Smart guy, our family relied on one of these for all of our water needs which included drinking, bathing, laundry, etc. We had a family of 10 and I can only remember our well going dry once. Bathroom was an outhouse, how things have changed.
This is a great video....smart guy....humble guy....funny guy....the people who gave 29 negative reviews (to date) need to seriously introspectively reevaluate their life's priorities.
@@MrSmith-no5pg real original. Sometimes people don't like stuff. Maybe they thought the title was misleading or something. Not who i was talking to.....
Now THIS was the vid I have been waiting for! Thanks for doing this vid...we have 3 wells, one has an old hand pump that doesn't work, one has a pump and bladder tank for the house and one is for irrigation. We have no idea about the old well with the hand pump, but the original house on the property (that we burned down a couple of years ago) was built in 1921...I saved the well pump. Now I have to dig around it and see it there is a casing down there somewhere.
I drilled 30 ft. With a pressure washer, cased the hole with 3" PVC, with perforations in the bottom 10ft. It took a while to clean up, but like you said, "it will keep my family alive" if need be.
As a kid we had one of these to water our animals. We had a square galvanized tub to hold water. In the summer I would go dump the tub and fill with cold well water and get in the tub. Man that was fun.
What would you suggest for a deeper well? At my parents house they had to drill down through the 100' of hill and then some to the water table. I very much desire to have a manual opperation attached in case of an extended power outage. Is there a manual option available?
I live on an old farm with a hand dug well, its deep and stone lined. It has an old existing hand pump which I’m not sure is repairable and the iron piping corroded. I’ve seen videos driving pipe into the ground. Of course I don’t have to drive pipe, I already have a well full of water. Could I use the same piping and pitcher pump for my well? I’m assuming so. Do I need the drive point? Or could I use a drive point with its built in filter, attach sections with couplers, attach the pump and I’m in business with a water source on the old farm? Or is there something else I can install instead of a drive point at the end of the pipe? A filter that fits on the end of the pipe? I’m not 100% how to install plumbing into an already hand dug, stone lined well. Thanks. Oh: the pump I have is the original pump on the farm dating 1898. A 98 year old lady stopped by who was born in my house said it’s the same hand pump she used as little girl. It’s a. FE Myers & Bro. Pump. I’m still researching info on how to refurbish it.
What is the distance from the ground to the top of the water in the well that is the key to determining whether or not you can use a pitcher pump. If it's over 25 ft you cannot you need to use a lift pump. We use simple pumps on all these hand dug wells.
@@engineer775 thanks for the info. I’ll have to measure the depth and see. When I pulled the old pump out the well, it did have a separate pump connected to the piping and a very long piston rod inside the pipe connected to the hand pump. I never seen that before. I wasn’t sure what the contraption was but assumed it was a separate pump and the original piston and flappers were missing in the hand pump. Interesting stuff. Thanks again for the info.
Thanks! We have an old well that appears to be a clay pipe. In addition, the pipe is a little below ground level (6”). How would I extend the pipe up to above ground level to set the lid? Thank you!
Great informative video! Tne only thing that I would add to your setup would be to tie a length of 1/4" nylon rope to the bottom section of pipe and then knot/tie it to each subsequent section above until you reach the top. You could leave it dangle out under your well cap or tie it to the pipe just under the cap. Should your PVC pipe break or become separated you can still lift all of the pipe up out of the casing.
use polypropylene made for well safety rope, better use stanless multi strand cable, Nylon is not permanent water proof long term, also dry rots over time. I use aircraft safty stainless wire run between to stakes longer than need cable the connect one end in drill and make my wire rope/cable
The video is great. You should tell them about flipping the seal in winter to let the water drain back down the pump. It means you have to prime every day but your pump don't freeze up because the water drains back into the well.
With the foot valve installed it still wouldn’t drain unless you go down below the frost line and drill about an 1/8” weep hole in the side of the pipe.
Nice job. Glad I watched bcuz I forgot about the vacuum limitation. My well is 300 feet down and I wasn't sure how I'd get my water in a shtf scenario.
Good information....I'm doing a shallow well for the first time...I'm having trouble pulling water up from the WellPoint. My point is 17' to the bottom. I had to put my garden hose down to the point to flush it out....when I did this, the water came up the pipe and was muddy for a minute or so, then fairly clean. Then I would raise my garden hose up and as I did this the water would not stay in the pipe. At this time I figure the WellPoint is all clean as I cannot keep the water in the pipe. I drop a string with a weight down to about 11' and hit the top of the water. Then drop it down to the bottom witch is another 6'. (When I bring the string up it is wet from the bottom up to 6'). I hook up a 1.5 hp flotec pump, prime the pump, but it won't pull the water up. I tried the pump several times but no luck. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
+dave cantone A well will take what it will give so if your water is coming out over the top with a garden hose then you are not producing much water when you put the well in did you use teflon tape and as liquid thread compound and tighten it up good with a couple stilson wrenches?
The house I just moved in to has a well I do not know how deep it is is the water level always at the 33 ft I guess what I'm asking is will this work on all wells thanks for all your help.
If I put 100ft of pvc down with a foot valve at the bottom but the water level is at 15ft would the pump consider the water level at 15ft? I pulled an electric pump up from a ridiculous distance but I would like to have the water from that lower footage.
Thanks for posting this, I have a question these work great in warmer weather but we live in Northern Idaho where it can get really cold with lots of snow, Do you have any suggestions about keeping these from freezing? Again thanks much
+Eileen Simpson the best and most efficient way is to unthread your pitcher pump in the winter and take it inside if you need to use it thread it back on pump it up use it and take it back in when done! If you leave water in a pitcher pump... even a little in the pump it will freeze and crack . I've seen it happen way to many times to count . Or set it up in a heated barn or something like that !
RJ Actually, your supposed to flip the seal. This lets the water drain back into the well after every use. You have to reprime when you use the pump but at least it doesn't freeze.
Do not use a foot valve.... The pump has a built in leathet check valve to hold the prime.... Raising the handle all the way will open the check valve and allow the water to go back down the well an prevent freezing.. Pump must be primed and released each time you use it in the cold weather...
I got a problem. My well here in Arizona, My well is 853 feet deep, dug by an oil rig as a demonstration. The static water is around 400 feet, and the water comes out at 53 degrees and slightly carbonated. The pump that is on it is a 3-phase pump. 1,500 gallon tank. BIG question is, how do I get water without electricity?!? Please help if you can.
Scott, I liked the way you break down all the parts needed. Please do this with the simple lever arm pump. Do you have both the pitcher pump and the simple pump at the house. I am new at this and need a parts break down with the simple pump. Also where did you buy the metal cap in this video.
Im in south central texas and my well has been inactive for over 10 years. Its fairly deep 2500 feet last I remember BUT it needs to go deeper to get to the good clear water. we got iron and sulpher when it was operational. My question is, can I set up a well pump to push the water up and into a shallow holding tank buried in the ground then when necessary be able to pump from that tank? There are no shallow wells around this area less than a thousand feet.
Take your grinder and grind down each side of the water slide, so you can place the metal handle of the bucket and set the handle into the slots you grinded so the bucket is locked in the slots and won't fall off the water slide.
If i want to go over 34 feet like 40 or 50 will it still work at all. Im worried that as we dry up my deep 160 ft well and i get water at 15 foot it will go lower as less water is out there. If my water level goes to 40 + i want to be able to get water
I'm wondering if I really need a well casing/ drop pipe for a hand drilled well where my water table is less than 15 feet below. I've seen a 2" steel pipe well system with a sharp bit and screen that remains and that you just hammer drive into the ground and never pull back up. Also wondering if even need to jet to get it through Florida dirt.
tho this probablly won't get answered, i'll try anyway. used a well point with 1 3/4 iron pipe. presently showing 25 inches when i put the tape down in it with 23 feet of pipe in the ground, but has shown as much as 39 inches. am i 1 going to have to back fill my pipe with water, and 2 if not will it draw it to the pitcher pump thank you
Hello, do you know if I can use Pitcher pumps if I put a 10-20ft pipe into the ground, I am in Brooklyn NY, zip 11214. Not for drinking, just for car wash and pool. I don't know if I can access the water table within 20ft? Thank you Sir!
very good video! but what do you ask for when you want someone to drill your well for you? do you just say I want to put in a hand pump on the well? thank you for your answer
i have a spring with a pump house but its at the bottom of a 30ish foot hill. I am waiting some type of pump that does not require electricity since it is just a weekend cabin property. any suggestions?
If you use a foot valve it will freeze so you would have to take precautions against that. I think they make a manual release dump valve that you could install inline with the PVC several feet below grade that would work.
I am sorry for asking a dumb question, just a question about can you just dig a new hole 30’ deep in your yard? Is what you showing us how to use your Existing well, from your house well?
I have not read all the comments but here is my question: I am thinking of installing one of these on a dug well. I live in NE Canada and wonder how to "winterize" this kind of set-up. I am assuming just remove the pump and store for the winter??? Thanks.
I have a 4 inch PVC casing in a shallow well. Where can I buy a well cap like the one you used in the demonstration. I prefer the side mounted set screws and a cap which will accommodate 1 1/4 inch pipe? Thanks!
I want to put a no freeze hand pump on my existing 200’ well over the cap as a back up to my electric well pump that runs in to the house how would I do that? Can I do that?
In order Why did you multiply the atmospheric pressure (14.696 psi) by 2.31 in order to figure out the maximum pomp power suction ? What does 2.31 represent ? Thanks for information .
So my regular well is 130 feet deep. If the electric goes out, I need to be able to give my horses water. So how close/where do you put this in the ground and what if the ground is really hard?
My well was drilled hundreds of feet deep. does that mean that the water is 100 feet down, or is it possible that the water level has risen to the >34 foot level?
Hello Engr775 - can a picture pump be setup on an original 4" casing if a new well has to be drilled to not have to fill it in? My see water level is 5' in the dry season and the current well pump-static level is at 40' but I suspect the water table level sits higher than that. Problem is the current well is sucking up sand which dilutes when flushing the well but doesnt completely clear out enough for a filter. Any thoughts?
What size foot valve are you using? At Home Depot they had 1" and 1 1/2" foot valves. The larger one increases the overall diameter and I didn't know if the 1" would cause problems when using the 1 1/4" pvc. Does the above ground portion of you system count for lifting height? You have 30' of pvc and a couple of galvanized above, plus pump height...are you close to the 33-34' max for pumping?
Is the cap used strictly for mounting or is it necessary to create a sort of air lock? I have an ancient "open" well probably 3 ft diameter; planning to mount the the hand pump on a piece of wood spanning the opening, so there will be open space around it. Top of water level is only about 14 feet down, so I won't need much PVC. BTW, Harbor frieght had a few pumps in my local store at about $25, don't even know if it works yet (have found many times they have "faulty" products). Great info!
There are several ways to do this and I typically use a little pedestal mounting adapter that I bolt to your concrete lid. I would hammer drill a hole that would accept the pedestal and then I could install a submersible a hand pump whatever you'd like through the lid. If you do not want the pump in the lid mounting then you could go underground through the side of the well casing and hammer drill a hole there and then your plumbing would go in and out and with your wiring of that hole that you could seal up.
I think you gotta put some kind of steady base around the tubing on the ground to keep it steady and support it so it will pump out the water more steadily and constantly .....we had this back home in the Philippines And its super and we still have them to this day..... you just got to boil the water at times when you think it's not safe to drink like during the times of extreme flooding from a storm and during hurricanes....otherwise we use for everything abundantly..
what if I use a air compressor to push the water up air flows down one pipe and pushes water up another? and I work on a few oil ridges and we used a return system but with water and air forced
Thanks for the great video! A foot valve though that holds the water in the pipe between pumpings is not recommended for cold climates. If the water freezes in the upper part of the pipe it won't work, plus it could burst the pipe.
Whell pitcher pumps are generally made of cast metal’s and the pump cylinder’s are not machined to a great polish it’s advisable to run an automotive piston honing stone in your pump to give it a smother surface for the cup & gasket to operate on to prolong the life of them.
so a submersible pump for deep wells.........and a hand pump for swallow wells....what about a non power grid reliant solution for a deep well any ideas on that engineer 775?
Not if your water level is more than about 30’. But you can get a hand pump that is designed differently. It has the pump at the bottom and uses what they call a sucker rod that goes from the hand pump down to the pump at the bottom. They can be used down to like 300’. But they cost quite a bit more to buy.
Hello, I really enjoy your videos. One question on this one: do you think I can install a pitcher pump on the same line as my home well? the home well terminates in the basement to a pump, but I also have about 2 feet of pipe extending outside from the ground. That is where I would ideally install the pitcher pump. Would that interfere with anything?
My question is I don't wanna spend a bunch of money on a deep well pump I have an old existing well on my property 2" now if I stick 3/4" pipe or even 1/2" about 100ft into My 2inch caseing will the reduction of water weight allow my to pull water from that depth?
excellent video. short and sweet, just enough talking and just enough showing how things are done. good job, thanks
Smart guy, our family relied on one of these for all of our water needs which included drinking, bathing, laundry, etc. We had a family of 10 and I can only remember our well going dry once. Bathroom was an outhouse, how things have changed.
This is a great video....smart guy....humble guy....funny guy....the people who gave 29 negative reviews (to date) need to seriously introspectively reevaluate their life's priorities.
42 idiot's joe Rogan drowned this video.
I say, thank you for your time and effort. Sub'ed
Why do you care.....
@@talusranch990 why do you ?
@@MrSmith-no5pg real original. Sometimes people don't like stuff. Maybe they thought the title was misleading or something. Not who i was talking to.....
@@talusranch990 wasn't going for original.
I was just commenting a question to you.
If you don't like something, set a good example and move on..
Now THIS was the vid I have been waiting for! Thanks for doing this vid...we have 3 wells, one has an old hand pump that doesn't work, one has a pump and bladder tank for the house and one is for irrigation. We have no idea about the old well with the hand pump, but the original house on the property (that we burned down a couple of years ago) was built in 1921...I saved the well pump. Now I have to dig around it and see it there is a casing down there somewhere.
I drilled 30 ft. With a pressure washer, cased the hole with 3" PVC, with perforations in the bottom 10ft. It took a while to clean up, but like you said, "it will keep my family alive" if need be.
I just bought one of these pumps two weeks ago on sale for $40. Thanks for the timely info!
You have very pleasant way of presenting information. I've learned alot
My grandmother had one of these beside the kitchen sink and a couple outdoors too. I pumped a lot of water with them.
As a kid we had one of these to water our animals. We had a square galvanized tub to hold water. In the summer I would go dump the tub and fill with cold well water and get in the tub. Man that was fun.
What would you suggest for a deeper well? At my parents house they had to drill down through the 100' of hill and then some to the water table. I very much desire to have a manual opperation attached in case of an extended power outage. Is there a manual option available?
I have a pump just like that, it just stopped pumping water 3 days ago. Hasn't been up for a year, any idea on what's the problem?
I live on an old farm with a hand dug well, its deep and stone lined. It has an old existing hand pump which I’m not sure is repairable and the iron piping corroded. I’ve seen videos driving pipe into the ground. Of course I don’t have to drive pipe, I already have a well full of water. Could I use the same piping and pitcher pump for my well? I’m assuming so. Do I need the drive point? Or could I use a drive point with its built in filter, attach sections with couplers, attach the pump and I’m in business with a water source on the old farm? Or is there something else I can install instead of a drive point at the end of the pipe? A filter that fits on the end of the pipe? I’m not 100% how to install plumbing into an already hand dug, stone lined well. Thanks. Oh: the pump I have is the original pump on the farm dating 1898. A 98 year old lady stopped by who was born in my house said it’s the same hand pump she used as little girl. It’s a. FE Myers & Bro. Pump. I’m still researching info on how to refurbish it.
What is the distance from the ground to the top of the water in the well that is the key to determining whether or not you can use a pitcher pump. If it's over 25 ft you cannot you need to use a lift pump. We use simple pumps on all these hand dug wells.
@@engineer775 thanks for the info. I’ll have to measure the depth and see. When I pulled the old pump out the well, it did have a separate pump connected to the piping and a very long piston rod inside the pipe connected to the hand pump. I never seen that before. I wasn’t sure what the contraption was but assumed it was a separate pump and the original piston and flappers were missing in the hand pump. Interesting stuff. Thanks again for the info.
Thanks! We have an old well that appears to be a clay pipe. In addition, the pipe is a little below ground level (6”). How would I extend the pipe up to above ground level to set the lid? Thank you!
Great informative video! Tne only thing that I would add to your setup would be to tie a length of 1/4" nylon rope to the bottom section of pipe and then knot/tie it to each subsequent section above until you reach the top. You could leave it dangle out under your well cap or tie it to the pipe just under the cap. Should your PVC pipe break or become separated you can still lift all of the pipe up out of the casing.
use polypropylene made for well safety rope, better use stanless multi strand cable, Nylon is not permanent water proof long term, also dry rots over time. I use aircraft safty stainless wire run between to stakes longer than need cable the connect one end in drill and make my wire rope/cable
I didn't see any muddy water when the pump was 1st set up. Guess the bottom was already used. Nice job.
this man knows his business. GREAT video.
The video is great. You should tell them about flipping the seal in winter to let the water drain back down the pump. It means you have to prime every day but your pump don't freeze up because the water drains back into the well.
I think the foot valve would prevent it from draining back down regardless of check valve in the pump.
With the foot valve installed it still wouldn’t drain unless you go down below the frost line and drill about an 1/8” weep hole in the side of the pipe.
Also does it have a anti freeze drain so it doesnt freeze in the winter?
Very good video!!! Best I've seen on hand water pumps. Thank you!
Thank you! I didn't think there would be much of a "vacuum" under the pump, but had to ask. Learning a lot!
Nice job. Glad I watched bcuz I forgot about the vacuum limitation. My well is 300 feet down and I wasn't sure how I'd get my water in a shtf scenario.
Could you talk about pitcher pump care/maintaince in the winter? I live where it get to 0 degrees and want to know what to do with this type of pump.
Good information....I'm doing a shallow well for the first time...I'm having trouble pulling water up from the WellPoint. My point is 17' to the bottom. I had to put my garden hose down to the point to flush it out....when I did this, the water came up the pipe and was muddy for a minute or so, then fairly clean. Then I would raise my garden hose up and as I did this the water would not stay in the pipe. At this time I figure the WellPoint is all clean as I cannot keep the water in the pipe. I drop a string with a weight down to about 11' and hit the top of the water. Then drop it down to the bottom witch is another 6'. (When I bring the string up it is wet from the bottom up to 6'). I hook up a 1.5 hp flotec pump, prime the pump, but it won't pull the water up. I tried the pump several times but no luck. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
+dave cantone A well will take what it will give so if your water is coming out over the top with a garden hose then you are not producing much water when you put the well in did you use teflon tape and as liquid thread compound and tighten it up good with a couple stilson wrenches?
+Rick sounds to me like your well screen is in very tight material clay like almost !
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. I just ordered a pump exactly like this from ebay. I will go look for the extra gaskets from Lowe's.
What would one need to dig their own well ? Where would one start ?
That is very nice. But what do you use if the water on your property is 140+ feet underground.
The house I just moved in to has a well I do not know how deep it is is the water level always at the 33 ft I guess what I'm asking is will this work on all wells thanks for all your help.
If pump is sitting for months in summer how do you re-prime it? Do you have to get the weathers to swell again? Also what do you do in the winter?
If I put 100ft of pvc down with a foot valve at the bottom
but the water level is at 15ft would the pump consider the water level at 15ft? I pulled an electric pump up from a ridiculous distance but I would like to have the water from that lower footage.
just wondering where to find a WELL cap like the one you used...........and also about the possible freezing issue .......
Thanks for posting this,
I have a question these work great in warmer weather but we live in Northern Idaho where it can get really cold with lots of snow, Do you have any suggestions about keeping these from freezing?
Again thanks much
+Eileen Simpson the best and most efficient way is to unthread your pitcher pump in the winter and take it inside if you need to use it thread it back on pump it up use it and take it back in when done! If you leave water in a pitcher pump... even a little in the pump it will freeze and crack . I've seen it happen way to many times to count . Or set it up in a heated barn or something like that !
RJ Actually, your supposed to flip the seal. This lets the water drain back into the well after every use. You have to reprime when you use the pump but at least it doesn't freeze.
Do not use a foot valve....
The pump has a built in leathet check valve to hold the prime....
Raising the handle all the way will open the check valve and allow the water to go back down the well an prevent freezing..
Pump must be primed and released each time you use it in the cold weather...
I got a problem. My well here in Arizona, My well is 853 feet deep, dug by an oil rig as a demonstration. The static water is around 400 feet, and the water comes out at 53 degrees and slightly carbonated. The pump that is on it is a 3-phase pump. 1,500 gallon tank. BIG question is, how do I get water without electricity?!? Please help if you can.
Scott, I liked the way you break down all the parts needed. Please do this with the simple lever arm pump. Do you have both the pitcher pump and the simple pump at the house.
I am new at this and need a parts break down with the simple pump.
Also where did you buy the metal cap in this video.
Im in south central texas and my well has been inactive for over 10 years. Its fairly deep 2500 feet last I remember BUT it needs to go deeper to get to the good clear water. we got iron and sulpher when it was operational. My question is, can I set up a well pump to push the water up and into a shallow holding tank buried in the ground then when necessary be able to pump from that tank? There are no shallow wells around this area less than a thousand feet.
What happens when you have below freezing weather? Want your pipes bust?
Thank You Engineer775 for your videos!
can you please do a motorised pump video?
Take your grinder and grind down each side of the water slide, so you can place the metal handle of the bucket and set the handle into the slots you grinded so the bucket is locked in the slots and won't fall off the water slide.
Do they make pitcher pumps that go deeper like 60 feet +
how about converting the linear power to rotary power, maybe bicycle power just like a simple pump?
Where do you find out how Deep your water or well is.
If i want to go over 34 feet like 40 or 50 will it still work at all. Im worried that as we dry up my deep 160 ft well and i get water at 15 foot it will go lower as less water is out there. If my water level goes to 40 + i want to be able to get water
I'm wondering if I really need a well casing/ drop pipe for a hand drilled well where my water table is less than 15 feet below. I've seen a 2" steel pipe well system with a sharp bit and screen that remains and that you just hammer drive into the ground and never pull back up. Also wondering if even need to jet to get it through Florida dirt.
tho this probablly won't get answered, i'll try anyway. used a well point with 1 3/4 iron pipe. presently showing 25 inches when i put the tape down in it with 23 feet of pipe in the ground, but has shown as much as 39 inches. am i 1 going to have to back fill my pipe with water, and 2 if not will it draw it to the pitcher pump thank you
You will need to prime the pump each time by filling the pump.
What 12 volt or 120 volt pump can we use to pump from a 68 ft well? Thanks.
the bucket falling off the pump IS MY LIFE! hahaha
Hello, do you know if I can use Pitcher pumps if I put a 10-20ft pipe into the ground, I am in Brooklyn NY, zip 11214. Not for drinking, just for car wash and pool. I don't know if I can access the water table within 20ft? Thank you Sir!
very good video! but what do you ask for when you want someone to drill your well for you? do you just say I want to put in a hand pump on the well? thank you for your answer
i have a spring with a pump house but its at the bottom of a 30ish foot hill. I am waiting some type of pump that does not require electricity since it is just a weekend cabin property. any suggestions?
First pump can go into a tank.... Second pump from that tank 30 feet up...
How does this do in a freezing environment?
Can these shallow well pumps survive winter operation?
If you use a foot valve it will freeze so you would have to take precautions against that. I think they make a manual release dump valve that you could install inline with the PVC several feet below grade that would work.
I am sorry for asking a dumb question, just a question about can you just dig a new hole 30’ deep in your yard? Is what you showing us how to use your Existing well, from your house well?
I have not read all the comments but here is my question: I am thinking of installing one of these on a dug well. I live in NE Canada and wonder how to "winterize" this kind of set-up. I am assuming just remove the pump and store for the winter??? Thanks.
Im getting ready to do this for next weeekend..., do i need a foot valve if im using a wellpoint or is the foot valve inside the well pont ?????
I have a 6" well.
6' static water
70' sleeve
110' well depth
Have a deep submersible pump in there now. Can I run both pipes in the well?
Is there a type of hand pump that can draw from more than 30 feet?
Tin Man yes Google is your friend
Again, how high does your water rise in the casing?
Can I add a manual pump like this to my cistern?
Harbour freight also has pitcher pumps but they say in the owners manual that they are not for potable water use,do you have any Idea why?
I have a 4 inch PVC casing in a shallow well. Where can I buy a well cap like the one you used in the demonstration. I prefer the side mounted set screws and a cap which will accommodate 1 1/4 inch pipe?
Thanks!
This freezes up in the winter though right?
Gotta love that quick clamp we went through two of those in 10 years daily use!! we had an old RIGID # 25 before that!
ts733049-container.zoeysite.com/kwik-klamp $250!
Do you know if I can install this into my home sprinkler system that is already receiving water from the well?
I want to put a no freeze hand pump on my existing 200’ well over the cap as a back up to my electric well pump that runs in to the house how would I do that? Can I do that?
If my water is 100 feet down can I use that pitcher pump if I fill the 100 feet first with water from the top?
I have a 2” well that is 60’ in total depth. The static water level is 25’. The recovery rate is 7GPM. Do you think I can make this work?
In order
Why did you multiply the atmospheric pressure (14.696 psi) by 2.31 in order to figure out the maximum pomp power suction ? What does 2.31 represent ? Thanks for information .
So my regular well is 130 feet deep. If the electric goes out, I need to be able to give my horses water. So how close/where do you put this in the ground and what if the ground is really hard?
My well was drilled hundreds of feet deep. does that mean that the water is 100 feet down, or is it possible that the water level has risen to the >34 foot level?
What do I have to do to put my shallow well pitcher pump at my sink? looking everywhere and cant find the answer
Hello Engr775 - can a picture pump be setup on an original 4" casing if a new well has to be drilled to not have to fill it in? My see water level is 5' in the dry season and the current well pump-static level is at 40' but I suspect the water table level sits higher than that.
Problem is the current well is sucking up sand which dilutes when flushing the well but doesnt completely clear out enough for a filter. Any thoughts?
If water cannot be pumped by more than 33 feet, will this pump work in my currently used well?
What size foot valve are you using?
At Home Depot they had 1" and 1 1/2" foot valves. The larger one increases the overall diameter and I didn't know if the 1" would cause problems when using the 1 1/4" pvc.
Does the above ground portion of you system count for lifting height?
You have 30' of pvc and a couple of galvanized above, plus pump height...are you close to the 33-34' max for pumping?
Great video. Can you please provide the clamp manufacturing name and where to buy it. Thank you.
To what low temperature are you freeze safe with this type of setup?
Is the cap used strictly for mounting or is it necessary to create a sort of air lock? I have an ancient "open" well probably 3 ft diameter; planning to mount the the hand pump on a piece of wood spanning the opening, so there will be open space around it. Top of water level is only about 14 feet down, so I won't need much PVC. BTW, Harbor frieght had a few pumps in my local store at about $25, don't even know if it works yet (have found many times they have "faulty" products). Great info!
is that painted with lead paint?
I have a question my well is located underneath my porch if I put an elbow on it and run it straight out and up will this still work
Okay...how does the freezing temperatures affect the pump? Is there winter preparations that should be performed for freezing temperatures?
for winter when its below freezing..how do you drain the pump? thank you
How would you install a punp if your shallow well casing is concrete that's about 3 ft in diameter. Thanks
There are several ways to do this and I typically use a little pedestal mounting adapter that I bolt to your concrete lid. I would hammer drill a hole that would accept the pedestal and then I could install a submersible a hand pump whatever you'd like through the lid. If you do not want the pump in the lid mounting then you could go underground through the side of the well casing and hammer drill a hole there and then your plumbing would go in and out and with your wiring of that hole that you could seal up.
Thanks for the reply. Do you work in va installing hand pumps?
@@grumpyolddude5374 as you know VA is huge so it gets out of our range pretty quickly so if you could tell me what area that would be great
I live near Petersburg Va
I think you gotta put some kind of steady base around the tubing on the ground to keep it steady and support it so it will pump out the water more steadily and constantly .....we had this back home in the Philippines And its super and we still have them to this day..... you just got to boil the water at times when you think it's not safe to drink like during the times of extreme flooding from a storm and during hurricanes....otherwise we use for everything abundantly..
what if I use a air compressor to push the water up air flows down one pipe and pushes water up another? and I work on a few oil ridges and we used a return system but with water and air forced
So i have an electric pump well thats 350 ft deep. Is there no way to turn it into a manual pump well?
Thanks for the great video! A foot valve though that holds the water in the pipe between pumpings is not recommended for cold climates. If the water freezes in the upper part of the pipe it won't work, plus it could burst the pipe.
That’s why you drill an 1/8th” weep hole in the section just below freeze line
Curious. Couldn't you have primed it prior to placing the pitcher pump on?
My down pipe is 3/4", do you think the pump will still draw water up such a small diameter pipe? Thanks in advance
Could this type of pump be used on a water bitt, only pulling water around 2 feet or so, and if so, what fitting are needed.
an a water bitt is?
Sorry, meant water butt.
Whell pitcher pumps are generally made of cast metal’s and the pump cylinder’s are not machined to a great polish it’s advisable to run an automotive piston honing stone in your pump to give it a smother surface for the cup & gasket to operate on to prolong the life of them.
so a submersible pump for deep wells.........and a hand pump for swallow wells....what about a non power grid reliant solution for a deep well any ideas on that engineer 775?
anyway to keep this set up from freezing? i have a chance to but a pretty new simple pump 81 feet length or depth for 600.00 is that a good deal?
Thanks for this, I have been wanting to put one in but a plumber wanted to charge me $1500. I certainly can do this myself.
Thanks again
Loving the video Scott, keep um coming
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simpler the better, I've made my own gaskets cut out of rubber, I like the old time pitcher pump mounted on the kitchen sink.
How deep is the well?
Can this collect water from 100 foot deep well?
Not if your water level is more than about 30’. But you can get a hand pump that is designed differently. It has the pump at the bottom and uses what they call a sucker rod that goes from the hand pump down to the pump at the bottom. They can be used down to like 300’. But they cost quite a bit more to buy.
Hello, I really enjoy your videos. One question on this one: do you think I can install a pitcher pump on the same line as my home well? the home well terminates in the basement to a pump, but I also have about 2 feet of pipe extending outside from the ground. That is where I would ideally install the pitcher pump. Would that interfere with anything?
LumberJake same question
@engineer775 is the water table always (or usually) that shallow? How deep are most wells?
What about the casing
My question is I don't wanna spend a bunch of money on a deep well pump I have an old existing well on my property 2" now if I stick 3/4" pipe or even 1/2" about 100ft into My 2inch caseing will the reduction of water weight allow my to pull water from that depth?
Sorry, 30 ft is the max suction depth no matter the size of pipe of the strength of the pump.