as I live in Tennessee; we live in the sticks for more latitude in how we do things. Also note they are building a private supply system. If that system leaks, they lose the contents of their cistern (a bad loss for them) but not hundreds of thousands of gallons from a public utility.

[@sourtotheextreme]

Hey guys you can still use the cast iron valve pipes if you put a sprinkler vavle box over it to make up the extra couple inches. just bury the cast iron pipe put some small lava rock around it for drainage and the put the sprinkler box over that and backfill around it this will also prevent you from driving over the cast iron directly (I realize it might be a little late for this but figured I'd throw it out there) Best of luck

[@steveedwards8915]

As always, love watching your progress as you build your homestead. It's amazing to see what two people can do when they're pulling in the same direction. ALL good things to you both.

[@HeartinessApproach]

You too continue to amaze us. You are hardest workers in the Northwest. That counts us and we work pretty hard. REST!!!

[@larryjacobs5713]

Great job guys!! Really impressive on how hard you work. Makes old men like me have faith for the future!

[@billmacartney201]

(Danger,Danger Danger) If you have to isolate the water at the top of the hill and drain the line, there is a chance that the polly line can suck flat from the water in the pipe moving down the line and causing a vaccume between the water and the tank valve (even if it is high pressure polly). When you attach your pipe to the tank up the top, put a tee on the house side of your isolation valve with another valve for an Airvent on the surface. Procedure to isolate water. Open valve on airvent turn of water at tank. If the water does drain out of the polly line ( leak,repairs) it won't suck flat because there won't be any vaccume (Suction) When you are finished turn on the tank valve and close the airvalve,so you can still fill your tank with the pump. Excellent videos, always look forward to the next one (great job).

[@stonewallpi1]

I think your doing an outstanding job on your water system project so far! I work for a municipal waterworks material supply company (which means we sell all kinds of pipe, isolation valves, pumps, Cistern systems, backflow prevention devices and other materials that municipalities use for water service, drainage and irrigation projects.) I read over loads of commercial plans that cities use for their projects and you two are installing your water system as good (or better) than spec that most cities dictate for their projects. Kudos to you! You should NEVER have future problems with your water system! :) I do agree with what +krelyea says as you want to hit the detectable tape you laid out for your water lines (if your excavating) a bit before your on top of the pipe...but that's just nitpicking. The detectable tape also has metal properties in it so someone with a metal detector can locate it so they know where your waterlines are buried. Another idea you may consider is drawing up an "as built" plan which is like a blueprint that shows exactly where you buried your waterlines, conduit, etc. In the future, you or someone else can reference this if they decide to tie in to the work you've done or are doing construction projects that require them to dig around the pipes that you've installed. I love watching your channel and for a couple of DIY's you two are completely SMASHING this project so far! Great job! Sorry about the long winded comment but honestly... I could've gone on and on about it. :) Looking forward to seeing how the whole project turns out!

[@ericscott1701]

You are lucky that your wife helps you. Good team !!!

[@stellarpod]

I am incredibly impressed by your guy's work ethic and progress. Great job! And Alyssa, you are an incredible woman. I am so impressed with your willingness to jump in and do many of those chores that traditionally get handled by *the men-folk*. You are an equal partner in every sense of the word. Good on you ma'am. Steve

[@michaelwidener9925]

stuff l

[@kevinhicks5143]

you might want to check but all the curb boxes we install are adjustable, or can be cut to length ,good job and yes to those guys with the warning tape we put 8 to 12 inches of cover and then your tape.keep up the good work

[@priayief]

You folks make entertaining and honest, unpretentious videos! Even though I have no aspirations to "homestead" on your scale (I'm 70 and retired), I enjoy watching your progress. Thanks.

[@RLH47]

Love how you two work together!

[@TheAlienJones]

I like plipe. Plumbing pipes should be referred to as plipe. The next time I'm at Home Depot I'll be like, "Where's the plipe dude." - Love you guys, have a good weekend!

[@arnispape2073]

10:44 to 11:51 is about the best thing I've seen on youtube. My wife of 34 years and I both laughed out loud. Too true.

[@frankgerlach5059]

At the Home ranch in Montana, 4 feet is the burial depth, of course Montana has the national record for lowest temperature. 70 degrees below zero at Rogers Pass. I've seen 54 below zero where I lived after the ranch, Great Falls Mt. In the worst winter on record (1968) the high for a 10 day stretch was 10 below zero.

[@Chris-yo4ks]

You mentioned something about a stick to measure depth...If you take your shovel and put a shapie mark, notch the handle, piece of duct tape....you have the measure stick with you all the time while in the trench. If you need to pull a string through one of your pipes.....make a parrachute out of a plastic bag. tie your poly sting to the bag.....hook a vaccuum to the other end......and make sure to wear gloves......the sting will burn your hands as is zips on through the pipe.

[@cybersecretary]

Chris Bruinsma clever

[@joerolfes6405]

small balloon works in place of a parachute. inflate to 1/2 to 3/4 the diameter of your pipe and tie/tape a string around the knot. vacuum the other end.

[@tom7601]

In the water district where I worked, anytime we buried a PVC line, we buried a copper wire with it and brought the end out above ground by the meter. that way, a pipe locating service could connect their locator transmitter to the end of the wire and use their detector to trace the pipe run.

[@jamesquick8568]

For the valve box just stack up a load of them big stones you pulled out of the ground to act as a shield and help mark out where it is.

[@mmd1957]

You two are working fantastically well with one another, that is really great, hope you are able to keep it up! Love watching your progress, keeping my fingers crossed that you four suffer any leaks in that pipe work. Mike in the U.K.

[@RelentlessHomesteading]

Sooooooo much progress - place looks like a war zone! Those are wonderfully deep trenches - like the blue tape at same level as the pipes -- we all screw up sometimes. Alyssa trained to say YES to power tools -- I REALLY like that. If you struggle w/o the right tool, ...you never want to go down that path again. Mrs. RH here was pretty good about that - - - 'cause she like us to get the jobs done too. One needs lots of tools on a homestead that is fer sure. How exciting will it be when your well is in and reliable water is coursing through those pipes.

[@MikeVanHorn]

You two make a very inspirational team.

[@fynbo1007]

Enjoy your new waterline to your RV. It's amazing job you have done. Thank you for sharing your amazing video.

[@lorenzo42p]

this video deserves a like. the smooth sand and your lady says yes to buying tools. it's amazing how much easier and better result you get from using the right tool for the job. that's why some of us collect tools. I got a collection of who knows what from my dad. every weekend lately I've been sorting and cleaning and fixing tools, many older than I am and will last longer than I will.

[@greg76543210]

Make sure to add gravel (not sand or dirt) at the weep hole location of your spigots. Looking great!

[@MarvinLStohs]

ALWAYS put extra pipes in for "FUTURE" -- Especially under Sidewalks and Driveways

[@ericpreiner6307]

The mini ex you rent check and see if your rental shop has a skeleton bucket to de rock the material up the bank and as far as getting up the hill if you go up backwards you then can level out the Machine with the backfill blade do it all the time in the steep rock hill of Missouri love your channel it's coming together wonderfully

[@dakodas2192]

its so nice to see your place getting its main water system setup. I love you guys. I'm currently 20 and you guys are a true inspiration. Keep up the good work! I look forward to seeing future videos.

[@TheTacos4life]

I am not sure why... but I recently discovered your Chanel and I keep watching your newer videos and asking myself, why do I have to wait for another video. Guess I am hooked... with that said, make more videos 👍

[@wolvenar]

We live in northern Minnesota. To get lower than the frost leveland give a bit of a margin for safety I. buried our poly 15' deep. Was a 300' trench from the well to the house in hard dry, alternating with VERY goey hard to get out of the bucket clay. 2 2 inch lines inside a corregated pipe. 15 years on, no problems. Many neighbors lines 8-10 foot deep froze up in this time because of the unusual lack of snow.

[@jonyap08]

Such a hard working couple. I love you guys.

[@treepro1773]

not sure if anyone has made the suggestion, but if that backhoe is similar in concept to how a bobcat works (hydraulic drive and controls) the "jerkiness" can be "smoothed out" by lowering the throttle and just going a bit slower. (I use bobcats for my tree work occasionally, and find it to get really jumpy/jerky (and beats me to death) when throttle is too high... not sure if that will work for your backhoe or not but figured it was worth mentioning to try next time.

[@howgoodisit]

You have got yourself a 1 in 1000 woman there mate.

[@reynoldsoutdoorlife3215]

I think it's awesome how well you guys work together!

[@ronhart4166]

That sure is A LOT of rock in your mix !! Im a flatlander(Florida) and never really thought about the water issues in the mountains. Jessie you should be proud of your wife. She is a workhorse !! :)

[@linctexpilot8337]

Thank you for your videos... and the comments below pointing out your mistakes. We all learn... Thanks for sharing your experiences!

[@ori4640]

Good work, our family enjoy seeing both of you working as a team, Good luck guys.

[@Brunotisk]

I Love how you guys are going into everything with so much depth with your videos. Yes it may seem boring to some... but in the end youre not finding videos as informative like this one on these topics. Keep doing what youre doing guys! There are always negative people that no matter what you do or say that you cant please. Ignore them and focus on your goals to keep pushing forward!

[@H4JI]

All that big rock looks like it would make great gabion wall structures! Keep it up guys!

[@grumpy2fr]

"I'm now trained to say 'yes' to any power tool........" One of the most important lessons to have learnt! (As well as keeping himself happy! ) :-)

[@brianjennings3172]

"YES" to power tools! Great motto to live by Alyssa.

[@georgecrutchfield8734]

I remember one year when the ground and pipes froze two feet down in Atlanta, Georgia. I think that putting your pipes 3 feet down is a good idea. Climate change is nit always about heat, severe cold can happen too. Love your videos.

[@forester9311]

Did you use pipe inserts for the pipe ends? without pipe end inserts the fittings will crush the end of the pipe thus compromising the seal, which could cause a leak?

[@Sharon-pb7so]

I have to give you guys credit for all your hard work. Well done!

[@thomasparks1949]

You guys are awesome! I can't stop watching these videos! Amazing work ethic from both of you!

[@chrisfarleylover]

Your videos are always great and very informative! Thanks for taking the time to show us how it's done!

[@jamesshanks2614]

All backhoe operators have one thing in common, the first time they sat at the controls they were just as much of a rookie as you are. Time in the seat is what gives you the experience and becoming comfortable with the machine just think that the stick and boom are extensions of your arms , the skill will come. One very important item you must not forget every day before you start the engine is check all your fluid levels BEFORE You START THE ENGINE. Engine oil level , hydraulic tank, transmission cooling system ( radiator ) and when you start the engine let it run for at least 15 minutes in summer and 30 minutes in winter to warm up the engine and more importantly the hydraulic oil because I've seen several excavator operators in winter fire up the machine crank up the throttle and immediately go to work and within an hour or so a hydraulic pump failed catastrophically because the hydraulic oil is like molasses until it warms up in cold weather. If you blow a hydraulic pump then you will wish you followed my pre start and post start information because you are then going to layout some serious coin to get her back in serviceable conditions. Last operator I saw rip up a hydraulic pump on a Cat 345D cost his boss over $7000 to get it back up and running. The reason he did that? He was late to a drawbridge that was stuck and wouldn't close till they warmed up the hydraulic system had frozen due to 10 below zero weather and they had to use a number 50 burner to warm up the pump so it would stop tripping out the circuit breaker and when he showed up on the job site the site foreman was having kittens because he had 27 dump trucks waiting to get loaded, if he ignored the foreman and waited the 30 minutes at idle for the hydraulic oil to warm up enough so he could open the throttle and not damage anything he would have been about a hour late starting to load trucks but didn't finish loading all the trucks when the excavator failed. That was all the work for the day. Better to be a little late starting than be the cause of the failure.n

[@tonwiersma5315]

congrats guys on this huge accomplishment... it must make life a lot more comfortable! I've watched you guys from the beginning an must say... chapeau! kind greetings

[@watchtheskies]

Did you bury the tape at the same level as the pipe? The tape needs to be a foot or so above the pipe to act as a warning that the pipe is beneath,

[@sdbigguy]

Everything is looking great... I was wondering if you ever thought about building some gabions with all of the rocks that you have uncovered. You could even but some kind of landscape fabric/barrier behind them and terrace a little of you hillside to give you a few flat areas for gardening. If life gives you lemons... or in your case rocks. Thanks for sharing.

[@christiedecker2724]

Amazing progress. You have learned so much, taught us all who look on in wonder, so much...thank you!

[@rogerholloway8498]

You guys work so hard! I could watch it all day!

[@daviemaclean61]

A power of work done in one day. You can NEVER have too many power tools - especially if you get them less than retail! ;-)

[@kennethhudson8013]

You should be very proud of your wife. She has worked extremely hard!

[@reynoldsbrad]

You two are living an incredible life. Thanks for sharing it.

[@Azone14]

Very informative. You guys are doing things as correct as you can and have allot of viewers pulling for you. Both of you are getting really good at explaining what you are doing so the viewers understand and are not afraid to admit your mistakes. This is important as we all learn from our mistakes. Love the speed you are capturing the process at. Perfect and not boring at all.

[@damontracyvis1017]

That is awesome. Looking forward to your next video. It is like watching a serious of videos and you get to a cliff hanger and it ends. Till next week. That is how I feel When watching your videos. 😊

[@ryanchristie5349]

I use occasionally use a back hoe and would consider myself an amateur. When I've had to deal with the "herky jerky" nature of the machine I would lower the RPMS of the engine to reduce the hydraulic pressure to make the machine sluggish and more controllable. Hope this helps! Good luck.

[@wheelbarrowfriend2035]

Nice work. I am tired just watching.

[@ssg8051]

Wow, that's great progress! Kudos to you both. Cheers, Ardith

[@Smiltstomb]

I made polly for a long time the stuff is insanely strong. When I transferred from production to quality control I was impressed.

[@ozazure]

That's an amazing amount of work, you must feel really proud!

[@adamcrabb1331]

I like the ingenuity you guys have when you come across the problems that have piped up with your build so far. I have REALY enjoyed watching. That being said. I would like to make a suggestion that your pvc curb box. Instead of the the orange cap. I would leave it under the surface slightly and pour concrete around it and cap it with a steel lid. Then you could drive over it and not worry. You would just have to reach into a hole in the ground to access it after wards.

[@GranTorino49]

Props to both of you for your attitude and hard work. Jesse is lucky to have you Alyssa. I was wondering if there was another wife out there that worked as hard as mine and after watching this and your other videos I see that there is.

[@elhigh]

Speaking as a pro handyman, I gotta say your belts/suspenders approach to the pipe is pretty damned smart. The encasement to protect your pipes in addition to the deep burial is huge. The only thing I would add, if it were possible, would be to make what accommodations you can to pull the pipe without excavating, should it ever become necessary. If the poly is flexible enough to permit that, that would be the holy grail.

[@jeffgivens4281]

fyi. they do make a direct bury pex pipe. we use it at work all the time, I think they call it brute pipe.

[@kostaskoroneos9999]

A lot of work! It's amazing what you've done in a weekend! I hope nothing leaks. Warm regards from Athens.

[@BrendaC-cf7td]

Hi, love those shark bite connections! We recently spent 40 plus hours straight doing our own hot water tank! You guys make a great team!

[@nelsonledoux4257]

You two are a great team. Great job!

[@stevensargent6222]

For those interested their are poly cutter's that ratchet for doing straight cuts: Then I would recommend a machinist debur tool that take's different angle debur tools, kinda look's like a screwdriver, with tool insert's with different profile angle's, you'll sort of know it when you see it.

[@robertspencer5219]

Saw a young tree next to your trench. Might want to keep trees a ways away from that trench. They do love water and those roots can bust rock.

[@franklinnieto5378]

When digging a trench you can straddle it and dig towards you or, as in your case you can park at a 90 degree angle to your trench and dig at 90 degrees to make it more efficient, rather than the 120 degrees you are digging at. Looks like you are getting it done, however; just takes longer.

[@skymiller530]

I MISSED YOU GUYS! All of my subscriptions were dropped from my account for some reason and I wasn't aware of it till just now. I haven't seen you guys for about a month.

[@pcking2008]

We see who does most of the Heavy man's work. You Go girl! Show them how it's done. Wonder Woman.

[@Claudia-sm9te]

Use the rocks for a little herb spiral, or garden bed, or cottagey fence by the road, or some seating in the yard, or a stepping stone like pathway in a future garden.

[@markbernier8434]

fascinated to see this done without drills or explosives

[@ronaldwarren5220]

Lot accomplished in one day! Good job!

[@nmopzzz]

Whens the video of the pulling the pipe all the way from the top of the hill? The one where you had to unroll the pipe the day before. Great videos and incredible work ethic.

[@cullengregory3358]

CanCrusher 33nk ..... .... .

[@nmopzzz]

PB, on their Instagram site they said they had a huge issue unrolling the 200' of pipe and then having to pull the pipe from the top of the hill to the bottom. They said "their sense of humor was at the lowest point in a long time" This video shows none of this. This video just involves the horizontal section at the bottom. I have pulled cable through long conduit and had some issues, I want to see what they did to get both pipes though the outer pipe.

[@matthewhoffman8273]

I really like the music on this one... it's a great choice for the time-lapse

[@rixanneh18]

I would have said plipe-ing too lol My wires get crossed :> How about some kind of concrete chunk around or in front of the pvc since the cast iron is no bueno. Something that you can move out of the way if you want and that stops a tire from easily smooshing.

[@JamesJames-dx6tb]

wow.................watchers love giving this couple advise lol I just want to wish them all the luck in the world with their new life.

[@NavigatedChaos]

I hope they do something with all those rocks. They have so many that they could make stairs to the water tanks (what I would want) or a lot of different projects. If they found a HUGE rock, they could even make a bathtub!

[@AndyRoche]

Stick a reflective pole alongside your water valve pipe so that you have something that A) sticks out when backing or driving, and B) sticks out in the snow in case you need to find it in the winter.

[@robertallen7106]

Keep up the good work guys you're doing a great job

[@eddeetz493]

Research Gabion fence to use the rock..raised self pruning beds..line bottom with Gopher screen. OR SLIP FORM in structure. ? any neighbors ever have old gold mines. River rock..good luck. Beautiful job..trade it for trees.

[@frankgerlach5059]

Ed Deetz--Yes you are right on about that rock they were blessed with(I bet they don't think it's a blessing right now) but it could be used to build walls, fireplaces, chicken-coops, Terrace the hill side, anything your imagination can come up with and they've already shown a lot of imagination.

[@pauls6530]

I hope you guys are dropping extra pipes in those trenches so that you can pull cables through in the future if you decide you want power to other parts of your property.

[@TommyboyGTP]

Nah they'll just keep moving their little generator around when needed haha :-)

[@Birdman3131]

Cables don't freeze so you can bury them much closer to the surface.

[@pauls6530]

punkforjesus sure but you want to bury deep so that people dont dig into them by accident in the future. Its not just about frost.

[@tylerbuchholz3234]

strawbal e I thought that's what the 3 conduits 1 ' apart were for, use now and future growth?

[@pauls6530]

ed p water and power can go in the same trench, just need to respect minimum distance apart. Modern electrical fuses and earthing, its not a problem

[@benscoles5085]

you say Tou are not the best backhoe operator, maybe by standard of a professional , maybe no, but when compared to me, YOU are a great operator, , well done.

[@brownsnake0400]

if youre planning on pulling up the valve housing, why not use the cast one anyways? if its in the way later down the road, pull it out. at least if you do that, you dont run the risk of destroying the valve housing by accident. you could also use the grinder to cut the housing down by a foot and grind out the two arches it stands on

[@markthompson4225]

I was going to say that those cast iron valve assemblies are meant to be cut... I had to have a valve replaced at my house and they brought a new one in and they had to cut it to shorten it as it was too long.

[@stevenmcdiarmid6143]

SiderCraft I

[@nemobla1]

I swear this is the luckiest man in the world, not only is she in on doing all of this off the grid living. She's smashing! Seriously though, i would give anything to be able to live like you do, by doing everything myself. Not only do i think i would'nt have the skills required, or well woodworking is my thing, i would'nt have the tenacity for problem solving when everything goes to shitter. Nor would i ever find the economy to get started. Even if i figured all of those things out, i live with kidney failure so yea. Anyways I envy you for doing what you do, and i love watching your videos, when i can't live out my dreams, i love to watch videos of someone who i share those dreams with. Atleast i'm then able to imagine what it would be like, and thank you very much for that!

[@outdoorcountryboyforlife6511]

great job you two. all that water at the flip of a handle will be so nice.

[@cbpuzzle]

I would be scared to bury everything. You guys are brave. Keep it up! Maybe tell KZbin a plan and all the comments can help you with suggestions before you execute.

[@hgw90026]

With the 4" casing at 3' deep, you may have a geothermo system. Blow air through it for summer cooling. While you may not get much air volume through it, a little helps.

[@fillg]

I've never seen such rocky soil.

[@Sharon-pb7so]

fillg It's funny, where I live our soil is rock free. Not even 300 yards away the soil is pure field stone. Half the neighborhood raided the basements, after they were dug, of the few houses that had the rock. We all used it to landscape. Win win for everyone the contractor didn't have to haul it away and we used it for decorations.

[@WhydoIneedahandleagain]

Try throttling down the backhoe. That'll help keep it from being so jerky.

[@michaelwidener9925]

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[@michaelwidener9925]

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[@cra4512]

Doesnt it just feel good to get that accomplished. Congrats.

[@lbjackson5179]

Very cool. More power to yaz, all the head work and energy you have to have plus good old determination to wake up early and work all day to squire your dream. Bravo.

[@williamcassedy8349]

Guys, With the fill system I understand you're using (pumping water from the flat of your property via a tank with pump attached in a frost free type hydrant through the feeder pipe going up the tanks buried up on the hill... One thing that might be overlooked... The hydrant's handle ensures the valve at the bottom of the hydrant closes. All great. However, with the intent of using the hydrant as the fill point in your system, once the hydrant is closed off, you still have a full pipe of water in the hydrant's casing from the valve seat up to the handle. When freezing weather comes, this trapped water will freeze and could damage/crack the pipe. Bill

[@TommyboyGTP]

The amount of work you two do on your property is astounding. How do you find time for other things, and work your monetary jobs to keep the cash flow coming in?

[@TommyboyGTP]

Well they had to get the money to buy the property, their vehicles, the RV and everything else before they started posting vids on KZbin.

[@alexaxline6093]

Great vlogs. As others have already stated. And having been a mechanic for many years. Never ever close the hood before starting and running the engine. Point being at your connection points i don't think i would back fill until a pressure test was done. But thats me. Again great vlogs