Well Drilling. We Fought This One All Day Long!!!

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In this video I take you along with us as we Drill a New Well for a Road Side Ice Machine! Little did I know this Well would be one of the Toughest wells I've had to handle alone (without my father). But with all the Knowledge he's passed on to me over the years, I was able to get a successful well at the end of the day!
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[@Keith_Mikell]

Father son combo. Love it. Love to see your dad teaching. It almost brings a tear to my eye. Hes stepping back and letting you take over slowly. Hes got time left, he just wants to make things right for you. You will crush it.

[@davidsauls9542]

Come on, You are the Last man that should run out of water ! Watching a hard working young man, methodically planning, yet able to change any moment the situation demands, reminds me of the fine mentors I had growing up. Your perseverance assures that you will always be successful. For you, responsibility is a fertilizer. It makes you happy. You stand out. I watch your videos to decompress after my work week of toxic levels of estrogen. Man am I jealous ! !

[@shaneg8198]

Not sure if you will see this but just want to say thank you for posting these videos. My wife and I just pulled and replaced our damaged well pump by ourselves and your videos helped a ton. Very much appreciated. Thank you.

[@sparky178]

Loving your combo of well drilling and pump install content. Hopefully you had a relaxing weekend!

[@jamesodom2437]

Love seeing the rain, not much here 12 inches this year in central texas

[@bryanbradford2742]

Great video!! Not sure if your audience is aware of the extreme danger of lightning within a mile or two of a well drilling truck😅 well drillers are basically standing next to the world's most well-grounded lightning rod!!😮

[@SeanBZA]

Well, at least as a bonus the rain washed all the rig clean, so no mud left on the drill pipes, other than what is inside. Less clean up to do.

[@wallacefrey6247]

I try really hard not to hate anyone,but I just can't stand a thief.

[@wdxwm300]

Ah got your truck washed on the way home Thanks for another great video sand is a problem that thick

[@paull.drownjr.5477]

A great job as always. I enjoy you attention to details and that is refreshing to see. Love your videos!!!

[@getonlygotonly]

you got a free truck wash after a full day o work

[@RobertKohut]

How do you know it's raining cats and dogs??? .....By all the 'poodles' on the ground.... :-) @24:52

[@shanehall6567]

Here in south GA my deep well is 350 feet with a 2 horse pump with a 400 feet waterline which is 1.5 pvc water line

[@Yodie208]

This is the first video that I have seen on KZbin that explains the technical aspect of drilling a well, at the 19:00 minute mark onward the dialog is very difficult to hear, other than that you did a great job on this vlog. It seems that it would have made your job much easier if they had the well drilled before pouring the slab.

[@lpconserv6074]

Your video was excellent. It is real life events. Not every real life adventure is perfectly planned unless you are Superman and can use X-Ray vision to see what is 200+ feed under the ground... It is rather surprising how much your scenery to and from the job looks to my old homestead in Texas. Makes me smile to watch it go by the windshield... Always enjoy your content.

[@NotAsTraceable]

I really enjoy watching your videos. It's good to see a hard working responsible young man these days. How much would a new drilling rig like that cost. Plus I guess you have to buy a water tanker truck.

[@h2omechanic]

New rig $970,000 H²o trk $230,000

[@WrenchHead]

Can't complain much with what he's charged on other videos.

[@LisaYoung-pc8uz]

@@h2omechanic how can I direct message you about a problem with our pressure tank in my home?

[@TheJimbob1603]

That's gonna be some expensive ice!

[@hydrillakilla]

You have the most informative well videos that I have seen so far!!! Kudos!! I recently bought a house that has municipal water now but also has a well with above ground pump motor. I have been told that the average well in this area is less than 100' deep. It doesn't look like it is currently plumbed into anything but I would love to send you a pic of what it looks like so someone can tell me exactly what I have and what I need to do to use as a lawn irrigation well.

[@watermanone7567]

Very nice video, hope you show more with more detail in the future, Many thanks.

[@Cozmo2k4]

Man I'm happy/glad where I'm at. Had a new well go in about 3 years ago (original collapsed.)5 ft of top soil, 50 ft of red clay and 100 ft of sandstone. Casing is 60ft, pump sits at 55, static level is 10ft below surface. It makes about 40gpm.

[@ralphwilmot6351]

You have a fantastic work ethic.

[@rogerdivdis7277]

Glad you weren’t too tried to film it …. That’s was some job!!!

[@jackofall2148]

Thank you for all the videos you make. I am from southAfrica and i Enjoy watching your videos. Because I have learned a lot from it . Thank you and Keep up with the good wrok

[@user-fq2nn8kc7l]

I feel the struggle. Saturated sand never stays open. Do you guys ever run steel casing while you drill? I’m a driller from Canada, we will case off the overburden as we drill with a concentrate drilling system then once we hit bedrock and the casing is set in it we will trip out and switch hammers to a rock hammer and continue drilling. I’m not sure if that’s something that’s common down there. You make great videos. Love watching a fellow driller work

[@h2omechanic]

If we can't get pvc casing in, to the bottom on day 1, we'll pull it out & install metal on day 2. But we're more geared up to use PVC, & we quote the job with Pvc.

[@laddlll]

thanks, really good video

[@hazeljohnson6396]

Love your videos

[@Guywithcrazyideas]

25:00 You have a great smile and I'm not a homo.

[@h2omechanic]

😆

[@julianchambers8372]

Peace brother.

[@mgysgtk8835]

My new favorite KZbin.

[@TheMejoeme]

Nice job

[@ronaldbell735]

Yon was talking going throw sand. This around 60 years Ago my parents on our farm had to drill and a new well bottom was in quicksand with a cable rig. we irrigated with for several years using 1inch paste piping before they had give up the farm

[@VintageLivin33]

gettin it in

[@henryshaw2697]

You're supposed to drop sand in the trench to shock the lines

[@Demy26]

Tight spot

[@h2omechanic]

Yea, I didn't like it one bit

[@mxslick50]

@@h2omechanic Toight like a tiger.....

[@timklassen421]

I enjoy your channel we drill with a old TH 60 Cyclone with 2 mud pumps and use a lot of drilling mud to develop the hole a lot of shoveling taking cuttings out of a mud tank we use a 8 and 34 inch rotary drill bit and when we hit water the bit changes to a 6and a halve inch bit which leaves a ledge to put down a well seal then we perforate 2 20 foot stems 5 and a halve inch use grout to seal well down to well seal but your method is faster drilling with a air hammer versus rotary drill and mud method .

[@foragedepuitsartesiens5403]

pipe in the hool man . nice video .

[@serengetilion]

Someone else asked, how do you know there's water? I always wondered what it's like when you hit water?

[@SPUDHOME]

Things get wet?

[@drob5664]

I don't miss those day's at all.

[@jeff95050]

You always say you hope we enjoy your video. I can honestly say I always enjoy your videos. I'm grateful to have them. It's your nature and personality that makes them truly enjoyable and valuable for many reasons, some of which you will probably never realize, so Thank You!

[@gantmj]

I've never seen one of those ice kiosks in a spot where it would make sense for anyone to ever use it. Come to think of it, I haven't seen one in over a decade.

[@russrawley6712]

Thoroughly enjoyed your vids but is it possible to add the cc icon so we can read what you're saying over the noise of the rig cheers fella 😉👍

[@ranmarks6739]

At least your truck got washed off on the way home!!!

[@yellowlab5624]

👍👍

[@mikesullivan1]

I have a new well and pump installed a few months ago. Recently, for some reason, the pump would not come on in the morning. So I have a pump saver, and all the wires were pretty loose. I needed to do a full turn and a half to tighten the screws, This happened 3 times before I noticed screws were not tight. I first reset the pressure switch and worked fine all day, then in the morning, it would act up. Why only in the morning would it act up. Runs Fine all day.

[@petevonschondorf4609]

drilling a well is easy its how the problems are solved is of interest to me and how regional conditions impact the equipment that is being used. For example I thought reverse circulation would be popular

[@h2omechanic]

From my experience, learning from People on KZbin, drilling changes drastically region to region.

[@felizardogontinasjr4782]

hello SIR h2O, Please make a video how to operate the drilling machine. thanks

[@WrenchHead]

With the casing being that deep into the ground, how do you properly grout down that far? You had mentioned the over reamer in another video only being 20ft. Thanks

[@guy4698]

but you did it 😊

[@ryanbeard1119]

What is that place gonna be a go kart race track?, awesome rig man, your getting into bigger stuff.

[@heathwatson4070]

Just bought 14 acres with a well already drilled. Needs new pump, hose, wire, and pitless adapter. Was quoted 3800, do you think doing myself would be a good idea?

[@69druth]

Good show. Could you not screen the sand formation.

[@onwavic3925]

Hello Sir do you make use of groundwater surveys to find the water level?

[@shawnwagers6061]

I have a question, my well pump is submersible and works fine. No short cycle or pressure tank busted. When the pump kicks off it will try to jump 1 foot out of the well. Why? It does have a cap and it has pushed the 1inch pipe over a foot out of the cap. Please help.

[@mikenicholson2548]

Just a question what happened to 15 gallons a minute

[@user-hs2lf3xt2d]

Sir someone sabotaged me and dropped the bottom of the well cap in my well it has wedged in the pipe do you have any suggestions

[@littleangel4948]

Hi, do you use water finder/detector to find best well location? what brand/model will you recommend?

[@abovethesun7391]

There should be aquifer maps for each state available from the state water agencies. Each aquifer is at different depth and water quality depending on the subsurface rock layers and terrain. There are aquifers near rivers because a lot of the river water flows underground. Having maps of other wells and their depths plus aquifer maps gives a good idea whether you might find water at a particular location and the approximate depth. It is ultimately trial and error but you use educated guesses.

[@charleserickson7503]

Hi .How do you know there is water? Here in RSA they point water by using a forked stick , wires , a pipe or a bottle full of water on one hand . Some times they drill to 300m × 3 = 900 ft 900" ÷ 12 = 75 ft +900ft = 975 ft total depth no water . Then the drill man said they must drill deeper.

[@ruben_balea]

Drill man: If you hire me you will never lose your money, if I don't find water I will continue drilling until I find oil 😉

[@SPUDHOME]

Ask trump he surely knows. LOL

[@gyrsriddle]

How long after chlorinating a well do you wait to use it?

[@chrisingle5839]

Looks like a wasp nest in the end of that gate!! Look out!

[@h2omechanic]

It's a trash bag to prevent that very problem.

[@apetro8895]

Love the channel! However, you need a good quality microphone

[@h2omechanic]

Working on it!

[@JustAlanJohn]

cross timbers bison channel are trying to find water on his channel

[@davidhtims]

Not complaining but a noise canceling Mike would help a lot

[@LisaYoung-pc8uz]

How can I contact you to ask question about our pressure tank that is currently not working?

[@shawnbrown1953]

I’m a new viewer and fellow driller from Florida. Where are you guys drilling? You find the hammer to be faster then a roller cone?

[@h2omechanic]

Hammer is way faster! In VA

[@shawnbrown1953]

@@h2omechanic what kinda of rock are you seeing most of the time? Here in Florida there’s a lot of limestone which tends to have water baring voids.

[@serengetilion]

I'm new to your channel. Where are you located?

[@mavrick6088]

Crazy question. I'm in cape coral or south west Florida and I have well water. My underground pump took a crap. Why couldn't I just leave that down in the ground and put a top side pump on. Is there no free flow of water if that pump goes out? I guess I just thought that thing is submerged in water and may still have the ability to let water be pulled up through it. I'd much rather have an above ground pump. I'm sure there is probably reasons for the underground pump I'm unaware of. Anyway if my question is rediculous try to not laugh at me to much lol.

[@neoquietus]

Pumps can only suck water if it is less than ~30 feet below them, otherwise they'll just create a vacuum in the pipes (this is related to the 15 psi of atmospheric pressure we are naturally under). So I doubt you can have just a surface pump unless the natural water level in your well is nearly at the surface.

[@Justme-jt1ef]

Sad when you gotta worry about batteries going missing.

[@ezrhino1803]

Love the channel, love the videos, love the hard work ethic and vibe., hate the sound quality of narration during well drilling operation. Consider voice over in the editing process for the videos. I know its more work in the video editing process but it would go a long way in helping viewers understand the process of what you are doing in the drilling process.

[@h2omechanic]

Will do next time!

[@meagandoan]

Hello! This is actually regarding our house getting no water. We had a professional come in and replace the entire well pump. We tested the electricity, and it's exactly where it needs to be; same with the air pressure in the tank. We also took the nipple, pipes, etc., out and cleaned the debris, looked for erosion and leaks, etc. Nothing. What else could be causing no water? (We did purchase a new water pressure valve, and emptied the tank to test it. The PMI went to 60 for a few seconds, then immediately dropped down to 0.) Thank you for any help you could provide in this matter!

[@h2omechanic]

Do you have a filter in the system? What color is the element in the filter? Only reason I can assume is that the wire feeding the pump wasn't changed & you have a bad wire going down the well. If the rest of the system checks out... Or possibly a bad pump off the shelf

[@h2omechanic]

kzbin.infodRe47sGq4Io?si=eC6UEOewIuEIVDc4 Here's how you can test at the well for a bad wire going down the well. Pay close attention where I'm testing from & how I have the wires apart

[@michaelmacnab8877]

Schram 450?

[@karsoncampbelllogginginc]

Does the rain help fill the well up?

[@h2omechanic]

No, there's no direct connection to any surface water.

[@karsoncampbelllogginginc]

@@h2omechanic OK because my mom thinks we need rain for our well because if we leave our water on for a while it goes rusty I keep telling them that there’s an underground water table.

[@larrylingen8423]

Have you ever hit a vane of gold while digging a well??

[@paulfineline7512]

How deep is the limit on running poly pipe before it can stretch or damage because of weight of pump and pipe filled with water?

[@h2omechanic]

200 psi IPS poly is good to 300ft 250psi IPS poly is good to 400ft. Anything past that your asking for trouble. I've seen it at 500ft, but at that depth SCh80 pvc or Galvanized Pipe should be used

[@paulfineline7512]

Should I cut the old galvey and replace with new pvc ? 400-550 is well depth south texas

[@paulfineline7512]

1997 original well as far as we know

[@h2omechanic]

@paulfineline7512 if galvanized pipe is 20 years old, it should be replaced. But if it looks good, I'd re-use it. Normally only a few sections of galvanized pipe need replacing

[@paulfineline7512]

Just trying to plan it out might be cheaper and easier in the long run to get done to extract and not reuse pipe than to try to save it.

[@joshjohnson172]

About a month ago I bleached my well at home, and I let the bleach sit in the lines of the house for 24 hours. I then drained all the bleach out (took about 24 hours) however, now when I turn my water on in the house when it sits while I’m at work I get a orange/brown tint for a couple of minutes. Then it clears up but if it turn it off and it sits and turn it back on it repeats. My lines in my crawl space have a dark orange tint to them when they are suppose to be white or clear. What is this and how can I fix it?

[@h2omechanic]

You may need to inspect your bladder tank, it may be low on air. Secondly, bleach helps break down iron, so thats what your seeing, build up in the system breaks off & dissolves & that's what your seeing, over time it'll quit. But watch Videos on bladder tanks & learn how to properly set the air pressure. Your tank may be low on air, or bad. Bad tanks don't self clean, they trap stuff & cause a similar problem.

[@joshjohnson172]

Thanks, I’ll see what I can learn on bladder tanks!

[@SPUDHOME]

Lord yes, just watching i can learn a lot. I guess you need special education.

[@clicktheick3411]

Where do you live? Where are you located?

[@rickpalmer9518]

IT"S HARD TO HEAR YOUR VOICE WHEN THE DRILLING MACHINE IS TRYING TO COMPETE WITH YOU, SUGGEST YOU INVEST IN CLOSE TAKING MIKE,AS A TECK HEAD I LOVE INFO AND THE DRILLING MACHINE CAN'T. TNX

[@michaelmacnab8877]

Mud drill it

[@jamesadams893]

My suggestion would be don't bother talking into the microphone while working the controls cause we can't hear you at all

[@SPUDHOME]

How sad. Move to sw arizona 2 1/2 inches. Then you can cry.

[@kamilhorvat8290]

Unbelievable. People are drilling wells for a stupid ice machine.