Digging a Shallow Well
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2017
- Digging a shallow well from dowsing to digging to capping. This shallow well will provide water for our bees and supporting plants. This dig uses a modified hand auger and took about 4 hours to complete (17 feet with nearly 4 feet of water).
Through Seymour's permission I add a link to their auger product line here - seymourmidwest.com/augers
Use code: TigerCreek20 for a 20% discount
NOTE: The replacement auger for the AUA2 (adjustable from 6-8 inches) like I am using is now called the Seymour S500 Industrial Iwan-Adjustable Auger SKU: 21326 - and can be found here - seymourmidwest.com/21326
Your well "parts list" -
Auger and extensions for digging hole
Shovel
4 bags (approx) of Pea Gravel - surrounds outside of casing pipe in hole
1 bag Quickrete - seals around top of well
Casing Pipe
4 inch PVC Pipe - length = depth of well plus 3 feet
4 inch PVC Cap - bottom of casing pipe (optional)
4 inch PVC Flange - top of casing pipe for mounting pump
Use saw to cut slots for water entry at water level and below.
Water Pipe
1 inch PVC - length = one foot from bottom of well to pump
1 inch Couplers if needed
1 inch to 1 1/4 inch PVC Threaded Adapter - need 2 - one for pump/one for foot valve
Brass Foot Valve 1 1/4 inch - bottom of water pipe
PVC Primer/Cement
Teflon Tape - to seal pipe threads at foot valve and pump
Pitcher Pump - consider purchasing “Certified Lead Free”
Board to mount pump
Screws to mount pump to board
Bucket
Tape Measure or String for Water Depth
Wrenches for pipe fittings
Saw to cut PVC and slot casing pipe
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Smart and strong men are hard to find these days, especially one's who understand the old ways. These video's will help so many young people to learn ways of the past.
My dad who's 86 is a well wisher. He uses a cherry stick. Can tell depth, direction and strength. The only other one in our family, is my 33 year old daughter. Glad to see you are showing your God given gift.
went out and bought everything you used except the square extentions. I wound up buying 3/4 galvanized extentions and galvanized couplings. Set the well and water cleared up in about 3 days with a few pumps at a time. In these uncertain times, brother you are a lifesaver. I already have peace of mind knowing we have accessible water now. The thing that makes this video special is that you relate to us normal folks and are genuine when you show how easily it can be done (It motivates you). Feel like I at least owe you a handshake. Thanks for making this simple! Mike D, North MS
I use to laugh at this , until a friend of mine showed how it works and it works, those rods will close together when theirs water 😂
Never seen that much sand on top of the ground you must be close to to sea
Tried this back in the 80s when a old plumber friend showed me how to do it. It works for real but you can also find electric lines and pipes too.
I used Dowsing rods to find water and it led me to the local brewery.
Grown men in overalls are just something else 😂
Thanks good deed
My grandfather was a Well Witcher for years in Oregon. He used the same method. He could tell you how deep to drill by how many times the rods crossed and how many gallons per minute based on the speed of the crossing rods. He did more than 500 wells and was always within 5 feet of the depth.
My high-school science teacher heard students arguing about 'water witching' in class and the next morning there were hangers heaped on his desk. Out went the class to the front lawn, starting in a line we wandered forward and stopped when we 'hit water' our pattern was perfectly showing the sprinkler system. With no straws on the rods only about 1/4 of students could recognize spots, from holding too tight.
That right there is how you keep the old man out as you grow older! Well done sir!
this is the greatest time ever to be alive. you can watch a video on any subject.
I was so happy to hear he uses dowsing rods, and they most certainly do work. This is the kind of knowledge that should always be past down.
YOU ARE AWESOME...SINGLE OFF GRID GRANNY YOU TAUGHT ME ALOT..AND NOT IN NO FANCY TALK ...THANKS 🥰
I had no idea you could dig a well like this with a hand tool. I am blown away! Thanks for the very instructional video.
We have a old hand dug well where we put down 30" cement pipe sections. It was about 22' down to the bottom, below the cement pipe would wash away causing about 38" bigger hole.I hand to go down there at the bottom with a pulley rope and dig it out to make a clean pocket for clean water.. age 14.We always did this in the summer, JULY hottest part of the year.. You could only stay down there about 30/40 min.because you would freeze your ass off.. That water was so cold. I'm 74 now and this just made my day, Thank You.. Some people just don't know how lucky they are, set in the tub and turn on hot and cold water.. See ya
This is the second time I viewed this video, now I’m ready to dig my well. 😃 I made my dousing rods and practiced with them in my apartment. They reacted almost immediately to my water pitcher on the counter. I was like 😮😮😮 lol I walked all around. They reacted to the mop water, and a bucket I put in the middle of the floor. I’m confident I’ll find a good water source on my property.
One of the stories my dad (country boy) told me in his last weeks before passing away was about the time he and my grandfather (city boy) dug a well. Long story short, at some point my dad left my grandfather digging while he went to the store to bring back some drinks for them to share when the work was done. When my dad got back, grampa declared that he had struck water, but my dad said that water was not good, that they needed to keep digging to reach the sweet water reservoir that would serve as my family's primary source of water for several years.
"You want to be a good steward and not let things get nasty." Words to live by! Great presentation! I learned a lot.