Water Well Drilled to 445' & Complete Pump System Installed.

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In this video I take you along with us as we finish up drilling a deep water well to 445ft. Once the drilling process is complete, we carry on with finishing the pump system, installing the submersible pump, trenching to the house & plumbing up the pressure tank & inline water filter under a modular home. So many have asked for Well Drilling content, so this is for you!
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[@Sullivanfrederick-r3d]

Once he gets working, he doesn't stop. Great.

[@transmitterguy478]

I live in PA and can't imagine not having a basement to put all the Christmas trimmings, lawn furniture, Furnace, hot water heater, washer, and dryer.

[@esunetdude]

I'm in PA also and I had nearly the same thought. All those parts would be in a full basement. No tanks in the living space of the house. In my case, the washer and dryer are on the main floor. I'm disabled so it eliminates extra stair travel for doing laundry. And the pipe and wire from the well to the inside of the house comes in through 4 inch flexible pipe. That way there is greatly reduced chance of something damaging the water line or the power line.

[@willporter89]

Head over to California or florida where some families have no idea what a basemnet is like. Our basement is half our house here in illinois. The play room, the movie room, the offie, utilities, 3rd bath, storage. Its the everything floor

[@jimdodge5766]

I like your folding catwalks

[@pinleyterry7667]

Enjoy watching your KZbin Videos may God continue to bless you and your Dad & Crew

[@exportedafrican]

Rotary hammer with a small shovel or chisel bit is the win for that type of clay digging.

[@tedparr3038]

Great job. Very interesting. There is a lot to installing a water well. Thanks for sharing.

[@haroldconover5221]

You's got a lot done today .

[@BarryEmerich]

Good job

[@Old-bold-pilot]

Very interesting & enjoyed 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@pepperroni4016]

Yes! Labor Day weekend is complete with a new H20 Mechanic upload ! I've been waiting for a new video

[@mattlowry8256]

If you use a chipping gun with a clay spade it makes digging a lot easier. Bosh gun Home Depot. Use it all the time to hand dig. Maybe a try and I’m sure you will love it.

[@paull.drownjr.5477]

I really enjoyed this video. You did an excellent job as always. You guys really work together really good. Job well done!!!

[@sandspritpark]

A+

[@lpconserv6074]

Almost start to finish!! A really top shelf video. Loved every minute of the REAL way things happen... Work doesn't seem to get too much in the way of the video and video is a minimal interference to the work. Perfection as it appears to me. Thanks for your hard work to let us sit on your shoulder like a little bird... Much appreciated!!

[@h2omechanic]

Glad you enjoyed it! Recording does cause a issue (it takes my main focus away from the job at hand, which isn't smart around heavy equipment) but I've learned to edit 100 minutes of footage into a 25m video and make it seem smooth. The job is always my #1 focus, video making is #2. If I hit 100k subs, I want to hire 2 people to film everything and have a professional editor to make a quality drilling series for yall to watch.

[@gonesideways6621]

Always wanted to live in Clarksville spent half of my life there chasing stripers always loved the drive from South Boston to Clarksville around Christmas time houses looked like they could go on Norman Rockwell painting.

[@Anthony_Williams1216]

Great video man!

[@BryonBarros-zu2bk]

No pocket gophers there? I’ve had them chew through the power cables before. Lucky you. lol. 💪💪💪💪🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@gonesideways6621]

One got my fiber cable no tv that sucks!

[@tomesguerra5495]

Thanks for sharing your expertise in your craft!👍👌👏✌️🇺🇸

[@Turbodiesel662]

Nice work, machine sounds are better than random music by the way..

[@karlschwab6437]

Here in Michigan, my well tank has the motor/pump mounted on top of it and stands in it's easy accessible place in the basement. It is were I can easily monitor its operation and maintain the water filter, etc. I feel extremely lucky with my installation after viewing many of your videos.

[@flyhigh5056]

Depends on the installation requirements: well depth, homeowner budget, house design ectara.

[@daver681]

Excellent video keep up the videos of start to end welling drilling and starting up the pump and flushing it out, Thanks

[@bobbyclegg2065]

Nice to see a video of drilling ! Remember those day of pulling rods off the support truck’ keep up the good work and more drilling videos are appreciated !!

[@Bill-cg6oh]

Love the longer complete job video, wish you could do more like this. Plus all the video is proof of the job work being completed so you have proof for the homeowner. Keep up the video's

[@karlwahlfield6462]

great video! im a 5th generation driller from michigan. for me its so weird seeing a house hookup with no pitless adapter,. up here sanitary seals are prettymuch only for irrigation and seasonal. the local and state inspectors would probly have me on the front page of the news if we were caught pumping grout from the top down lol. its awesome seeing your dad on the kubota, mine passed away a few years ago and i always called him kubota bob lol

[@brentwentfishing]

That was a hell of a day! Nice work brother! 😃😎

[@Michael-it6kj]

Oh how I would love to live in a southern state. Up here we have to bury water lines 48 inches due to freezing in winter.

[@londen3547]

Even without a frostline, a pitless adapter hookup would still be the way to go. Beats the heck out of that mess of hillbilly plumbin' at the well head.

[@nickwhite-zz8vf]

Pressure washer and a shop vac makes any digging easy without hitting any pipes. The utilities use shit pump trucks, dig a hole the size of a truck in 2-3 hours

[@christay21]

it was good to see prosse of in stall love to see more of it from start to end

[@treasuretraveler3613]

Wish it was as easy as you make it look! Thanks for the great video!!!

[@lomgshorts3]

Awesome choice of music for drilling a well! "Rock Tune" is it? Cool!

[@BWIL2515]

I really like the full install from drilling to finish thanks for sharing

[@jimdodge5766]

Looks like you'll have nice equipment and know how to use it. The only thing I would've liked to have seen was hard hats while drilling and tripping out.

[@TFOTLITBOK_P1_7]

Excellent video. You guys installed almost exactly the well system I have here in Lowgap but you did it better job. I had to pull my pump a couple years ago by hand because the crew failed to properly tape the wire to the black roll pipe. Y'all are some hard working men doing the job right the first time.

[@dentech4710]

Great video of a basic well drill and install. Thank you.

[@mongosaqqara]

So fasinating...wow you have major skills!

[@glbaker5595]

I like your videos I'm glad I found your channel, you definitely get out there and hustle, but I do agree with the other people about the conduit, but I'm pushing seventy and old and set in my ways, God bless and keep enjoying your work.

[@ZachUnderwoodzunder1990]

I have about the same type of dirt here in SC. I have found that a SDS plus rotary hammer drill in hammer only mode using a clay spade bit will turn that dirt into like butter.

[@James-jx5uc]

I live in North West Georgia and had a well drilled but it was only 47 foot put 35 foot of pipe never ran out of water I really enjoy watching your videos 🤠 28:29

[@arlynsmith9196]

I sure enjoy your videos and I know the filming takes valuable time, but I sincerely appreciate it! Thank you!

[@Tinfoilhat311]

My electric is in conduit . I know its extra work but for long term it is the way to go. Plus my state requires it.

[@greatamerica3363]

I live in PA and wouldn't mind having a well. But people have told me the costs are very high. Bit it's nice to see them at work and how it's done

[@swedenfrommycam]

Beautiful!

[@markjacobs4732]

Enjoyed video would like to see more full drilling videos

[@drob5664]

It is amazing how different you do this compared to what we do in central Florida.

[@Islandwaterjet]

You will frequently hit underground rivers, water filled sinkholes and caves. How do you stop the cave water from contaminating the drilled well ? Thank you I am just curious how this is done.

[@drob5664]

@@Islandwaterjet If it is bad, you drive casing through it and go deeper.

[@karenkartz3163]

Looks like a blast.

[@curtnicholson7771]

You need a Hilti roto hammer with a shovel bit.

[@user-qv8df9vj2o]

Our well is 575 foot deep here in wv .

[@sparky178]

Excellent video! Covered everything.

[@watermanone7567]

Wish you had shown the system pumping. Also we require a backfill with sand prior to the rest of the backfill to prevent stones puncturing the pipe or wires. thanks for the video.

[@Lad-cv7zv]

My girlfriend and live on Black Mountain NC and when we installed fence post we used an one inch concrete bit in a hammer drill because of hard dirt and I packed the ground around my house with a roller packer everyday for two weeks dirt will not hurt a hammer drill bit

[@MitzvosGolem1]

Also in Rock ridge country Virginia. I use concrete breaker on skid steer to make holes to put posts in. Crazy

[@turbowarp]

I thought I remembered, in one of your previous videos you saying not to use rolled pipe deeper than 300 or 350 feet or something?

[@bobselby7246]

You forgot to smack the binder and say,,, that ain't goin no where! Lol great job ya'll

[@timklassen421]

Its a good day when you get to a new build and the builder ran a pipe under the footing for future water lines .Anyway are max in Alberta is 500 feet or you need a permit and blow out preventer for a water well .

[@user-gd3fo4kt1l]

Great video.

[@gabrielpocosartesianos]

very nice

[@robertquast9684]

I find it fascinating how things vary from area to area. Here they like to hang the pumps off pvc pipe and black roll pipe is buried between the well and the house. Last year was the first time I saw a pump hanging on black plastic and it was 40+ years old

[@reese8752]

You need a battery power demolition hammer with a 3 or 4 inch chisel bit. I have watched several of you videos where this tool would have paid for itself.

[@PelicanIslandLabs]

You guys are fast and good! That footer looked way undersize considering it's on a clay substrate.

[@randywilson6869]

I worked on a air rig in the oilfield at about 1800 to2 grand

[@kipdennis3796]

I wonder why US you like pvc pipes,for us here in Kenya we use ppr pipe,they are rated for high pressure and not easy to break

[@Mikst74]

Hi guys! Cool equipment and Great job 👍 I’m drill a abyssinian well in Russia, what do you mean about it?

[@esunetdude]

Amazed at the coordination of everyone working together. With the weight of all those different pieces, someone could easily get injured with a mishap. It really is nice team work.

[@mykalmcb]

You did a great job filming the drilling of the well and the whole installation process. I was wondering if the owner wants a water softener, does that have to go under the house, or could it be the place near where the waterline goes up into the house/? I appreciate how much hard work you have to do to film these projects.

[@cornwasher]

I've been curious. What would you do it you drilled to 400', hit water at 15gpm and the water then rose up to a static level in the pipe at 200'? Would you still drill another 25-50'?

[@beachboardfan9544]

Drilling rigs are fuckin beasts!

[@stuartandrews4344]

Hard work with a pick,easier if you have a SDS Plus rotary hammer drill with a Spade Chisel..

[@markkyy59]

In Australia underground electrical has to in special conduit if shared trench with water pipes electrical has to certain depth under the pipes or separate trench

[@jaso5114]

That is the code where I live in New York as well. It's crazy how different states/cities in the united states have varying rules. I know alot of these rules are dependant on climate. For example the water line has to be buried and trenched at least 1.2 meters below grade because of frost in the winter. In Florida it's warm so they don't have that same rule

[@kthwkr]

When screwing the drills together how to assure you don't cross thread?

[@lannyfenster7461]

The treads are called “tool joint” ,they are in a cone shape and just about impossible to cross thread. Look very carefully at the male end of the drill stem and you will see the cone threads and the driller applies a lubricant with a stick with a rag on the end

[@charlesjohnston2719]

Why wouldn't you use black roll pipe in the ground? instead of all the pvc joints for a potential leak.

[@matthewdigiacomo8764]

Wondering the same thing

[@kjmagnon]

You know, if you boys laid off the magic mushrooms a little you wouldn't trip out so much!! LOL

[@tw6896]

Great video! I live in Southern Mo and just had a 485’ well dug. You mentioned setting the pump at 300’. What was the static water level after the well was completed just out of curiosity? Thanks.

[@elizabethkollars9934]

Been watching many of your videos, which are super detailed. Thank you for all of them. Nice work on this one too. I just bought a house near Raleigh, NC and within a month ran the well dry, had to replace the pump, as it was toast. Decided to dropp it another 100+ feet and upgraded the pump too. We have a very low yielding well and on a good day it makes .5 to 1.5 per hour. We probably need a new well drilled. HOW do you find where to drill on a property????

[@kevinblevins2612]

Wow Doesn’t seem like that much work until it’s all together in one video

[@LADYMONA]

Justin!

[@robertc.6441]

Very neat process! I have been meaning to ask you I bought a home with a existing well and septic system that all works great so far, so even though the septic system inspector guy had my water tested through the county gov., mainly for e coli, and it came back fine, there is no filtration system at all here, so I'm just wondering if you think it is necessary to have one? When I first looked at the place the water had a very strong sulfur odor, but completely cleared up very quickly right after I got moved in and the water looks very clear and tastes just fine, there is a slight limestone build up on drinking glasses and glass dog bowl for example, so if you would please let me know what you think of adding a filtration system here? Honestly I would just like to go without one? I am a subscriber to your channel and watch and give likes to your videos regularly. Thanks

[@1topfueldrag]

Electrician is gonna have same prob. Too bad no sleeves or stub outs were installed prior to footing. Learning about this on YT, i didn’t realize all the diff types of drilling methods for water wells. Your type of rig is what drillers in my area, N Texas, use.

[@Islandwaterjet]

Prolly you get this question all the time - why no torque arrester and no flat spacers every 20ft to keep the drop centered ? My well is 280ft. Next time I haul out can I leave these off ? Thank you.

[@kirktruman6707]

I have a question. If you drilled the well at 455 ft why did you put the pump in at 300?. And how do you know where the bottom of the well sits or the aquifer whichever it is?.

[@curtnicholson7771]

So is it code to run PVC from the casing to the house or can you use your poly pipe for that purpose as well? 🐢

[@serengetilion]

I subscribed to your channel because of your knowledge and the way you show everything you do in your videos. Can you tell me are they any specific symptoms one has when the bladder is busted in the water storage tank? I'm a single female trying to get it figured out. Thank you and your the best.

[@h2omechanic]

A bad tank will cause the water pressure to fluctuate rather quickly. If you run a sink, & go to the tank, listen to the switch click, a bad tank will cause the switch to click on/off/on/off every 2-3 seconds. A properly set tank should run for 30 seconds between cycles. A bad tank may also give you little busts of air in the water, over time the tank will rust internally and the water will get slightly Discolored. Knock on the tank, like you would a door 🚪 a good tank will ring/sound hollow. A bad tank will sound full of water. 2/3s of a tank should have air in it.

[@timklassen421]

very true the inner membrane can get a hole in it which will water log the whole tank unless it is a constant pressure tank @@h2omechanic

[@curtnicholson7771]

What is the large spinning fan looking thing on the drill rig? Is it your air compressor?🐢

[@dannass135]

I got a technical question for you If you don't mind. Do you use two different drill bits when you're drilling one bit until you hit bedrock and then switch to a smaller bit for the rest of the drilling process? I haven't seen or understand how the casing is sealed at the bedrock level to keep the grout from going any further down the hole. Or do you use some kind of packer on the first piece of casing like if you were relining an existing well. Thanks Dan

[@h2omechanic]

Yes, the big hammer we pick up at the end is what's used to cut the initial hole down to bed rock. Then install the casing, & then the smaller bit/hammer goes in the casing & to the bottom to start drilling thru granite to find water

[@markb.1259]

Can you share any details on what the Over Reaming process is? Does the Over Reamer enlarge the drilled hole... all the way down to the bottom of the drilled hole??

[@randywilson6869]

No just what u saw

[@markb.1259]

@randywilson6869 ??? Why can't explain what & how the over reamer works??

[@marybartolo8680]

I have a well with depth 270ft and water starts at about 140ft but I don’t know the gpm, what pump should I buy and at how many ft do you recommend to place??? Thank you Also, the waterline will be ran about 250-300ft to reach the house if that matters. Thank you!

[@larrytatum5625]

Just curious, when you drill a new well, why not frack it then to get best results and record time the frack lasted. Just curious.

[@TheBurnsStuff]

I've been playing catch-up on your videos. I'm super pumped (no pun intended) to have my well drilled. What's the average rate per foot these days? Last I checked locally in PA it was around 150-180 per foot.

[@davidstreling3690]

just a stupid question BUT once you hit water at 400 ft, you then drilled another 40 foot BUT can you drill to far past and somehow lose the water pool you hit?

[@MarsMan1]

I think I would invest in a small electric jack hammer for digging in those tight spaces.

[@timklassen421]

they use a lot of pipe dope and the threaded pipe is coarse also Iam sure they line up the rods to be true .

[@duanepierson4375]

Is it acceptable to use the black ZipTies to secure the wires to the drop pipe? Wouldn’t the water in the well soften the tape’s adhesive?

[@scottyoung2070]

Great Video, I always look forward to you explaining stuff. I do have one question. What type or brand of water filter do you use or recommend for a house with its own water well?

[@TheMejoeme]

Great video ! Is it necessary to sanitize a well every now and then ?

[@bentheguru4986]

Yeah, don't care for state crap, care for the poor bugger who has to work on it later. Power should be in conduit for protection mechanically and electrically along with suitable markings.

[@Self.reliant]

So how,do you replace a pump in a well up north. I'm in MN and all my pipe is underground.

[@MitzvosGolem1]

I used a 3000psi pressure washer to tunnel under footers . We have rocks in hard clay impossible to hand dig . Pressure washer blows a hole loosens soils clay so a worker can pull rocks out . Hope this helps others.

[@EdChilds-nu6vf]

With the truck up an angle u r drilling at an angle?

[@SupremeRuleroftheWorld]

are you compensating for voltage drop over such long romex cable? you can lose 25 volts easy even in just the well, not even adding the run to the well itself. that pump wont like it being run at like 80 volts or less.

[@brnmcc01]

Won't lose 25 volts, it's not pulling 30 amps. If there's only a 6 amp load, will only lose maybe 4-5 volts. Not an issue. 400 feet of wire, he uses 10ga wire. Pump only draws 6-7 amps. At 400 feet, 10ga wire is good for 12-15 amps no problem. The voltage drop is a function of current and resistance. For example, even if you had a 20 amp load on 400 feet of #10 wire, and you had the full 240 volts at the disconnect switch at the beginning of the wire, the voltage at the load end would still be 223 volts (7% voltage drop). This is in excess of code recommended max 3% voltage drop, but any pump will still run happily with 223 volts, as they will all run on 220. In fact most 240 volt pumps can also be used on 3phase systems where the line to line voltage is only 208. (120x√3). As long as there is a minimum of 220 actually at the pump motor, it'll be fine.

[@brnmcc01]

At 240 volts supply voltage, and using 10ga wire (it's not romex that they use its submersible pump wire, the grey wire from pump to house was UF direct bury rated wire), then the maximum distance you can run 10ga wire from house to the well, down the well to the pump is 667 total feet, before you have to go to #8 wire, based on a 1HP pump.

[@AllenCavedo]

Why do you not install more pitless systems?

[@h2omechanic]

Our state requires a water sample port at the top of the well head. With a pitless, that's not possible, unless we install a yard hydrant. It just doesn't get terribly cold here for too long.

[@chrisdestry5394]

Any comments on 2 wire vs. 3 wire pumps. This looked like a 2 wire pump.

[@brnmcc01]

He only uses 2 wire pumps 99% of the time.

[@chrisdestry5394]

Do you ever need to use pitless adapters? Or is freeze not any issue?

[@EzequielMaldonado-f4d]

Hello friend I have a ? 4 u. Can aused pump be renuilt..a submersible water pump ..does any know..