@QuantumPrepper The pump described here is crude but effective. It was fabricated with readily available materials that you might have on hand in an emergency situation. This pump as shown will do really well in the 35-100ft range. If you have a lathe and can machine your parts to tight tolerences, use a rubber,neoprene or teflon ball( no marbles), there is no reason why you could not approach the performance of the Simple Pump(350ft). The SP works off of the same principle.
@vanner40 You could go up to your local hardware or home improvement store and a good conscientious employee would probably be quite happy to help you with the project. You could also put up a notice on your youtube page for people in your area. I hope that was of some help. Good luck.
@BrokenRRT this guy is pretty smart. you dont have to use store bought stuff. just be friends with somebody like this who knows science like this guy. check out sustenancencovering too. s&c is in a shallow well area. the guy who made this vid knows about deeper wells. both are good. think about it. they pump crude from several 1000 ft deep with a positive displacement pump so why cant that technology be used to pump from your deep well? i think both are very good ideas.
@texasprepper2 Thanks TP2. My plans are to put in a secondary well at my place. My primary well has a submersible pump and when it goes out, no water.I calculated the 1/2" pipe to hold @ 117 cubic inches of water in a 50ft length, which is @ 1/2 gallon of water= @4lbs.Add the weight of the 1/2" pipe which I'm not sure how much 5 sticks of 1/2" pvc weighs but it can't be a whole lot.I intend to film the well drilling process and the improvised pump. I will try to give more detailed instructions.
@PrimeTargetSecurity He used 2 inch galvanized steel threaded plumbing pipe.He threaded a 2 inch drive coupling on the end going first in the ground and 2 inch drive coupling on the beaten end ( available at Northern Tools).He used potable teflon paste or equivalent to join everything together. He got a large pipe wrench and turned the casing clockwise while it was beaten.He poured a gallon of bleach down the well and waited 24hr then ran the pump 8hr to clean it out.He did this twice.
A stupid question for sure but is there a way to know if you have water in your yard other then digging numerous holes? No wells are allowed in our subdivision, but having a stealth one would be great.
@hallard069 No such thing as a stupid question.In my area it is difficult to NOT hit water.Ask a local driller in your area about probability. I know 2 other peolpe who pounded a 1" galvanized steel pipe into the ground(sledgehammer) 20ft and got all the water they could use(ground water).If you can't get any idea locally on well depths I have a professional well drilling friend who has drilled all over the south east.PM with your general loaction and I can ask him if he knows the particulars.
@homesteadprepper Also, be very aware of buried power lines,telephone,cable,water and sewer. I would thoroughly check out wherever I was going to put in a well and dig down with a post hole diggers first. For a covert installation you could beat in 5ft sticks of galvanized pipe at a time. 5ft sticking out of the ground gets less questions and strange looks than a 10ft pipe sticking out of the ground. Good luck.
had to add it to my favs too! This is the kind of actions that separate survivors from non-survivors! DON"T LOSE YOUR MARBLES!!! LOL Great actions, brother! Keep it goin'!
@scodurh This idea really came from the new prepper that I am getting to know better. He wants to stay low key and is the type of person who doesn't want to take credit for anything. He just wants to be helpful to others. I was just the assistant. Thank you for watching and commenting.
@homesteadprepper well haha well. any way it dosent matter who came up with this! I am glad you all are doing it. this is def the info we need... the Mcgyver stuff is what will save ppl...thank you both for helping keep my family safe...really I appreciate this kind o stuff
Is it possible to use something like this for a well that is 350-400 feet deep?
QuantumPrepper 3 weeks ago
@QuantumPrepper The pump described here is crude but effective. It was fabricated with readily available materials that you might have on hand in an emergency situation. This pump as shown will do really well in the 35-100ft range. If you have a lathe and can machine your parts to tight tolerences, use a rubber,neoprene or teflon ball( no marbles), there is no reason why you could not approach the performance of the Simple Pump(350ft). The SP works off of the same principle.
homesteadprepper 2 weeks ago
Very cool. I wish more Americans were like you guys. God bless.
svennbreng 3 weeks ago
@svennbreng Thank you.
homesteadprepper 3 weeks ago
I wish I could find someone in my area to help me make a hand well pump.
vanner40 1 month ago
@vanner40 You could go up to your local hardware or home improvement store and a good conscientious employee would probably be quite happy to help you with the project. You could also put up a notice on your youtube page for people in your area. I hope that was of some help. Good luck.
homesteadprepper 1 month ago
Great channel! I have deep well around 265ft that I need to come up with hand-pump that will work that deep.
BrokenRRT 4 months ago in playlist More videos from homesteadprepper
@BrokenRRT I might be tempted to use factory made check valves from a home improvement store for that kind of depth. Thanks for commenting.
homesteadprepper 4 months ago
@BrokenRRT this guy is pretty smart. you dont have to use store bought stuff. just be friends with somebody like this who knows science like this guy. check out sustenancencovering too. s&c is in a shallow well area. the guy who made this vid knows about deeper wells. both are good. think about it. they pump crude from several 1000 ft deep with a positive displacement pump so why cant that technology be used to pump from your deep well? i think both are very good ideas.
adamfurstman 5 days ago
This is just overflowing with awesomeness!
toddweller 4 months ago
@toddweller Thank you.
homesteadprepper 4 months ago
best video ever!
ok... not really, but pretty good anyway... lol
nothing better than harnessing your own water, even on the sly
trollprepper 5 months ago
@trollprepper Thanks dude.
homesteadprepper 5 months ago
Well done sir.
sebze835 5 months ago
@sebze835 Thanks.
homesteadprepper 5 months ago
That was excellent. Now, show us how to dig the well.
backyardsounds 5 months ago
@backyardsounds I will in a future vid.
homesteadprepper 5 months ago
Give us all the details.
Have you seen this series of videos...? Very nice. I've got rock, so it won't work for me.
But it would work good if you only have sand and clay. Check it out:
Drill your own well (dot com)
texasprepper2 5 months ago
@texasprepper2 Thanks, I will check 'em out.
homesteadprepper 5 months ago
Excellent vid Homestead...! When you make the deep version, flim it and maybe provide a list of materials.
Do you think the deep version will have a difficult "upstroke" ...you know, pulling that much water up 50' ?
I have a well, with water about 40' down, and I could use a hand pump as a backup.
Keep 'em coming. TP2
texasprepper2 5 months ago
@texasprepper2 Thanks TP2. My plans are to put in a secondary well at my place. My primary well has a submersible pump and when it goes out, no water.I calculated the 1/2" pipe to hold @ 117 cubic inches of water in a 50ft length, which is @ 1/2 gallon of water= @4lbs.Add the weight of the 1/2" pipe which I'm not sure how much 5 sticks of 1/2" pvc weighs but it can't be a whole lot.I intend to film the well drilling process and the improvised pump. I will try to give more detailed instructions.
homesteadprepper 5 months ago
This is awesome...going to send this to my hubbys e-mail..we have a 25 ft dug well..that would work awesome!
TheMrsVolfie 5 months ago
@TheMrsVolfie Great!
homesteadprepper 5 months ago
great idea for when the power goes out
MrUKPREPPER 5 months ago
did he weld the pipe sections or thread them together? and how did he clean out the inside of the pipe once he hit water?
good questions for the newbees that discover this vid, hsp
PrimeTargetSecurity 5 months ago
@PrimeTargetSecurity He used 2 inch galvanized steel threaded plumbing pipe.He threaded a 2 inch drive coupling on the end going first in the ground and 2 inch drive coupling on the beaten end ( available at Northern Tools).He used potable teflon paste or equivalent to join everything together. He got a large pipe wrench and turned the casing clockwise while it was beaten.He poured a gallon of bleach down the well and waited 24hr then ran the pump 8hr to clean it out.He did this twice.
homesteadprepper 5 months ago
A stupid question for sure but is there a way to know if you have water in your yard other then digging numerous holes? No wells are allowed in our subdivision, but having a stealth one would be great.
hallard069 5 months ago
@hallard069 No such thing as a stupid question.In my area it is difficult to NOT hit water.Ask a local driller in your area about probability. I know 2 other peolpe who pounded a 1" galvanized steel pipe into the ground(sledgehammer) 20ft and got all the water they could use(ground water).If you can't get any idea locally on well depths I have a professional well drilling friend who has drilled all over the south east.PM with your general loaction and I can ask him if he knows the particulars.
homesteadprepper 5 months ago
@homesteadprepper Also, be very aware of buried power lines,telephone,cable,water and sewer. I would thoroughly check out wherever I was going to put in a well and dig down with a post hole diggers first. For a covert installation you could beat in 5ft sticks of galvanized pipe at a time. 5ft sticking out of the ground gets less questions and strange looks than a 10ft pipe sticking out of the ground. Good luck.
homesteadprepper 5 months ago
Super cool. Kudos to you and the new prepper. I favorited and gave it the thumbs up. Thanks again.
lauriegirl2 5 months ago
@lauriegirl2 Thank you!
homesteadprepper 5 months ago
had to add it to my favs too! This is the kind of actions that separate survivors from non-survivors! DON"T LOSE YOUR MARBLES!!! LOL Great actions, brother! Keep it goin'!
99lunalupis 5 months ago
@99lunalupis Thank you.
homesteadprepper 5 months ago
This is why some of us will survive cataclysm, or just a really tough time. Awesome! *****
anyonefindAMERICA1 5 months ago
@anyonefindAMERICA1 Thanks.
homesteadprepper 5 months ago
Very cool vid, favorited.
MakingMasterClass 5 months ago
@MakingMasterClass Thank you.
homesteadprepper 5 months ago
Great
wcd47 5 months ago
@wcd47 Thanks.
homesteadprepper 5 months ago
this...is the best info ever....when and if the SHTF this is the knowledge we will need...how to make stuff from stuff around us...thank you
scodurh 5 months ago
@scodurh This idea really came from the new prepper that I am getting to know better. He wants to stay low key and is the type of person who doesn't want to take credit for anything. He just wants to be helpful to others. I was just the assistant. Thank you for watching and commenting.
homesteadprepper 5 months ago
@homesteadprepper well haha well. any way it dosent matter who came up with this! I am glad you all are doing it. this is def the info we need... the Mcgyver stuff is what will save ppl...thank you both for helping keep my family safe...really I appreciate this kind o stuff
scodurh 5 months ago
¡Great!
greatwf 5 months ago
@greatwf I appreciate you watching and always leaving a positive comment. Thanks.
homesteadprepper 5 months ago
@homesteadprepper you're welcome, thanks for the informative vids!
greatwf 5 months ago