Water Is Flowing, Pond Should Be Full Soon

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[@HometownAcres]

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[@andrewperry8389]

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

[@MikeZMonroe]

I suggested the same thing.😊

[@henrymorgan3982]

Yea. Like some bypass valve! Great idea!

[@jbbuzzable]

That would help aerate the water.

[@stuartholden2652]

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

[@ionraice]

Should keep it from autosyphoning when the pump is turned off too

[@VnazT]

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

[@HometownAcres]

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

[@MatthewYBarbo]

That pumps out some serious water fast and in a hurry! Love that it's powered by solar and kicking butt on a cloudy day. Very cool!

[@paulweakley3440]

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

[@billobermeyer660]

I'm liking what I'm seeing with the project. It has enjoyable to watch with all the changes that you have had to do along the way.

[@seandelong1296]

Your videos are awesome. We just bought ten acres and ive been wanting to build a pond. Thankyou brotha.

[@edreaser9905]

A small tip for putting in ground rods, if you dig a small hole fill it full of water and then start the ground rod in the middle of the water it'll lubricate the ground rod as you drive it in keeping the little hole full of water it'll make the ground rod go a lot easier.

[@davidt_canucks]

Great to see everything coming together! Also, excellent use of the “phone a friend” by reaching out to Kyle. That was a good tip he gave you that I’m going to remember.

[@user-zt7hv4ci6i]

I haven’t watched any updates on your pond for a while. so now I’m playing catch-up ,sure have a lot videos now. Great work I’m liking it!

[@CGrib16]

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

[@noyopacific]

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

[@balljar7546]

Kick ass Adam! Your pond is almost to completion and you and the family will be ice skating this winter no problem. It's been an adventure and you have prevailed, no doubt. Great job!

[@Thingsmyfathertaughtme]

Like all the ponds. I think tha additional ones make the property look so good.

[@wolfpack4128]

Looking good! I have to say as far as most YT channels go, you are one of the best at listening to your audience without getting offended that people on YT have opinions.

[@HometownAcres]

Wow, thank you! I appreciate that

[@keithbergman268]

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

[@kevinlee6731]

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

[@HometownAcres]

Us too!

[@njonebale7889]

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

[@Shippusher]

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

[@ronreahard]

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

[@dismayer666]

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

[@szajsjem]

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

[@mr.soundtek5793]

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

[@JCWren]

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

[@Cinder2008]

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

[@jonasstahl9826]

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

[@mattshell7753]

Maybe build a small walkway dock From where you are pumping Put your pump underneath the dock would be sweet also and able To have access to it anytime needed. Great video I love when my Notification goes off that you've got another 1 out.

[@HometownAcres]

It’s awesome to hear when people look forward to our videos posting. Thanks!

[@SkaterDeeVlog]

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

[@mr.soundtek5793]

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

[@dmceowen1]

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

[@joemurray9131]

Adam, You are doing a great job on all the work on your ponds!!!

[@HometownAcres]

Thank you

[@OneEyeCustoms]

So cool to see water flowing!

[@b1air77]

Dad socks game on point!! 3:15

[@BPayneNTheATL]

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

[@robert.brokaw3829]

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

[@OneAussiesAdventure]

I know I am late to the party. but wow, the water looks amazing. is that glacier fed? On a side note I have been enjoying watching the bean counter learn these things. I figure I'd rather learn from other peoples trial and errors than just watch an end result. Adds more depth to the learning for me. Thank you.

[@DDL2728]

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

[@MikeZMonroe]

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

[@cattigereyes1]

Adding a waterfall with some landscaping would be neat!

[@jimmerrithew453]

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

[@henrymorgan3982]

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

[@pincopallinojoe9296]

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

[@frankward67]

That solar power and pump system worked out awesome. Can't wait to see the big pond full.

[@blackjackuk79]

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

[@dismayer666]

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

[@BarneyR-u2d]

Real impressive Adam! I do believe you’ve solved your pond problems. 😊

[@markbrockelman316]

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

[@woodlyz]

That is a great pump setup. Fun to see it come together

[@BryanPoulsen]

If you plan on ever having the pipe in the water of the larger pond you should absolutely put a check valve inline. It can create a pretty bad siphon during the dark hours when the pump turns off. You don't want to inadvertently drain the upper pond into the lower pond :D It mIght not be so bad in your 45 feet of lift, but we have had our storage tank drained before by our drop pipe from our 300' well (now we have an air gap between the tank and the pipe because we can't do a check valve because of freezing considerations)

[@billh2735]

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

[@TheFiremanJoe]

That looks great!

[@petenelson8136]

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

[@ronaldferino3414]

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

[@claytonallmon339]

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

[@HometownAcres]

Well do something. Just not sure yet

[@stromxtc2033]

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

[@TheFarmOfLight]

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

[@branch_ranch]

I vote for a waterfall!

[@stromxtc2033]

🏄🚣‍♂️🚤Even better, a waterslide / water park 🌊😅

[@fricknjeep]

hi there looks good , john

[@jmaus2k]

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

[@thomashigdon5015]

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

[@MikeZMonroe]

Aerates the water as well

[@jeffgraham48]

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

[@fearfullymade8510]

That outflow would make a great waterslide input. A 12 ft drop water slide form the top of the dam to the water would be sweet.

[@HometownAcres]

I like where your heads at

[@billdillon3886]

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

[@Gus1966-c9o]

Good job mate 👏

[@bonsukan]

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

[@aydenalison8081]

pick the best viewing angle on the pond from your house, place a liner and some rocks and boulders, and the water intake there, and you have a waterfall. and have it connected to a smaller pump in pond 1 so it flows with some water constantly, even if your not pumping from the smaller ponds.

[@dougholt858]

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

[@ClintsHobbiesDIY]

Great installation Adam.

[@1944chevytruck]

WOW! AMAZING!

[@douggibson9084]

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

[@TheGuyFromDenmark95]

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

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

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

[@HometownAcres]

That’s a good idea

[@vtecmissle]

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

[@genesispuredeaf2390]

Thx for the pond update

[@jimanderson4495]

Thanks. How about some history of Homestead Acres? PLEASE

[@tmpcamp]

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

[@OldIronAcres]

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

[@jnorman1986]

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

[@terrycummings81]

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

[@garydunnjr8176]

Totally exciting!! Can’t wait to see the pond full!!

[@noahbudie6852]

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

[@ironleatherwood]

You're becoming the pond whisperer.

[@Hunterworks]

The pond videos are my favorite

[@TheFarmOfLight]

My favorite project online.

[@garny3766]

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

[@jbbrown7907]

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

[@AlexeiTetenov]

Thank you for sharing!

[@johnelliott6738]

Bravo, Adam!

[@ITBlanka]

Adam is becoming the Pond Collector. 😆

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Great job!

[@JCWren]

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

[@mylife4137]

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

[@michaelsnell4034]

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

[@divermichael]

Only thinking I have is you should tie in an outlet at the junction box. You may need power someday there.

[@elaczi]

Looking good 👌

[@jjfore0921]

You should put a tee in that pump line. When you have a full top pond you could use it to run a fountain

[@HometownAcres]

That is a good idea

[@jjfore0921]

@@HometownAcres burry a distribution box with two ball valves. You could even do the same with the pond up top. Run the pond fill to a fountain, or to the pipe

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Great job

[@billweinschenker8607]

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

[@MikeZMonroe]

Perfect

[@Jube450]

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

[@ericfraser7543]

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

[@benjaminreinhardt259]

Coming along nicely.

[@cattigereyes1]

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

[@raytremblay3200]

Nice job !!!!!

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

The pump is doing a good job.

[@ROLLIN-DUB]

Glad to see inflation isn’t effecting everyone

[@sockninjaummmmjmmkkjuuujnu4924]

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

[@goodness-mercy]

Awesome!!!

[@davemeeks8109]

Wow I've never seen this type of new lake with all of these needs. Never. 😮

[@MikeZMonroe]

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

[@b1air77]

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