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Drill Your Own Water Well Series - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 15 сер 2024
- From www.drillyourow... This video shows how to drill your own well using PVC. From the "Drill Your Own Well" series here on UA-cam. It is a good way to put down a shallow well and get inexpensive water for irrigation and lawn watering. More at www.drillyourow...
If your poor like me can make you a genius like this young man here.
I LOVE IT GREAT VIDEO
Thanks!
Wow 12 years ago you made this I just found it oct 12 22. Thank you I will try it next spring
Good luck!
Thank you! This has been the most informative and best put together series I have come across! I really appreciate your time and effort providing this information.
I hand dug my well here in South Texas. Wat a delight to water my lawn any day I want.
Super!! Congratulations!
I washed a 4" well down about 50' with a fire truck. I think you could probably do the same thing with a trash pump and ditch water. Thanks for putting up these videos, it must have taken quite awhile.
You are right! Thanks for watching!
I remember doing something like this years ago at a friend of the familys house close to the beach in NC. We used iron(?) pipe and he had a flywheel from a car that he bounced and turned the pipe with. Don't remember any of the specs, but we did get water. Sulfer smelling stuff, but you could drink it after bubbling and such. Good vid...
This is really neat… doubt it will work for the wells we need out here in the Rocky Mountains, but I'm still impressed!
Yes, exactly. This is covered in considerable detail on the website but the short version is it works in soil, sand, clay, and even hard clay. It will not drill through rock. Thanks for looking at the video!
Yes, I covered this multiple times in detail on the website referenced above as well as in the comments below. It works well in dirt, sand, clay, and will even drill through hardpan clay. It will not drill through rock.
very true! I just found it amusing to see the crocs. Very informational video! Thanx for posting it.
I'm glad you liked the video! Sorry, but I have no idea how to find hot water in a well. I think it only occurs in very limited areas.
I'm glad you liked it!
Interesting. Thanks for watching!
Always get your grandfather to do the actual work while you film.
touche'
LOL
Union worker
Granddaddy , he no good at filming
And don’t forget the crocs. Proper PPE is important
Hi Maria and Bradley! The house (and retirement) are great! Roll Tide!
Thanks, I should have check there. Hope to start drilling soon with a 3" PVC system, so I will be all over your website again and again. Keep your fingers crossed that I do it right and hit a god GPM flow. Thanks, Greg
I'm glad you like it!
Ryan, Thanks. Therein lies the whole issue. This technique is all about doing it with only the water pressure that the average person has at their disposal. I recommend that anyone who can buy a mud pump, do it. A tri cone bit is a bit expensive but sounds interesting.
@theninjadabber yes, the water supply in the video is two hoses connected to faucets.
@sortafly Correct. This works in hard clay and sand.
@videosdelaschiquis Yes, absolutely! See the website for specifics in drilling in all sand.
Were it Calif. in the Central Valley hardpan, bout 200 ft to hit water today with drought conditions. You folks are lucky to be have water. lol
@JonO387 It does use some up front water! You can save the water bill by using a mud pump and a re-circulating system. It is demonstrated on the website. Thanks for looking at the video!
@Icriedtoday Good question! You have to have a source of water - two hoses worth. This technique is primarily for people who have city water service but need or want a source of water for irrigation. These types of wells are generally too shallow to trust for potable water.
Yes, it is for irrigation of gardens and lawns. When there is water underground it tends to be in huge pools that you can't miss. (if it is there!) If you live in a flat area this technique is worth a try.
thanks for the video im in the process of buying some land and digging my own water well
Good luck!
4th gen Texas oil & gas biz here
Suggested Improvement: Increase water flow to drill faster and/or deeper
From pilot hole, use sharpshooter shovel to dig 3ft trench, 1/2 shovel blade wide, and 1/2 shovel blade deep, to 3ft x 3ft x 2ft pit. Dig another 3x3x2 pit, 3ft from 1st one, and connect with 2nd trench
Pilot hole>trench>pit>trench>pit
Put suction of gas powered pump in 2nd pit, opposite trench. Fill pits with water. Connect pump to hoses
Water recirculates. Cuttings fall out in 1st pit
Just finished this in SE Michigan on Nov. 6th. I am in an area that is basically a giant salt mine, so my well water is very salty, not adequate for garden, chickens, nor human consumption. My experience was interesting. 1' topsoil, then 3' gray clay, then 3' sand, 5' more of near solid clay, then finally water bearing sand. However, I did hit water as I expected around 5'. First sand layer was too near the surface. It was tough going, took 9 hours to get 16' in good sand. In and works great. Would have been much faster with two hoses or trash pump. No more trying to keep rain barrels thawed in 0F temps.
Yes, I usually use a 1 1/4 inch well point, three feet long. I get them at Home Depot or Lowes.
Very likely. It is worth a try. Check local statutes before you start. It is very likely you will be able to drill below the water table, especially if you are close to the river.
Yes. water is supplied by the hoses and it goes down through the pipe to the bottom where cuttings are then washed up around the outside of the pipe to the surface
Thank you Sir for this informative video.
Interesting application! Good luck!
@dupton369 Normally when water starts disappearing like that it is because you have hit water bearing sand, but not at that shallow depth!. Try this - Attach your water supply to a 1.25 inch drillpipe. Put it inside a two inch pipe and use the smaller pipe to wash out a space below the bottom of the larger pipe as you work the larger pipe down.
I used to think the same thing. After doing a few of them, I have discoverd it is best to start the hole with exactly what you are going to drill/wash the hole. It is counterproductive if the top of the hole isn't excatly the diameter of the hole below.
That is certainly an improvement over the two hose technique but the objective is to have something that the average person can do and I fear that exceeds their capabilities and/or available equipment. Thanks for the suggestion! It is absolutely a more effective technique for those who have the equipment.
Great video...this works well in midwestern area's where the water table if fairly close to the surface....I put in a well at my sisters place in Missouri like this years ago..water was at 35 feet. Saves hiring a drill crew. Sadly I cant use this in Arizona where water is past 100 feet.
Where are you supposed to get the water for the hose?
That can be a problem! This technique is primarily for folks who already have city water and are looking for a cheap source of water for irrigation. If you have no water supply, please consider using the mud pump method described on the drillyourownwell website. There is a link to it in the description of the video above. Thanks for watching the video!
i'm with this guy
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EZ Off Grid + Why wouldn't a creek or pond work as a drill-water source? And if a near enough neighbor don't mind, for the price of a few more hoses, that would work; knowing there's a limit to the effective length of hose, but it is probably 150 yards at least.
What does the pipe or drill tip look like? How to you finish and leave pipe, pump in hole so it does not sit on bottom? How do you know you are deep enough and have hit water? How much water can you pump out the hole per Day?
You are correct. As I detail on the website listed above, this method is good for drilling shallow wells in dirt, sand, and clay - including hardpan clay. It will not work in rock. Thanks for looking at the video!
I've tried them and they won't go over the pipe joints when you add a stick of pipe. Thanks though!
chuck norris came by and we did one 3500' deep. we pull the pipe up and down just like in the video and we had to hook up to a fire truck pump. we used the tailgate of a monster truck though. We used a fish tank pump to sent the water to the surface.
@decoysk The reason for using two water hoses is to get as much water flow as possible. 10 water hoses would not be too much.
This is covered in considerable detail on the website but the short version is it works in soil, sand, clay, and even hard clay. It will not drill through rock. Thanks for looking at the video!
@parrott15 Yes. Sometimes hardpan feels like rock at first but you will get through it. A metal bit instead of a PVC bit will require less sharpening. Use a two inch pipe nipple.
@doinworksonnnnn Just start drilling where you want your well to be. Most of the time, if there is water down there, it will be so big you can't miss.
Good point and I cover that in multiple places on the website. Please check out the website listed above if you have time. In most places, it is OK for a homeowner to drill a well himself but contractors are required to have licenses. In some places homeowners are required to get permits for the project. Every locale has its own rules so it is a good idea to check with local authorities to determine what local requirements are. Thanks for watching the video!
This amazes me so much.
@artizun Yes, you need water to drill. Most folks who use this method have city water and are looking for an inexpensive way to drill a well for irrigation water.
@jeff29902 It sure would have been faster with a fire truck! Glad you liked the videos!
@hagartyman I'm glad you liked it!
Maybe but I'd have to try it. I don't really see how it would be effective. If you try it, please let me know.
Well dern. I hoped I had shown that in the video! Water goes down through the pipe and then back up (carrying cuttings) in the annular space around the pipe. Please refer to the website listed just below the video for more details.
The only way I know of for sure is to drill. You can get excellent estimates from neighbors with wells. Sometimes the county agent is a good source for this information as well. Thanks for looking at the website and videos!
@skruzloose You already figured it out. You need more water. Get your hands on a mud pump and set up a recirculating system. Add the bentonite slowly.
Thanks! and thanks for watching. Sounds like you may be way more than a hundred feet from groundwater there from what I hear. Never tried it....
Depends on where you are. Near the coast where I live, there is groundwater everywhere about 12 feet down. There are obviously exceptions but generally speaking, when groundwater is down there, it is very, very, spread out.
never thought of the water addition. good idea
It amazes me that you'd find sufficent water at 35 feet. On my dad's farm we had to go 400 feet to get water and this was in SouthEast MO where there is a lot of underground water.
Here also have to dig 3-400 feet to hit water??
There's water well before 400 feet. I'm in missouri also. They just make you drill to the shales at that depth for cleaner water. They test each shale.
@eyeswideopennimrod Excellent technique. There are several pictures of something similar posted on the website.
Thanks for looking at the video. There has been no change in the water table where I'm at...
Yes, coastal areas are perfect for this technique.
@christopherificable Congratulations! I'd like to have seen that PVC fly! How many GPM are you gettting?
Excellent video. Unfortunately I live in a very rocky area so can't drill down.
You would need clamps the size of the unions/couplings,not the pipe,or just saw the threads off to the nuts after it's on the pipe to save time unbolting to move past the joint.The property I bought has 2 wells.They have both been unused for at least a decade and stopped up/dead.I'm going to try your method with a smaller pipe to see if I can clear them.If not,I definately now know how to dig a new one.Thanks!
You can certainly try another spot, but if you are in a rocky area it would be better to try another technique. Check out the videos about the Baptist method
Have you reviewed the website? I posted several pages on just how to make it.
@yllibotiv I don't. I just dig a hole and hope. Generally if you are on flat land near a larger body of water you will hit water but it is just a chance you have to take.
Very interesting! I get steel pipe sections from old oil wells. That would be perfect I think. The extra weight pushing down I would think.
Almost all are Schedule 40. It would work fine with Schedule 80. Don't use less that Schedule 40 for the drill bit or the drill pipe because you need the strength. Thanks for looking at the video and website!
Nicely done Willis, hope you are enjoying the house. Roll Tide
@wesleytarbuck You just hope. As your neighbors who have wells how deep they had to drill is the best way.
Ask around where you live. If your neighbors hit water at 20 feet, it is extremely likely you will too.
@armystrong9997 Not without getting it tested. The water is so shallow it has not had the filtering that deeper wells enjoy. It is great for irrigation though!
David, this technique will work for shallow wells but certainly not 200 meters! Thanks for looking at the video!
how about 200 feet
no probz, what if you hit rock before water?
How do you determine if there is rock before you drill?
Thanks, great idea!!
This rules, thanks! Love your web site
Thanks!
It should work fine. How high is your water table?
As far as using a well screen, I have seen plastic PVC with tiny slits in it and I have seen a conventional metal pipe with the holes and screen in it. Which would you recommend, the plastic or metal?
Do you think if I built a clamping system I could use that DIY drill to get 10 feet further down? My 80 ft well has gone dry. The other area ones seem to be ok. I just wonder if diggin 10 more ft might do it. Thoughts?
I've gotten down to 6 feet and the sand has changed color ... it seems like when I pull the pipe up to flush the cuttings the hole must cave in....then I work it back down and then it's stuck...i notice that that the water does not come out of the top of the hole anymore at this point either...I'm in north central florida all sand of course and I'm using 2 different neighbors deep wells..am I not getting enough water down the hole? Do I need to use a 2 inch gas engine pump with bentonite clay?
Please refer to the drillyourownwell website listed above for detailed instructions. You have to set the well screen significantly under the standing water leve. The water came from two common outside household water spigots.
@msm96wolf Study the pages on the site referenced in the description above. It should work if the well is just filled in. make sure you have plenty of water flow for your "drill." Two waters hoses running full force should do it. Don't get in a hurry.
@racerxxx34 This method will not drill through rock. It works in sand and clay, even hard clay, but not rock
Thank you for the information. Are you in New Zealand? Very interesting history. And it is so much more important to have geothermally heated homes than the tourist attraction. Whatever saves electricity is good for us all. They also heat homes in Iceland. I love that geothermal lake in Iceland, that must be so nice to swim in it. I wished my parents had taken us there when we were kids.
Greg, I made it out of a piece of solid oak - 6 by material. Detailed photographs are on the website under comments and questions page 2
The two pit system even without the pump would be an improvement by removing the mess from where you are trying to stand while working.
Ive seen guys use a water and air to help bring up the sentient. I think the air helps you dig deeper say 200 feet. What do you think of this method?
@Twisted86 It is unlikely it will work but it is very cheap to try! Ask neighbors with wells to find out how deep you have to go to get water. Good luck!
@ZoiMutante It is possible but certainly not with this technique! Water tends to be in layers. Commercial drillers can drill past a layer of water. With this technique you are just trying to get to some sand that is below the water table.
Im in central florida at 120' above sea level where my soil is soft pure white sand . I'm just 200 feet from a wetland and ponds. I only have a 1000 watt inverter and a 50 gallon tank of water. Will it be possible?
Nice work out
Do you bring a tank and a pump to the site? for water supply ?
Very interesting. I helped to sink a well using a bottom trap-door bailer that you would raise and drop to trap the cuttings. You then had to pull it from the hole to dump it. This is much better. As for using a lot of water. A derrick rig would typically also arrive on sight with a water truck holding as much as 1000 - 2000 gallons of water. This looks like the cheapest and the least amount of water usage that I've seen yet.
It varies radically depending on what you are drilling through. Usually each hose supplies about five or six GPM and twenty feet usually takes about five hours. So, just a guess!!! but - 3000 - 3500 gallons is ballpark. You can save a bunch of water with a mud pump if you can get one and set up a recirculating system as demonstrated on the website.
Yes, but you can't drill as deep because the hole caves in easily on the drillpipe. Please check out the website, drillyourownwell, listed above for details on how to deal with this.
Good luck!
more detailed instructions are on the website, generally try to put the 2 inch drillpipe down 25 or 30 feet. Then put a 1.25 inch wellscreen down through it and pull the drillpipe out..
I think this would be a great idea under the right circumstances.Dont think it would work in rocky or gravely ground.Ive worked on a few job sites that did similar work but on a much larger scale...they use air,water and a vibrating tip.The bit on the end came to a point and had air and water jets.And with the vibration it just pushes its way throu bringing upsome sentient..
the myth busters did an episode on liquifying sand with compressed air, it acts like quick sand so this might release your pipe. could you slip a split pipe or larger pipe over the drill pipe to hold back the sand layer? would this work for drilling your own geothermal (for a ground source heat pump) coil ?