The Plan To Get Water To Pond #1 - Off Grid

[@HometownAcres]

Link To RPS Solar Pumps shop.rpssolarpumps.com?sca_ref=6975173.8F9LWzwrxBE2wy

[@martinwyke]

The good thing about a solar solution is that its performance correlates with the highest evaporation rate.

[@onlinecheatersexposed8491]

in 10 years or so you will probably have ground water problems.. all the wells that has been made in africa, has stopped giving water.. water can be abundance if the eco system allow for it.. just a thought to keep in mind.. but i hope that never happens, you still get regular rain etc

[@blakeroni]

@@onlinecheatersexposed8491 show the data^

[@BryanPoulsen]

Glad you found your way to RPS. I have enjoyed my pump set up from them. I have a deep well at 300 feet and the pump has run flawlessly (although, I usually only get a solid 5 hours of pumping with my head height with a solid 8 hours of sun exposure). I need to add additional panels to my system.

[@hughe29]

If the volume of the cylinder remains constant, higher internal pressure won't change the buoyant force but could increase the weight of the cylinder, reducing the net buoyancy. If the pressure change affects the volume (e.g., the cylinder expands), then both the displaced volume and buoyant force would increase, but this wouldn't be the case with a plastic pipe! In simple terms, internal pressure primarily affects the object's weight, not the buoyant force, unless the pressure change causes the object to expand.

[@jeremycasey7197]

This right here. Buoyancy is measured by displaced water... for this purpose, internal pressure is irrelevant

[@jnorman1986]

I was going to write this same comment.. Buoyancy works by displacement, not pressure To be fair, the amount of weight 30lbs of pressure will add is negligible

[@theElderberryFarmer]

You beat me to it! Buoyancy is all about weight of displaced of water. Take care and God Bless.

[@robertharman4938]

Now. If he could use the valve to draw a vacuum then it could increase bouncy. Not by enough to be worth the effort however

[@jnorman1986]

A vacuum will not make an object more buoyant or lighter​@@robertharman4938

[@GrassRootOutdoorWork]

Hey everybody, Adam here with Hometown Waterworks. Today we’re gonna get started on a water tower. Neighbor Doug will be bring over his welder, Kyle from Spicer Designs has CNC cut all of our brackets and banding….

[@DaveDunehew-e1f]

Well, I saw something I never thought of before. Cutting a hole in a piece of wood to hold your metal post straight during installation. That is an awesome idea. TY for sharing. Dave D from Maine.

[@brianbarthel12]

I’d consider a couple of things 1. The amount of surface area you’ve got for your filter. In filters I’ve built before I’ve always looked at the base material a support for the filter material. With nothing in that filter is as much wire as it is open space for water to go through. 2. Make sure you either have a check valve or the upper end of the pipe is above water. You don’t want to establish a siphon and drain water from your upper pond

[@MatthewYBarbo]

It's exciting to see some solar panels out there! Nice looking mount, and can't wait to catch up to see how this works with the water pump!

[@SignatureSolarEthan]

What a cool project! Great job so far.

[@jamesallis427]

It might be a good idea to put a cross bar on your post in the hole so they don't slip up with wind gust. It will lock them in the ground with the concrete. Love the show.

[@petenelson8136]

Love how your thinking all this through, and your comments on realizing the buoyancy issues. It will be interesting to see your final design for floating the pump. One other thought, the holes you drilled in the pipe that holds the pump. With the ability to pump 58 gpm, you may need either bigger holes, or more of them in order to pull in enough water to the pump. I bet your pump people could tell you how may holes and of what diameter you need in order to insure you don't starve the pump of water when it's running wide open.

[@jeffthompson1882]

Recommend using black heavy duty tie wraps to secure the screen. Or use sstl. clamps, w/sstl. screws to secure the screens. The clear plastic zip ties will degrade after a few years, especially if exposed to UV light.

[@willdavidsonakawd3062]

Every time i see Adam doing anything like reaching up to take care of things like the top of the panels, I'm a little envious. thanks again Adam for another wonderful video

[@DDL2728]

I so appreciate a company like RPS!! They're in business & actually know a lot about what they're doing! So many companies are little to no help! Looks like they helped you a lot. I can't wait to see the results of the pump. You're really great at doing all you need to do to accomplish your goals, Adam!! 🌟👍 God bless you and your family! 🥰🙏🥰

[@HometownAcres]

Thank you Dianne!

[@CharlesReiche]

Can't wait. To see what kind of solar storage you'll set up in the barn. You can store that excess and never need a generator for the barn activities. Bet you're watching every Will Prowse video right now.

[@HometownAcres]

Pretty much

[@thereplacementfordisplacement]

Hey Adam, you can rig your solar mount to change the tilt multiple or just a few times a year to make the most of your panels. As panels age they will lose peak output power compared to new, cheaper panels lose power faster. It's a little late now but with neighbor Doug's help I'm sure you could come up with a way to use a tractor to adjust the angle. The electronic angle finder in electrical isle at Depot is convenient for angles, even relative angles to other angles from level.

[@h2ouxb]

Your buoyancy has nothing to do with pressure. Archimedes' principle states that - When an object is partially or fully immersed in a liquid, the buoyant force it experiences is equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces. Every day is a school day, good video 💪👍

[@danhumphrey7310]

Been using RPS for years it’s a great company and they back a solid product!

[@billh2735]

Great job Adam. Another example of your improving skill set. Looks like this will be a great system once it is operational and pretty much maintenance free. If you have extra power by adding additional panels you might be able to string something up for the pole barn as well. Anyway, stay safe healthy and warm. Bill H from Cranberry Township

[@HometownAcres]

That’s the long term plan to add some solar to the building

[@AurigaMV]

Great video, Adam! It’s fascinating to see your solution with the solar pump. I’m especially impressed with how you consider all the details, including water levels and evaporation. Good luck with the setup and filling the pond; I’ll be following your updates!

[@johnkirby6547]

Good morning Adam, love the solar panel idea. I think you're going to need 2 of those pipes to float the pump weight.. Double the size of your holes in filter pipe. Good luck 👍

[@Thunderst0rn]

Nice and clean work. I do wonder why not put the panels on the roof of the new barn and run a cable from there to the small pond?

[@4given-c5h]

Love your ingenuity Adam! Following every step. Am thinking you’ll need about 5 gallons of displaced water for the float to suspend 50# of pump, wires and fittings.

[@HometownAcres]

Yes after reading comments you are correct. My understanding of buoyancy is incorrect in this video. Compressed air would actually be slightly less buoyant. I need more volume

[@PonyUST]

You need a master landscaping plan for your property. Thoughtful design and flow.

[@DM-eb7tu]

Hey Adam, another awesome project. You make everything look so easy. Thank you sir!!!

[@kenhenke3693]

Did u ever consider putting the solar on top of the barn roof.

[@walterochsner8145]

4 inch pipe holds 29-30 pounds of water so your pump will sink to the bottom. Also your need a lot more holes in your screen pipe.

[@nicholas-qx9pw]

I was concerned he did not have enough holes to permit the pump to achieve 58gpm but i did not try to calculate it precisely. Looks like he has maybe 20 sq. in. of flow area. If so, that should be okay until the water level gets low which might cause pump cavitation.

[@billobermeyer660]

Great ingenuity Adam, I sure hope it all works out!!

[@MrKThomas1976]

I love the pond dye color, I would definitely do it to my pond when we move to our land and the pond gets dug out.

[@onlinecheatersexposed8491]

9:57 thanks, i have never thought of that.. so simple yet very effective

[@frankward67]

Awesome project. Can't wait to see it in action.

[@IraDuncan]

Excellent work as always, Adam. Glad to see ingenuity in your approach to keeping things running the way they should. On another note, it seems like your recovery from the injury has not slowed you down any. Either way, keep getting after it!

[@IndyFarmLife]

Our setup from RPS has been awesome so far. Our pond is starting to come up. It would probably come up faster if I would stop taking down the solar panels to do pull ups! 🤘 P.S. I like that you are going to have blue concrete for your posts.🙃

[@jeffgraham48]

Solar idea is really cool...

[@joshb-8810]

Morning Adam, property is looking nice. Love watching the process with your pond and looking forward to seeing you guys enjoy it in the hopefully near future.

[@balljar7546]

This system is going to be great once you work the bugs out of it. Looking nice Adam.

[@Dorchwoods]

Solar power, love to see it!

[@tonivince589]

Exciting! Hopefully this will be the end of your 3 years of pond woe’s. 😊

[@lyleharkness-rv5vf]

I'm excited to see how this project turns out. Best of luck man 🤞

[@garny3766]

Adam, I’d look at going a different route for pump install. I’d set it up like a conventional well/manhole except for the fact I’d run sock drain tile from the well into pond. The sock will do the filtering and drain tile pipe will be a direct conduit for water into well column. I did something similar. I dug in 100’ of sock tile and connected them to a 10’ deep 18” diameter center corrugated pipe. But I relied on filtration of water thru sand. Here you could lay pipe right in bottom of pond, weight it down of course and have an easy path for water to well pump. This will also make pump service easier and you could plumb it up with a pitless adapter and keep it all underground. No check valves, let it drain back at night/cold.

[@mylife4137]

I would have favored more towards the summertime angle vs spring fall. Thats when max evaporation happens and the pump is most needed. During winter it should be mostly frozen or completely frozen meaning it wouldnt be needed unless you want a 58gpm flood coat for ice skating!

[@funnywolffarm]

Thanks for the video. Note, pressurizing the air makes it heavier/less-buoyant; in fact, the ideal would be the reverse (closer to a vacuum). The valve you installed does give you an interesting way to set the float height based on adding some air to 'sink it' a bit. Cheers.

[@jnorman1986]

I would suggest just creating a box to surround the pump so it's not sitting on the bottom of the pond rather than a float.. That way, the pipe bringing water up to the main pond isn't bending up and down with the level of the lower pond due to the float

[@PonyUST]

A unique design theme would be cool, that threads through all your structures and areas.

[@JPWargovich]

I am surprised that Doug did not come over and explain to Adam about buoyancy

[@hsvkid]

Since Doug has been absent for so long, I think there is some problem somewhere. Especially since Adam doesn’t even mention him anymore.

[@gordonbeyreis2043]

@@hsvkid I just watched Doug's latest video and he explained that he's been really busy and Adam has grown a lot and really doesn't need as much advice and help as he used to when he was a young Jedi.

[@davidepperson2376]

Great job. But curious why you didn’t put the solar array on the roof of the nearby building?

[@MichaelBulu-r3q]

Nice work on solar panels 👍

[@springhollerfarm8668]

Air pressure won't improve it's buoyancy, but I am not the first to say it. I think I am the first to mention the weight of vehicles that will be driving over the pipe from time to time so keep it in mind when running the pipe under your wood yard road. Maybe exit the water through some kind of fountain. It would aerate the pond, look pretty awesome and make it easy to detect a problem with water flow from your living room. I would find something attractive that blends in as a float instead of a pipe floating in your lake growing algae, etc.

[@michiganengineer8621]

If you could get a good deal on a larger diameter of that pump hose (3-4" or more) you could set up an overflow from the upper pond back to the lower. That way you would only need a low water level cut off for the lower pond.

[@twoboys1dad]

Really interesting channel

[@ironleatherwood]

This looks like it will work. Awesome

[@chrisconley6095]

Learning a lot from this video and the comments - thank you, Adam! I am wondering if 50 gal per minute can flow through the filter screen and holes. 🤔

[@fricknjeep]

hi there looks real good best to all john

[@jaredhildebrandt7210]

I first watched this video the day it came out. Buoyancy has nothing to do with pressure in the float but the size of the float.

[@Shippusher]

GOOOOOOD SATURDAY MORNING EVERYONE!!!!!. From a beautiful & breezy morning here in VaBch….Adam, nice job! Great choice (even though I knew you were going to go solar due to location 😊) You’ve given me a great Idea as a back up plan for my well pump suppling the house water. Gotta look up cost & such. Nice video (except the pull ups 😂😂😂 J/K) Looking forward to the next video Have a day!

[@HometownAcres]

Thanks Jack

[@jimhoge3252]

Good job Adam. I was hoping you would go solar. Hope Pond 2.0 can keep up with the pump!

[@Jim-iq6bx]

Fill 4” pipe with expanding foam. Great Stuff.

[@springhollerfarm8668]

that would add weight which would lower bouancy.

[@Jim-iq6bx]

@@springhollerfarm8668 Fake news! Ask me how I know? I have a DIY fountainhead from a PVC cap that is 30 feet from a shore line pump. Took a 5 gallon bucket cut in half filled with great stuff foam. Fountainhead stays right at the water level, despite having to support 30 feet of 2 inch PVC filled with water supplying the fountain along with , 40 gallons per minute of force being pushed into the air by the fountain which pushes the fountain down. Just a little bit of great stuff provides all the buoyancy you need! 5 years later still working like day 1!

[@ian3580]

The foam would be heavier than the air inside it replaced, so would be less buoyant.

[@Jim-iq6bx]

@@ian3580 I guess that’s why lifejackets are filled with air! I’ve only been floating a fountain for seven years using great stuff foam. All you have to do is google DIY floating fountains and every single person uses great stuff foam. But again, what do I know, I’ve only been doing it for 7+ years with my floating fountain.

[@sputnut]

@@ian3580 That is what I am trying to tell them. Thank you

[@Timr45_70]

looking good

[@robertmccall8666]

Ok I like the concept.... What about when the float switch trips and turns the pump off then pond 2.1 the overflow pond backfills pond 2.0 this could be done with a raised dam and a pipe.

[@Kent_Lepard]

I’m thinking the number of holes or the size of holes in your Swiss cheese pipe needs to be increased significantly. Good luck!

[@Greenwashedhipppie]

Pretty cool project. I had a similar project where pumped pond water uphill to my greenhouse, and I believe you would be much better served building a diy airlift pump. Super cheap, and would aerate the upper pond, and not pump filter to ever clog .

[@michiganengineer8621]

IF the pump can come close to that 58gpm, he could build another float for the upper end and have the water supply feed into a section of perforated pipe. Small perforations though1/4" maximum, so the water would (hopefully) spray out like a fountain or sprinkler.

[@Greenwashedhipppie]

@@michiganengineer8621 Air lift pumps spray irregardless oof the gpm. You could get spray with a tiny aquarium pump and a check valve. The air bubbles with eventually fill whatever hose is used and act like a elevator going up the shaft and push whatever is above them up. They are also called geyser pumps .

[@ClintsHobbiesDIY]

Interesting vid Adam.

[@1944chevytruck]

GOOD IDEA!

[@davidbarnes5953]

Could you have mounted the solar panels on the barn roof, no need for ground mount? Also could have added a few more to charge batteries for the lights.

[@ashtonthomas2610]

Compressing more air into a given space will increase the total mass, because air has mass too. For example, a SCUBA diver’s air tank weighs more when it is filled with compressed air than it does when it’s empty. So you’re actually making your set-up less buoyant by doing this. If you want to make it more buoyant you need to do one or more of these two things. Decrease the weight of the set-up, or increase the volume (the displacement) of the set-up.

[@Deutschehordenelite]

NICE finally some solar on this channel 😄

[@HometownAcres]

More to come!

[@tbirdracefan]

Looking forward to seeing how this works out for you.

[@scottburk4083]

Curious to see if this works as advertised. Take care and God Bless!!!❤😊

[@Quizicus]

Hi Adam, Pressurising the pipe won't achieve anything, what you need to do is weigh your pump, the PVC pipe sleeve and estimate the weight of the discharge hose from the pump to the shore. Once you have the weight calculate the equal volume of water (1kg = 1litre, but I'm too lazy to translate it to your medieval measuring system), then make you float at least twice that volume so that half of it will be out of the water and if you can do it with multiple separate sealed compartments then even better as there is less of a chance you will have to go swimming to recover it if there is a leak.

[@HometownAcres]

Yes after reading comments you are correct. My understanding of buoyancy is incorrect in this video

[@richardmain8059]

Good morning Adam, nice setup, but shouldn’t you have chosen the Summer Angle for the Solar array, since the Summer is when you should experience the most evaporation, hence the pump should have to work harder in the Summer. Would you have enough solar power to run a Fountain in the Pond also, either at the same time or while the Upper Pond Refill Pump is Not in Use? Should be interesting seeing it Run and ideally at a low cost, maybe one day you’ll be able to figure out a Hydro Wattage Cost vs a Solar Wattage Cost to estimate saving. Have a Wonderful Week. 😀👍👍👍

[@jamesgaul1022]

Very interesting concept. 25:18 When you built your new building, did you ever consider an array of solar panels on its roof to provide for eventual power needs?

[@tafachoumad6109]

Good informations

[@Token_Civilian]

Lets see here: Water is 8.33 lb / USG. 1 gallon is 231 in^3. So weight per in^3 is 8.33 / 231 = 0.03606 lb / in^3. If that float pipe is 6" outside diameter it's volume per inch of length is pi*r^2, so 3.14159*3^2 = 28.3 in^3 / inch of length. So each inch of that float pipe would displace 28.3 * 0.03606 = 1.02 lb. So you'll need about 1" of float length per pound of weight you want to float (the float, suspension ropes, pump unit in its filter, suspended outlet hose, electrical wire, etc), plus a reasonable reserve of buoyancy (pick what seems reasonable, 10-20% perhaps) and upsize accordingly. Conservatively neglect displaced water from the items being suspended which will add to the reserve of buoyancy.

[@anthony01571]

OUTSTANDING : o ....

[@b_lumenkraft]

Perfectly South isn't what you want though. It might be better when you get your peak when it's not so hot (solar panels are more efficient at lower temperatures). Southeast might pump more. I would try it.

[@brucemitchell5637]

I don't understand what the point of pumping air into your float is going to do. It won't give you any more buoyancy. Think about a scuba tank, if putting more air in the tank would make it more bouyant, you would never be able to get it below the surface of the water ! You would be much better off using a length of pipe and four 90 degree elbows to make a stable platform to hang your pump from. I think you're confusing displacement with volume.

[@HometownAcres]

Yes after reading comments you are correct. My understanding of buoyancy is incorrect in this video

[@Tarqui787]

@brucemitchell5637 You are correct! I’ve been scuba diving for a few years and when the scuba tank is empty it’s more buoyant than when filled. As the tank gets depleted of air, its weight decreases because the air inside gets consumed. This reduction in weight makes the tank more buoyant. Conversely, a full tank is heavier due to the compressed air inside, making it less buoyant.

[@jbbrown7907]

Buoyancy is about water displacement, not the amount of air in the float.

[@HometownAcres]

Yes after reading comments you are correct. My understanding of buoyancy is incorrect in this video

[@harlyjock1]

Couple of things: what happens in the winter when both ponds are frozen with this submerged equipment and IMO while doing this project i would 100% take the time ro connect to the new building and consider how to grow that array to power rhe home. Might have been a better location for the array closer to your home, etc.

[@Manu__R]

Looks like a nice system! Did you think about putting the solar panels on the roof of the pole barn?

[@wazzeradk9398]

Adam, I am enjoying this pond adventure and give you a lot of credit for staying with it over the years. Question…..Now that a solar pump is going to be used, couldn’t you just have a well dug near the upper pond and use the solar power to pump water a very short distance without worrying about any maintenance?

[@HometownAcres]

Yes except the cost of a well would have been very expensive

[@robert.brokaw3829]

Very cool setup Adam. I'll be very curious to know the cost. I am looking into a solar array for myself and that looks like something I can use. Stay safe.

[@Gotblade]

So with the water being filtered that way I wonder if running an overflow from the upper pond to the lower one wouldn't eventually clear the sediment from both ponds? Depending on how you clean the filter.

[@DaleHaunschild-ce5yb]

You need to pull a vacuum on the cylinder to make it more buoyant

[@stevencrawford9576]

PVC is not rated for direct sunlight. Protect the pipe by painting it.

[@MrThorp1]

gotta get some panels on the barn to charge those battery packs. Will save you form having to haul them back and forth. its pretty neat that the YT channel is now your " job" so you get to film and make some money off of the chores and tasks you'd be having to do anyway. plus, can you imagine trying to do all this stuff after an 8 day?

[@joesixpack8305]

Looks like you could power up Pittsburgh with that solar panel.

[@coffeebuzzz]

By adding pressure to your float, you made it less buoyant.

[@crazyjncsu]

Been there, You should just pull grid power, at least to that barn. You can plow in UF in a few hours. Solar is fine to grid tie too, just no reason to off-grid it here where you’ll probably be not even using 50% of produced power

[@hpw59]

Use the solar array for implement storage to keep out the rain/sun

[@HometownAcres]

Yep great idea

[@stevenjames5419]

Bama Bass has his 5 acre pond build series where he built a 5 acre pond from scratch. After he filled it he noticed the dam was leaking. He found a product you can add to the water that will stop the leak. He has a very good explanation in his video if you care to go locate the video

[@kaurkoop]

He has already tried it

[@martinwyke]

That was tried last year

[@hpw59]

@@stevenjames5419 and believe it or not the product is called damnit

[@lukehanson5320]

16:54 Didn't sound right so had to pause the video and check the comments. We've all had ideas that didn't pan out. Pretty sure if I tried to make an accounting video i would have made WAY MORE mistakes. We all learn from each other!

[@jackcoats4146]

We have some solar. We set ours at winter max because that is where we get the least then. Just our thoughts for us.

[@greendoorinvestments]

I wonder if the holes in the pipe are big enough for 50+ gallons a minute, we will find out

[@chrisbentley71]

Hometown Acre’s Water Service Company 😂😂

[@JS-rk5gl]

“Hey everyone Pond here with Hometown Adams”

[@craigsudman4556]

I use to fill dive tanks with compressed air. An empty tank would weigh thirty-some-odd pounds and a full tank would weigh an additional five pounds or so. The full tanks would sink faster.

[@HometownAcres]

Yes after reading comments you are correct. My understanding of buoyancy is incorrect in this video

[@paulprigge1209]

That’s why they invented the sheer pins.!! But hey This is supposed to be an entertaining channel lol and it is

[@chrisgramstorff996]

Nice job ,Why is your pond water green

[@divermichael]

The End Caps are thicker than pipe. Better Location for Valve. Add Wights to Bottom of Pick to make it Float in your correct position.

[@stuartchristie64]

Surely pressurised air is more dense than just air - thus your float will not be as buoyant if you compress air in it. So its either a bigger float or helium filled to create the additional buoyancy required

[@rcawood1]

Adam, if the top pipe is 4 ft long it will support only about 17.5 pounds before it sinks.

[@stevesedgwick5789]

Surely compressed air in the float makes it heavier, so less buoyant?