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- My primary water source at the cabin is a hand well pump but it wouldn't prime so I had to pull the pipe and put a new footer valve on. The well is drilled through 100' of rock and the water down there is ice cold! I tested the water and it's only 102 ppm dissolved mineral salts - that's pretty good. I also have ways to filter drinking water. In the video I reference an AquaFina filter but I meant to say AquaRain.
South Alabama here. Recently installed a shallow well 25 ft deep. Water table is 14 ft. PVC Well point is 24 ft Deep. 10 ft of water. Jetted out to the water table then had to beat 2 inch pvc 10 ft deeper. Secret is flushing out the sand a couple feet at a time. Drilled 1400 small holes into the first 4 ft of the 2 inch casing. Used 1 1/4 inch well point and pipe 8 ft long then reduced to 1 inch the rest of the way. Easier on my 1 hp Harbor freight Well pump. the last 10 ft of this well is into the coarse white sand. Very clean and drinkable water. For the top of the well, trial and error, ended up using a reducer to actually go from 2 inch up to 3 inch so I could turn a one inch 90 out the side sealed with 5200 marine adhesive. From there I installed a PVC check valve in the dirt and on to my pump in my 14 by 16 building. After the pump I installed ridged 3/4 to one of three filter housings nipple together and out of the last one, ridged again to my hose faucet. I did install a union before and after the pump should I need to remove the pump and service it. The only metal is my pump it self, two 1 inch galvanized 90s and the little bit of ridged pipe at the filters.Capped the top of my well with a 3 inch wing nut type test cap. Allows me to service the well and treat it. wont be pulling the well point out. Once a suction has been put on it, it pulls sand all around it and locks it in place. No metal, no worries I guess. No valve at the bottom. just the check valve at the top. As long as air cant get in, the water cant come out. 14 feet is not a lot of vacuum pressure in a one inch pipe though.
Well hello there fellow NB’er, at least I’m gathering from your name and the North Eastern, not to mention the accent, lol. The off grid chores never end and today will be the battle of my hand pump and hopefully an oil change on the ol’ Sierra.
New subscriber here, thanks and cheers from Miramichi. 👋🙏❤️
Things like this are what is missing in todays urban life styles. A sense of pride in doing for yourself and a lift of the spirit in knowing what can be accomplished when we take responsibility for our oun well being. In 1975 my wife and I along with our 8 year old daughter pulled the plug on our misarable suburban existence and moved on to our newly purchased property off grid in western Montana. We lived in a surplus military wall tent for almost a yeat while we built our cabin. I really enjoy watching your videos, brings back memories. I'm 71 years old now and plan on building another cabin this spring God willing. You show in your videos one of the most important assets for independence, good humor and a positive attitude. Well done.
Thanks. I appreciate that. Good luck with your next cabin build. 🍺
Ice... Cold... Water...
never take it for granted.
Our off grid cabin is water access only. We have to bring in drinking water. Use 20 liter bottles (about 5-6 gals) with a hand pump for that. The cabin water is a tote that we fill with lake water with a gas pump. Fills in about 10 minutes and lasts about 3-4 weeks. Was gravity fed until a few weeks ago. Added a 12v pump and a propane on demand propane water heater. Man, nothing like having a hot shower after a day of chores at the cabin. Love the vids man.
Man, I always learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. Thanks for sharing.👍
I spent my childhood holidays with my grandparents in rural Ireland. They lived in a house without any water. We had to walk about half a mile to bring water to the house. Life these days is much easier but your feed brings back life to of good memories
Half mile is a long ways to haul water! I'm glad you enjoy the videos.
It’s the way things were in those days. They had electricity but no water & an
Outhouse. I always remember that
Wow that water must be so fresh and cold another job done
We live outside of the city. Primary water source is a well via electric pump to house. (House has emergency generator and transfer switch for power back-up.) Also have bottled water on hand and we have a nearly 3/4 acre pond and Sawyer water filter.
Brought back memories of when I was a child at my grand parents house in N.C. back in the early 80s .
Thanks for the explanations. Now I think I know why my pump isn't pumping much water anymore. Would have been nice to see that old 'pump foot valve' or atleast hear what was wrong with it. That would have given my clues on what to look for. Now I will start my search for a replacement 'pump foot valve'
Good video , I think we all take clean drinking water for granted !
Nice job! Cooler weather is right around the corner ;)
I hope so!
water is sometimes hard to come by. I been having issues with my shallow well. I will try to jet a new one this coming spring. Got it working for now. nice video, and very hands on tecnique. have a great time at your cabin. hooking 12 volt shower up in mine ... Tom n Rocky
Hello from Arkansas. Really enjoy watching your Videos. Good information.
Love the pump. We have a 1000 liter water tote we use at the cabin. Its gravity flow at the moment but we need more pressure to operate our hot water on demand water tank that works on propane. We are going to install a sure flow water pumper on the system to build the water pressure to 55 psi. The pump works on 12 v so we will run it off our solar panel system. Thanks for sharing!
I'm the same Ted. Gas water pump from the lake to fill the tote. The 12V Sureflow pump works great as does the on demand water heater (Propane Eccotemp L5). Our off grid cabin is also water access only. Nothing like a hot shower in the middle of the bush.
Sounds good!
Learn something every time you post a video. Good to know about troubleshooting and fixin your hand pump.
We had a well as well as a room nearby that kept us supplied with all the water we needed. We also Moe than hand pump inside in later years for convenience. We would instead in late the line with baled straw throughout the winter.
Had an issue with my PVC pipes coming unglued within my shallow well. WHAT A PAIN TO FIX. Just saw that you used black pipe with no joints, great idea. Thanks for posting!!
Great work on the pump. Love your channel and hope u have a great family holidays. ❤🌻🌻🌲🌲
Greatn job, I now know how those pumps work . thanks
Awesome video man. Got an own well on the homestead in the woods. Also got a creek filled with water. Are using the lifestraw to filter water when I'm out hiking. Greetings from Andreas on Off Grid Sweden 🇸🇪
Good video. Enjoy your life in the wilds.
Very informative. I have one of these pumps that I need to replace my grandpa installed and he’s gone now. Now I know how it works. Thanks👍
Awesome, always wondered how they work.
Great video. We just had a well drilled and want to add a hand pump!
Anything submersed like that and supporting weight (which obviously the pipe has weight and then water in it makes it even heavier) I would think double clamping might be considered? I know they fit pretty snug and a quality clamp rarely fails... like you said, if that pipe falls down in, it's gone. Great, informative video. Makes ya wanna get a nice cold glass of water, glug glug glug.
You can check out my off-grid cabin project at Arizona unplugged. We are primarily a rain water catchment system. Wells are far too expensive and deep to access water. We also have a seasonal Creek and water hauling worst case scenario from the town nearest to us
Great video and information on how those pumps work, I wonder what they did prior to pvc pipe?
Rope and a bucket. ❤️
Well done, thank you for your service.
thank you
great vidio. keep up the interesting vidios.
Another video well done,keep up the good work.Have a safe summer.and keep well,
With your upgraded solar you can conect a 12 volt water pump under your hand pump.
Was it expensive to have the well drilled to begin with? Looks like a great setup 👍
Good job.
Man made geo-synchronous orbital satellites at 0400 hours. Happens all day and night.
Good job. I learned a few things
Mt dad always had a small rope tied around the pipe under the pump.
Im a new subscriber to your channel..! Love what you do..! Im hopen to have my own spot like you one day..! Keep the vids comen🤙
Thank you Sir.
Thanks and I learned something!
I have a dug well at my house that's on a natural spring. We run an electric pump but I keep a sterilized 5 gallon bucket on a rope on hand for power outages. I could run the pump from my generator but I have never bothered.
thanks ! ! !
Good job!!
Another great video...very informative :)
I like your setup . Do you have to drain the water line for winter seems the foot valve on the bottom will keep water in the pipe at all times . I’m curious because we are having a well drilled at camp and wanted to install a pitcher pump on ours we have lots of snow and freezing temperatures .
I don't drain it. The foot value is below the frost line so it doesn't freeze.
@@NB88 thanks for the reply ! I was worried water would stay up in the pump end , freeze and bust the pump
Is the 102 ppm before or after the filtering with AquaRain. I use Britta and PUR. All are good. Britta especially for the chlorine on the village delivery system. Thanks and I enjoy your videos.
The 102 ppm is unfiltered. The Britta and PUR are good for removing the taste of treated water but they don't take out the dissolved mineral salts. However, Zero water filter does a really good job of removing the mineral salts. The AquaRain is more money and better but it takes out bacteria and viruses.
Great video as usual. Is there a way to keep your pump functioning in the Winter?
I can winterize it with an inline check valve that goes just below the freeze line. Only drawback is it has to be primed every time you use it.
Just a couple questions did you drill the well yourself and can you use it in the winter.If the footer valve has a check valve not allowing water to flow back out would the water in the pipe at or slightly above the ground freeze.I would love a well the previous owner tried to drill one but got down about 8 feet hit solid rock and he quit .I'm only using water towers now and hate to let all that crystal clear water go in the fall .I did however dig a big pond so at least the water goes in there and isn't wasted.Do you need professionals if you are sitting on rock and can it be done.Ive seen you tube videos on diging your own.would be great to not have to conserve water so much .My 2 sons love their showers any suggestions you have would be appreciated Thanks Dale
I had to have a professional do it through 100' rock. To winterize it I can put in an inline check valve that goes just below the freeze line the drawback is you have to prime it every time you use it.
Have you ever worked in Oakland County, MI ?
You look like someone I used to work with..seriously.
I have acreage in northern Michigan, could sure use a well there.
I have family there! But no, I've never worked there.
Thanks for sharing your off grid wisdom i follow you and several others as i prepare to leave the city jungle i live in.
What do you do for security of the cabin when you leave for any period of time.
Camaras,alarmsm, signs, wifi live video to a phone .ADT lol. ?????
I have cameras and signs. There's also only one way in and out. so unlike others that have a place near snowmobile/atv trails or on the water, there's not many visitors. I know some people have a constant battle w thieves and vandals.
I use a home made Berkey water filter, I made a video on how to make your own. I did leave out the spigot.
I'll check that out..
What do you do with the water after you fill the bucket? I mean how do you use it inside the cabin? Very informative video.
I fill water bottles and I use it to drink, do the dishes, and wash myself the old fashioned way.
NB88 The pump can only lift water 22 feet, but the pipe is 38 feet long? Thank you for explaining.
You need to drill a 1/16 hole in the pipe about 4 feet below the top of the well. This lets the water drain down and your well pump will not freeze.
will you still get prime with that? also, does it matter what type of pump your using? I saw a video using a bison deep water well pump where he suggested doing the drain hole. Put he seemed to imply that it worked because that type of pump is pushing the water up rather than using suction?
Dude.. nice video.
I wanna ask what is the size of pipe u used? I have 40ft deep well. Pls. Reply thank u
1 1/4 inch pipe.
So ur pipe is 1 1/4 inch and has a length of 38ft long?
Dude.. 0.5hp of motor water pump can lift up water? I would like to install it to my 40ft. Pls rply
2 things. You could have surged the waterline as you lowered it into the well casing, thereby priming it? And curious if you checked the pump leather prior to deciding it was the foot valve that was not working?
Yes, I had the pump all apart and checked it this spring.
Thanks for rhe reply im envious of the odd grid freedom, did you require any qork permits for cabin build or for the water well?
Are tou planning on a septic system ?
Only have a small creek 200 feet downhill from CABIN. At present its dry and no electric or plumbing. I need to address all those within a couple years becuz I'm retiring and moving in there. Was that well already there?
Already there.
What did it cost you to put the well in? I live in Minocqua Wisconsin and the well is gonna cost me 20,000 to install. The well guy said my land sits on a granite shelf of bed rock.
20K! wow. I paid 1500. of course it was through 100' of shale rock. Granite is another story. Do you have any idea how much rock you would have to drill through?
@@NB88 I don't know, being an over the road truck driver, I don't get home often so I just deal with it.
Any chance you could take a temp reading on the water ? My well is 165' and is around the 55 degree mark. Also how do you keep the pump from freezing ? Thanks.
That sounds about right depending on where you live. I'm going to take a temp reading. I just left the cabin for a Maine vacation. I will check it when I get back.
I have a hand pump that needs to be fixed. If I can get it apart, should the old valve be on it so I how what part to get?
Hello there. Are there leather or rubber cups or o-rings in the pump head, and do the require periodic service?
Great job. I was just wondering did you get the water professionally tested? Or due just rely on the water filter that you use? I am just curious.
Thanks. It was professionally tested.
So now that you have a good solar power how come you don't pump the well water into your cabin ?
can i use this type of pump to run downhill to a pump house? i have a natural spring on my property but its at the bottom of a 30ish foot holler. it has a pump house already built that needs to be repaired but no power connected to it.
hmmm, that's a bit of a distance but they do make hand pumps for pulling more distance. They just cost more money. You got me thinking now...I bet you could rig something up.
why not move the pump closer to the cabin??
Agua de Pozo aqui en Queen es mala porque sabe a tierra pero es mas saludable. take care love today I saw you chopping wood and fixing your whel water please excuse me my second language is EnglishI have some trouble spelling whel.
Does it pump in winter or freeze up?
I can winterize it with an inline check valve that goes just below the freeze line. Only drawback is it has to be primed every time you use it.
Very good video my friend you said sometime it would be nice to have a little help well I’m for hire lol that’s one way to get back where I belong (GODS COUNTRY)!!! take care my friend stay safe
Thanks. Yes, sometime I do wish I had someone to help or if I could just grow an extra set of arms.
What do you do in the winter to prevent it from freezing?
You put in an inline check valve that goes just below the freeze line. Only drawback is it has to be primed every time you use it.
👉🏼 How do you keep the water from Freezing in the Pipe -in the Winter ?
40 -Deep wooded acres in N Michigan-in an RV Camper.
Have to get water in town.
You put in an inline check valve that goes just below the freeze line. Only drawback is it has to be primed every time you use it.
NB88 -thanks
Is that 1" pipe?
yes it is.
Looked like your leathers were bad or wore bad enough an no grab .
You wrapped the Teflon tape the wrong direction!
That's possible, that's what happens when you get up at 4 a.m. lol