Thanks for sharing. You did a great job, very practical and it looks good too. Your wife is proud I'm sure. I'll try it in my backyard next and hopefully achieve the same results. Thanks again.
Well HELSBELLS why didnt you pump some clear water out at the end of video?How do we know that you did it right? So you need to finish it and show us that it worked?The last time you pumped it it was a mud slush!
@coltbuntline it took weeks of pumping every chance i got to get the water clear. if i had an electric pump instead of a hand pump,it would have cleared up in a couple days. why do you think there is some sort of conspiracy to make you believe im drinking mud? why do you think i care if you "think i did it right"? out of 21000 views,you are the only one with this bizarre accusation that im pupming mud and not water. ,,,,,,,wierd man,just wierd.
@bMacProductionsXL probably could in an area that freezes,i live in louisiana. we rarely get a freeze. when we do,its only a few hours and its back to t-shirts and flip flops.
Great informative video. MO is way too rocky to try this with the fence post auger you used, but it give me some ideas & info on things I would have screwed up had I not watched your video. Thanks for sharing.
@DirtRoadPrepper101 oh great! now i wont sleep well till ive painted it! LOL!!! no i hadnt thought of painting it but next time ive got the paint out ill hit it with whatever color i have open. thanks for calling my naked concrete faux paux to my attention. hope your CHRISTmas was great. BC
@TzzX78 we suffered severe drought here as well. i drove thru south tex all year .it was painful to watch everything die and cows hungry from no grass to eat.
what do you plan on using the water for and are you going to have the water tested for arsenic and other harmful metals, pathogens etc? The woman did say her flowers wont care about the water.
@4x4me2 i intened the water be used for the garden and emergency drinkling with filtration. i couldnt keep my self from trying it though and ive drank several times straight from the well. i do have a berkey water filter and common sense says filter,,,,,,,but im not always sensible ;)))
@SouthWestIron well ive heard people going down to 60 feet with another method called sand point or well point driving. its sometimes called a driven well also.
i really like your video. I will try to do it my self so I can drill well in Africa since it only cost $200. I also wanted to ask you if it's good idea to buy trash pump and which brand it's good. I am think of doing nonprofit business that drill well's in Somalia thx a lot for the video
i recommend to anyone doing this to dumping a gallon of bleach down there, let it sit 24 hours, then pump it till you smell no bleach. test bleach on spare PVC if your using it, b4 pouring. some cheap PVC melts once contacted by bleach. test the water for pesticides and pollutants very cheap and easy - amazon search water test.
@ipopa2000 the volume? as long as you can pump. you can use an electric pump. this type of well is typically 20 feet deep. a hand pump is only good down to about 20 feet max.
@subtac yes,i drank a bunch of water from it. it was very cold and tasted great. the auger i got thru amazon. its made by a company called seymore. they make shovels and axes and rakes. it can be adjusted from 6 to 8 inches.you have some pretty rocky soild there. im not sure an auger would work where you live.
@subtac no,the extensions are 1 inch gas pipe with collars.i got them already cut and threaded at ace hardware. the only other option im aware of for your situation is a driven well point,also called a sand point. it would require alot more calories than an auger but if you encounter a rock,it sort of pushes the rock aside where the auger might not be able to negotiate the rock.tractor supply sells well points and driving hammers and driving caps.let me know what you decide.
@bctruck Thanks. I'll look into the driven well point and see what I want to do. I've got the natural spring right behind the house here but I'm afraid that in an environment where there are no services the idiot neighbors would be dumping sewage into it. I'll let you know what I decide to do.
@subtac neighbor comment - make sure to reach-out to your neighbor now plz. explain how certain situations can lead to needing that resource and get a plan with them so theres no fighting over it once the time comes. a spring is just the thing to give a person or group power in a bad situation like loss of service due to natural disaster, economic collapse, martial law, WROL or extreme rationing rules. debate the spring only - do not mention your well or any supplies you may be prepping
Great video series! Enjoyed watching. Any updates on how the well has been working since you put it in and maybe how much water you can harvest at one time?
Awesome work. Only thing I might have done different would be to make that concrete base flush with the grade so I could mow around it easier...just call me lazy :P
@VolunteerMinimum if i didnt have a person to do my weed eating,i would be concerned about that. im all for making life as easy on me as possible. ok,id love to chat nut i gotta go make sure my wife didnt miss anything while weed eating.
@bctruck Wow! How can I get my hands on one of these babies? You just can not get them here.
If you are interested in helping me out I will pay what ever you ask for one, will pay what ever the shipping cost is, and will pay via PayPal. Can you help me? Drop me a line on my channel if you can.
Nice played, sir! Not to distract from the subject matter, but mid way of part one, when you say you've decided you're "good and ready" to eat mexican - that sir - was priceless!
How's the well holding up now, some 3 months later?
@4micaman the mexican food was lousy! i hate mexican food. the well,,,,, wellllllll,,,,,, it went dry about the middle of august. we have had drought here for a few years now and this year was the dryest on record. even the tropical storm that came into louisiana didnt drop but a wee bit of moisture in me in extreme north of the state.
@BastropPhotoGuy ha!! monument to water. i never looked at it that way. i called it overkill with cement but monument sounds like i intended to make it that big. i think ill stick with that. i looked at bastrop on the map. man thats deep to get water. i have a freind in sierra blanca. he had to go 600 feet for water. sierra blanca is out near vanhorn about 125 miles east of el paso. i haul out of dell in austin occasionally.
Best video I've seen on digging your own well. I pay to have water shipped in and catch rain water, not a reliable source on either. I'll be starting my well soon using your method. Thanks for sharing!
@jwwm2 I find that the tighter my budget is the further off I am in my estimate of cost. Your formula would probably work for me. I'll try it in my next project.
@Jeffrich308 man that water is cold!!! it felt great today when i was working in the yard. i held my head under it and got a suprise. i had no idea it would be that cold on a 91 degree day.
This whole project has just been incredible. I kinda feel blessed to have been able to kinda see it done though videos lol. I actually learned several things, Extremely interesting. Wonderful just wonderful. 10/10
Very nice! Just out of curiosity, is there a collar or some other cover that should go between the top of the pipe and the pump? Again, excellent job. If you get tired of the windsheild, I am sure that there are a lot of people out there that would like to have one of those in their backyard (including me). By the way, did you rent that hole digger or did you buy it? If bought, where and how much?
@jknacasual its called a fence post auger. it adjust from 6 inch to 8 inch in width. its made by seymour in indiana (AMERICAN MADE!!!!!) it was 54 bucks but by the time i paid shipping for odd size package and taxes it was 104 to my door. the extensions where just 4 ft threaded gas line that i bought at hardware store for 8 bucks each.as for a collar, there is a reducing cap at top of pipe that goes from 4 inch to 1 1/4 inch. its a tight fit. pump is bolted to cement now.
@jknacasual one more side note.. as the smaller,inner pipe is drawing water up and out the pump,air is being drawn into the larger pipe. if not then a vacuam would be created and eventually the pump wouldnt have enough umpfhh to pull water up that far.so i dont want to seal it to awful tight. plus on occasion i might have to replace or repair the foot valve.
Inspiring me to get out and find a hand pump to sink down my existing well. I have a fairly shallow well, 80 feet, with a surface electric pump. I've been wanting to get a solar setup to run a submersible 12v pump, but a hand pump would be another nice backup.
@hunt1803 a common pitcher pump (like the one in my vid) will not pull water up from over 20 feet,however they do make a hand pump that will pull water up from 600 feet and its made by a company called bison hand pumps. they are PRICEy!!!!! but if you gotta have one then nothing else will fill the bill.
@tgtbtri yep! you did! i was a little disgusted and almost gave up when the monsoon caved in the upper portian of the well but im glad i went back the next day and gave another try.
very cool , nice job!
MrKrhbiz 3 days ago
Thanks for sharing. You did a great job, very practical and it looks good too. Your wife is proud I'm sure. I'll try it in my backyard next and hopefully achieve the same results. Thanks again.
MrRossi18020 6 days ago
@MrRossi18020 thanks for checking out the vid and i hope you are successful at reaching water .
bctruck 4 days ago
Well HELSBELLS why didnt you pump some clear water out at the end of video?How do we know that you did it right? So you need to finish it and show us that it worked?The last time you pumped it it was a mud slush!
coltbuntline 1 week ago
@coltbuntline it took weeks of pumping every chance i got to get the water clear. if i had an electric pump instead of a hand pump,it would have cleared up in a couple days. why do you think there is some sort of conspiracy to make you believe im drinking mud? why do you think i care if you "think i did it right"? out of 21000 views,you are the only one with this bizarre accusation that im pupming mud and not water. ,,,,,,,wierd man,just wierd.
bctruck 1 week ago
superb brilliant video work and workmanship ...thank you ..best wishes
marshallart100 2 weeks ago
@marshallart100 thanks for watching!
bctruck 4 days ago
Fantastic job! I think I'll give it a try myself.
jeepster4u2003 4 weeks ago
Great series of videos. Damn fine job on them -and the well.
TweezerAddict 4 weeks ago
Great little group of videos. I really liked the entire process and look forward to doing the same thing.
Thanks.
mcdsdaddy 1 month ago
Do you think that the pipe can burst when it freezes?
bMacProductionsXL 1 month ago
@bMacProductionsXL probably could in an area that freezes,i live in louisiana. we rarely get a freeze. when we do,its only a few hours and its back to t-shirts and flip flops.
bctruck 1 month ago
Great informative video. MO is way too rocky to try this with the fence post auger you used, but it give me some ideas & info on things I would have screwed up had I not watched your video. Thanks for sharing.
RUNuckinfutz 1 month ago
NOT BAD
jrjsi 1 month ago
What a great job. I love the well..... Did you paint the concrete.....
DirtRoadPrepper101 2 months ago in playlist More videos from bctruck
@DirtRoadPrepper101 oh great! now i wont sleep well till ive painted it! LOL!!! no i hadnt thought of painting it but next time ive got the paint out ill hit it with whatever color i have open. thanks for calling my naked concrete faux paux to my attention. hope your CHRISTmas was great. BC
bctruck 2 months ago
what part of the country is this pump at? hope you are like my next door neighbor
TzzX78 2 months ago
@TzzX78 north louisiana.
bctruck 2 months ago
@bctruck oh nooo south texas...we are bone dry down here.
TzzX78 2 months ago
@TzzX78 we suffered severe drought here as well. i drove thru south tex all year .it was painful to watch everything die and cows hungry from no grass to eat.
bctruck 2 months ago
what do you plan on using the water for and are you going to have the water tested for arsenic and other harmful metals, pathogens etc? The woman did say her flowers wont care about the water.
4x4me2 2 months ago
@4x4me2 i intened the water be used for the garden and emergency drinkling with filtration. i couldnt keep my self from trying it though and ive drank several times straight from the well. i do have a berkey water filter and common sense says filter,,,,,,,but im not always sensible ;)))
bctruck 2 months ago
Excellent work! Wish my water table was that close to the surface. Thanks for sharing!
SouthWestIron 2 months ago
@SouthWestIron well ive heard people going down to 60 feet with another method called sand point or well point driving. its sometimes called a driven well also.
bctruck 2 months ago
Looks Great! Nice Work!
JimiKiwi 3 months ago
This makes me wanna make one but i dont have the time! atleast ino what to do when theres a zombie crisis! :)
stulow07 3 months ago
Nice Job, Crack open a beer you deserve one....
somethinextra 4 months ago
its amazing how simple the process is!!!
Lamboracer1 5 months ago
hi
i really like your video. I will try to do it my self so I can drill well in Africa since it only cost $200. I also wanted to ask you if it's good idea to buy trash pump and which brand it's good. I am think of doing nonprofit business that drill well's in Somalia thx a lot for the video
monaseattle206 5 months ago
how cold does it get there, any danger of freezing in winter?
jda1961 5 months ago
i recommend to anyone doing this to dumping a gallon of bleach down there, let it sit 24 hours, then pump it till you smell no bleach. test bleach on spare PVC if your using it, b4 pouring. some cheap PVC melts once contacted by bleach. test the water for pesticides and pollutants very cheap and easy - amazon search water test.
PrimeTargetSecurity 5 months ago
good job over-all. now you need to make a vine rack tower around it to hide it so inspectors dont see it. hinge one side to access it.
PrimeTargetSecurity 5 months ago
Grate Job. Thank you
WHat is the volume of water you got?
Can a electric pump be installed?
How deap can a well go?
ipopa2000 5 months ago
@ipopa2000 the volume? as long as you can pump. you can use an electric pump. this type of well is typically 20 feet deep. a hand pump is only good down to about 20 feet max.
bctruck 5 months ago
Hey, have you been able to get drinkable water out of your well yet? What should I look for if I want to get an auger like you used?
subtac 5 months ago
@subtac yes,i drank a bunch of water from it. it was very cold and tasted great. the auger i got thru amazon. its made by a company called seymore. they make shovels and axes and rakes. it can be adjusted from 6 to 8 inches.you have some pretty rocky soild there. im not sure an auger would work where you live.
bctruck 5 months ago
@bctruck Did you get the extensions from amazon as well? What suggestions do you have if I'm unable to use an auger? Thanks
subtac 5 months ago
@subtac no,the extensions are 1 inch gas pipe with collars.i got them already cut and threaded at ace hardware. the only other option im aware of for your situation is a driven well point,also called a sand point. it would require alot more calories than an auger but if you encounter a rock,it sort of pushes the rock aside where the auger might not be able to negotiate the rock.tractor supply sells well points and driving hammers and driving caps.let me know what you decide.
bctruck 5 months ago
@bctruck Thanks. I'll look into the driven well point and see what I want to do. I've got the natural spring right behind the house here but I'm afraid that in an environment where there are no services the idiot neighbors would be dumping sewage into it. I'll let you know what I decide to do.
subtac 5 months ago
@subtac subtac,check your PM
bctruck 5 months ago
@subtac neighbor comment - make sure to reach-out to your neighbor now plz. explain how certain situations can lead to needing that resource and get a plan with them so theres no fighting over it once the time comes. a spring is just the thing to give a person or group power in a bad situation like loss of service due to natural disaster, economic collapse, martial law, WROL or extreme rationing rules. debate the spring only - do not mention your well or any supplies you may be prepping
PrimeTargetSecurity 5 months ago
Hey, have you been able to get drinkable water out of your well yet?
subtac 5 months ago
Great video series! Enjoyed watching. Any updates on how the well has been working since you put it in and maybe how much water you can harvest at one time?
JohnMarstonRDD 6 months ago 5
Bravo Sir. Well done. Homesteading suits you well. And bravo to your wife for tolerating it all.
curmbugeon 6 months ago
yeah, show the pump working!
itsabig 6 months ago
@itsabig watch part 2 of the 3 part series to see the pump in action.
bctruck 6 months ago
you didn't show you pumping any clean water
Hybrid2013 6 months ago
@Hybrid2013 yes i did. watch part 2 till the end! im clearly pumping away and getting water.
bctruck 6 months ago
@Hybrid2013 yes i did. watch part 2 till the end.im clearly pumping away and getting lots of water out of it.
bctruck 6 months ago
Damn dude, thanks for the video. I learned alot from you and hope to make my first pump soon.Thanks....
Ratacon2004 6 months ago
@Ratacon2004 good luck. let me jnow how it goes with your well.
bctruck 6 months ago
Awesome work. Only thing I might have done different would be to make that concrete base flush with the grade so I could mow around it easier...just call me lazy :P
VolunteerMinimum 6 months ago
@VolunteerMinimum if i didnt have a person to do my weed eating,i would be concerned about that. im all for making life as easy on me as possible. ok,id love to chat nut i gotta go make sure my wife didnt miss anything while weed eating.
bctruck 6 months ago
Hi Brad. Can you tell be how much in US$ the pump was and what it is made of, estimated weight etc?
I just can not find any in New Zealand so will have to import one.
myastroflight 6 months ago
@myastroflight found an answer to your question. weight is 17 .5 pounds and the price is on sale right now at harbor freight tools for $19.99
bctruck 6 months ago
@bctruck Wow! How can I get my hands on one of these babies? You just can not get them here.
If you are interested in helping me out I will pay what ever you ask for one, will pay what ever the shipping cost is, and will pay via PayPal. Can you help me? Drop me a line on my channel if you can.
myastroflight 6 months ago
Nice played, sir! Not to distract from the subject matter, but mid way of part one, when you say you've decided you're "good and ready" to eat mexican - that sir - was priceless!
How's the well holding up now, some 3 months later?
4micaman 6 months ago
@4micaman the mexican food was lousy! i hate mexican food. the well,,,,, wellllllll,,,,,, it went dry about the middle of august. we have had drought here for a few years now and this year was the dryest on record. even the tropical storm that came into louisiana didnt drop but a wee bit of moisture in me in extreme north of the state.
bctruck 6 months ago
your a handy man to know, good job ! i've been planning this myself but im up on a hill a bit, not sure if i'll be able to get water.
wesleytarbuck 6 months ago
looks real good.
gsneff 7 months ago
@gsneff thank you. water is very cold in this extreme hot
bctruck 7 months ago
nice project
KoN312 7 months ago
@KoN312thanks! glad you liked it!
bctruck 7 months ago
Wow cool, your monument to water! :-)
I wish our water table was that high. We just had a well drilled and ours is 340 foot deep! Great video of your work!
BastropPhotoGuy 7 months ago
@BastropPhotoGuy ha!! monument to water. i never looked at it that way. i called it overkill with cement but monument sounds like i intended to make it that big. i think ill stick with that. i looked at bastrop on the map. man thats deep to get water. i have a freind in sierra blanca. he had to go 600 feet for water. sierra blanca is out near vanhorn about 125 miles east of el paso. i haul out of dell in austin occasionally.
bctruck 7 months ago
Best video I've seen on digging your own well. I pay to have water shipped in and catch rain water, not a reliable source on either. I'll be starting my well soon using your method. Thanks for sharing!
ricksspringfield45 8 months ago
@ricksspringfield45 Glad you found it useful. Pm me if I can be of any help.
bctruck 8 months ago
When I estimate a project I figure what time I think it'll take, double it, then add 10%. That also goes for what I think it'll cost.
jwwm2 9 months ago
@jwwm2 I find that the tighter my budget is the further off I am in my estimate of cost. Your formula would probably work for me. I'll try it in my next project.
bctruck 9 months ago
Awesome!
Jeffrich308 10 months ago
@Jeffrich308 man that water is cold!!! it felt great today when i was working in the yard. i held my head under it and got a suprise. i had no idea it would be that cold on a 91 degree day.
bctruck 10 months ago 2
This whole project has just been incredible. I kinda feel blessed to have been able to kinda see it done though videos lol. I actually learned several things, Extremely interesting. Wonderful just wonderful. 10/10
skoal22005 10 months ago
Very nice! Just out of curiosity, is there a collar or some other cover that should go between the top of the pipe and the pump? Again, excellent job. If you get tired of the windsheild, I am sure that there are a lot of people out there that would like to have one of those in their backyard (including me). By the way, did you rent that hole digger or did you buy it? If bought, where and how much?
jknacasual 10 months ago
@jknacasual its called a fence post auger. it adjust from 6 inch to 8 inch in width. its made by seymour in indiana (AMERICAN MADE!!!!!) it was 54 bucks but by the time i paid shipping for odd size package and taxes it was 104 to my door. the extensions where just 4 ft threaded gas line that i bought at hardware store for 8 bucks each.as for a collar, there is a reducing cap at top of pipe that goes from 4 inch to 1 1/4 inch. its a tight fit. pump is bolted to cement now.
bctruck 10 months ago
@jknacasual one more side note.. as the smaller,inner pipe is drawing water up and out the pump,air is being drawn into the larger pipe. if not then a vacuam would be created and eventually the pump wouldnt have enough umpfhh to pull water up that far.so i dont want to seal it to awful tight. plus on occasion i might have to replace or repair the foot valve.
bctruck 10 months ago
How cool is that? Awesome job...
Inspiring me to get out and find a hand pump to sink down my existing well. I have a fairly shallow well, 80 feet, with a surface electric pump. I've been wanting to get a solar setup to run a submersible 12v pump, but a hand pump would be another nice backup.
hunt1803 10 months ago
@hunt1803 a common pitcher pump (like the one in my vid) will not pull water up from over 20 feet,however they do make a hand pump that will pull water up from 600 feet and its made by a company called bison hand pumps. they are PRICEy!!!!! but if you gotta have one then nothing else will fill the bill.
bctruck 10 months ago
B R A V O ! ! ...... dude that's awesome
lolahavasuaz 10 months ago
@lolahavasuaz thanks! im really proud to have water i can get without paying for!
bctruck 10 months ago
You made it! WOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!
I told ya!
tgtbtri 10 months ago
@tgtbtri yep! you did! i was a little disgusted and almost gave up when the monsoon caved in the upper portian of the well but im glad i went back the next day and gave another try.
bctruck 10 months ago
@bctruck I'm glad you didn't give up! Damn good job! :)
tgtbtri 10 months ago