Congrats you are the right person for the right job. Like the way you handle things. Charge for the equipment used, labor hrs, well pump wiring installation, re-installation of the pump and final check bladder system and equipment Mobilization. This of course to your local charges and fees. Great job!!
I have been a truck mechanic since I was 17, I'm going to be 63 in June. One thing that the years have taught me is appreciation for quality of workmanship and real professionals that do that kind of work. This is what I see in your videos, and I'm very pleased that this level of customer service is still out there. Keep up the good work! Watching this episode was like watching a short movie that kept me hoping the good guys would win, and they did. I was actually very happy for the homeowner, and you both.
E cellent video! I used to create up front price books for plumbers. (Now retired, occaisionally tinkering with solar wells). For scenarios like this, I used a 3 Step price where the customer agreed to the highest price which would include your crane, camera if needed and X number of capture attempts. Explain all the things you'll try before recommending a new well. Then, explain that you'll start simple, then escalate as indicated. Give a discount for each tier of escalation you DON'T use. This way, you can afford to show up fully loaded for bear, saving trips, and your customer already knows the worst case. By knocking items off the worst price, you get to be the hero because you're clearly demonstrating to the customer that you're trying to save them money. You also have an agreed upon price, even if the pump is stuck. You should also have a flat rate for different components (wire termination, x$ per foot for wire, pipe etc). In this scenario, fishing the pump and replacing the wires should easily command $2k without the crane or hoe. You're not sitting around watching TH-cam all day. Make every job pay off. You might make enough to invest in an apprentice. 😊
The world needs more Honest hard working guys like you! your attitude of "do it right the first time and NOT half assed" is awesome!I I wish you were closer to CA, I need to get a well going on my property....I'd hire you!
Great job on that well my friend. You'll never be out of work. Thanks for sharing. I have a much greater appreciation of water after watching your videos.
I had my submersible pump fall into my 400' well. The top of the pipe was at 260 ft from the surface opening. Long story short, I was finally successful in fishing it out by fabricating a harpoon looking hook using a stepper drill bit welded on a 10 ft steel pipe that I was able to guide on top of the 1 1/4 black pipe. I then used another heavy pipe with a stranded guy wire also guided into the first hooked pipe. I would raise the steel pipe about 10 ft and pound the hooked one about 10 times. I then used my boom bucket that I converted to a hoist boom with an electric winch to raise the pipe, wire, and pump out. The harpoon steel end was so tight on the black pipe that I could not take it off, so I just cut it off and still have it as a reminder of my 3-month struggle to get the pump out. It saved me from having to drill another expensive well. All this would have never been possible without my purchase of an underwater camera that was instrumental in finding the end of top of the well pipe and using it to guide my jury-rigged harpoon in place. Never again, just too stressful, but good thing I was retired, and my neighbor kindly shared his water while I worked on my project(or nightmare).😡
This is my new favorite channel! My cousin knocked my uncle's favorite multi-tool down their well. I brought over a strong magnet and my grouper rig with a Penn 6/0 that's spooled with 130lb test Dacron. He's fortunate that their well casing is plastic and the magnetic didn't get stuck. We sleeved the round magnet with a thick wall PVC pipe connector. To hopefully keep it from sticking to any clamps or connectors. I was worried it was going to get stuck and then we would have to pull everything up. It took a bit of fishing around before we felt a slight click on the line. Then up it came... nope! It was an old pair of pliers my uncle dropped down there who knows how long ago. 😆 We never did get the multi-tool. Maybe next time he drops something down there we will get it instead. 😄
Liked your story. Old pliers steel; multi-tool probably stainless steel which will not stick to a magnet. One good thing is you might have removed some rusty taste from the water. Be Safe.
Some stainless will stick to a magnet, but not that well. Your uncle's tool was probably the non-magnetic type, but sometimes individual blades of the tool will stick if you are gentle and lucky. It's really a roll of the dice.@@dougiemrfxit7456
Good stuff! I worked on a potato farm, we were working on the pipe from pivot to the one going underground ,i was using my Leatherman above the 8"pipe going into the ground, dropped them down it went down about ten feet then a elbow, I'm like I'll probably have tough time getting these, i bent a rod for the corner used a magnet and ended up getting them back. Hope your able to get his one day.
Not only did you have to fish it out but re-wire it and plumb new fittings. You had to bring in your hevy equipment, fabricate another tool and rework your previous schedules. I'd say, $1,500 - $2,000. You see, your shared knowledge of caution on the well seal has alread saved me $2,000 if ever I own a well. Just because I don't own a well doesn't mean I don't like learning. Thx 4 the great videos!
in 2008 on our 680' well with the pump being at 220' our pump went bad and it cost us just over $2000 to pull out the pump and replace it. It was right after a very bad 2 -3 year drought in Texas and our water level had dropped 20 feet so their engineer had them drop our pump 20' lower than before. Almeda Water Well Service in Manvel Texas. Excellent folks just like you guys.
We do the same thing in Ontario Canada, your time is worth something. Insurance on vehicles and fuel. Don't forget the one thing is your knowledge, you got the job done. Good luck on the next one.
Handyman are always good foraking you money. Most think they can do more tjen they really can and end up.costing more by requiring a specalised professional to come in and fix what they fixed.❤
My well guy pulled my well added 10ft pipe 20,000 and in 3 months came back out and pulled it the pipe they put in had a small hole, another 10,000. I'm just praying it's good now suppose to be under warranty now, but we will see. I have been learning a lot from you. Maybe next, well, guy won't be able to con me. You are great👍
I had a well drilled 200 feet and my wife and I set the pump using one of your videos for guidance. I wouldn't have done that if I didn't believe the well guy was seriously ripping me off. In any case, my irrigation well is working great thanks for that. Nice job on this mess too.
Great workmanship is priceless. With the skills you displayed, fixing up the poor workmanship of all those that put their hands on to that job, plus machine use time and labor ...No less than $3500....
10 years ago I pulled 280 ft of pipe and pump by hand to help a retired couple I knew really well. I did it for around $150. Ofcourse I am not a professional. I also know I would rather pay a professional if I ever needed that type of service myself. Better you than me is all I can truly say..😂😂😂
You're the only one who knows how much to charge, to keep the doors open, to pay the overhead, to feed your family. Don't depend on anyone but yourself to satisfy your obligations and you will do fine. Thanks for the vid!
Thanks Bro, you gave me the idea about how to fish out my fallen pump. People were charging more than $1000 for the job and that too not giving any guarantee.. I made the same hook myself and attached a steel cable with it, it got stuck in same way like in your video.. and pulled it out with help of Hydra ... Took me one hour to retrieve it, as it was 300 foot deep down.... Thanks once again for your information.
After seeing what you went through, I’d be looking at 3400 because of all the new wiring and all the trips you had to make and the extra equipment I think that’s a very fair price. I love to fix somebody else’s mistakes.
You are a true craftsman.......you look so young for all your knowledge. Its not always how much you worked to solve the issue but how much you know to fix the problem.
Good job, hind sight says why didn’t I start with the rig 1st, but being optimist we always hope for the quick and easy. Minimum $ for this amount of headache on an unscheduled emergency no water should be around $2300-$2500. I would probably have charged a little more because this was not an existing customer, and from the beginning was not willing to pay to have the job done properly. Hopefully he has learned, and you now have a longtime customer. 😜
I spend a lot of time on TH-cam exploring ideas, researching problems, and basically trying to learn whatever I can. I am a locksmith by trade, but after turning on English subtitles/close captioning (the girlfriend is sleeping in the other room), and running two or three of your videos at 1.5x the normal speed (some people have so much fluff on their videos or just talk too darn slow) I feel I'm ready to hook up to the boss's well pump, get'er done, and finish in time for him to get his morning shower. Thank you much.
I think 3500 is a fair price. Considering the intricacies involved and all the extra work you put in, changing the wires, stainless steel elbows, and whatever else entails to do what professionals do, I'll pay you $3500. Excellent workmanship.
You sure lucked out grabbing that ground wire! Good job. I was surprised you originally agreed just to fish out the pump and leave the rest of the job to the 'handyman.' I would have expected you to either take the whole job or not at all. You do great work.
@@billmonroe8826I got a call once like that where a handyman dropped the two half moon pieces down onto the pump and left and never came back . People had been without water over a month when they called me. I took a ten foot piece of angel iron and drilled a half inch hole in one end and tied a rope and started slamming the pump loose and the owner was catching it when I got it loose. Until we got it up where I could reach in and pull what was left of the pieces and get them off of the pump.. one happy customer for sure. Owner said he would put the new pump in but his wife called me three days later and wanted me to go ahead and put it in, it’s a good thing that they did because the new pump had the capacitor built in where the old pump took the control box. He would have burned the new pump up without changing the wiring around
Our 500 foot well had a wire failure. THANKFULLY, ONLY ONE!!! It has been reinstalled with several torque arrestors and MANY taping points [I watched the ENTIRE process from start to finish].
I had a well where the plumber used a plastic joiner. It snapped and Turned the ground into quick sand. Always use a big pressure tank for less cycling, pump will last longer.
Roughly $3200, but as you have mentioned it has a family connection $2400 to $2700. I’m in NJ so price may be a little higher. I’ve had the pleasure of working with a great well company for 18 years and not had any complaints! Plus the lead tech Scott is brilliant, knowledgeable and gust a well rounded person! (Pun intended) 😉 Nice save good job!
Nice catch! Lucky the homeowner called you, otherwise he may have been paying to drill a new well. I wonder if "the handyman" who dropped the pump in the first place was actually him?
Once again, I really like your videos. I can't tell you what a good price would be to charge your customers. But as a property owner of several properties, I've had my fair share of maintenance issues. Based on you 3 to 4 trips using different heavy equipment items, I as a property owners, would not have questioned a charge of $4-$5k for this complete job.
I had a two-hose venturi well pump. I converted the well to submersible and installed a pitless adapter. I was in my 60s and did all the work myself. I had a safety rope tied to the pump as well as a stainless steel cable, just in case. The riser pipe was installed with standoffs every ten feet to prevent the wires from rubbing the casing. A mistake many people make is putting in more than one check valve. The only check valve should be in the pump itself or just above it. Why? Because if a lower check valve fails in the open position the water could drain down below an upper valve leaving the pipe full of air. When the pump starts up there will be a huge water hammer that can damage the pump and pipes. I too thought that extra check valves were a good idea until I researched it.
I wish I would have read this before I installed multiple check valves in my well. The last time I pulled it I broke the valve down by the pump so now I only have one at the top of my 400 foot hose. Next time I will probably remove that one as well. The reason I installed them is because I read that there should be a valve every 100 or so feet.
I live in the city here in Auckland, New Zealand and my water come from the water mains pipe ...but I like watching this as I've never knew about water wells before !!!
Great job! All the trips the equipment and trip charge 3500 then I would have added $500 for using a handyman first! that is not a job for a handyman.. professionals only like you!!
Or along with the handyman's "help", the 2019 crew could have been prohibited from doing a first class job by the cheap a$$ed land owner wanting to pay for nothing more than a patch job at the time. You notice at the start of this the owner wanted the OP to only fish the mess out of the hole and then the owners inexpensive handyman would do the rest.
@@marybilbrey7013people seem to have this notion that increasing air pressure in the pressure tank will increase water pressure, they don’t seem to realize that the pump provides the pressure not the tank, all the tank is there to do is allow the pump to run on its proper cycle
Don't be too harsh a judge on the handyman. I'm a recently retired one myself. Handymen are capable of a great variety of skilled jobs, usually charging must less than the 'journeymen guys'. Not that there's anything wrong with them! No, this handyman's mistake was thinking he knew how to fix that well pump. While he has the skills to fix it, I doubt he had 'the knowledge'. I can't tell you how many jobs I've successfully completed NOT KNOWING A DAMN THING ABOUT THEM! Yet, I'd come in, explain the process to the customer in great detail and come off looking for all the world a 'professional'. How was I able to accomplish this? In the beginning of my career, I'd ask a lot of questions or go to the library for research. Since the advent of the internet, however? 2 words: TH-cam videos. Lots of 'em! The moral of this story? DO YOUR RESEARCH before you get 'handy'! 🤣
I appreciate the quality of your work and your work ethic! I'm not sure I would have agreed to just fish it out without getting to do the whole job, but in the end your hard work and dedication earns you the entire job. Anyway! Skilled tradesmen such as yourself are difficult to find who are honest and fair and do a good job! You should be proud of the work that you do! Looks like a couple of thousand dollars worth of work to me!
Thanks for the info. we just had a major battle with a "birds nest". i.e. 180' of balled up wire and rope. BTW...Our local well driller charges $150 hr. for service work, same goes for our plumber. Thanks again!
It is refreshing to see a young man taking on a career in this field of work. You know your stuff and its shows. I would say the handyman is not so handy, good job cleaning up his mess.
Well I work in the oil field, when equipment is stuck in the hole it is going to be expensive. So I would say with all the equipment you had to haul, and tools to manufacture a $1000 a day wont be far out, plus you were helping out at short notice . By the way once you get two items in the well it rapidly goes down hill from there as you will be aware :-(
I just pulled 200 ft of sensor wire and a water level sensor out of the bottom of a 300 foot well using 305 feet of 3/4 " 160 psi polypipe and a spiral drain auger bit. Went to the bottom, drilled a hole through the top of the pipe, inserted a large phillips screwdriver, spun it clockwise about 6-10 times and pulled it back out. So nice seeing that wad of wire and the sensor on the end of the pipe as it came out.
Great content. Particularly I was interested in the detailed explanation at the end regarding the accumulator tank pressure settings. You did check it prior to turning the pump on. but I don’t think you emphasize that the diaphragm pressure is checked/set with the tank EMPTY. Maybe your next video that you encounter a accumulator tank issue, you could emphasize that the pressure is set with the tank empty. I could see many DIYers running out to their tank and checking the pressure with the tank full. Again, love the channel!
Your knowledge, ethics and ingenuity are to be commended. I hope you charged your customer accordingly for your time and effort. I am a city guy with no knowledge or need for a well.. But I love learning about all things mechanical.
It is amazing that the owner suggested his Handyman, who probably did the pump in the first place, was going to reinstall it. My price would have been higher if they would not have let me replace everything and make it right.
Kudos to you. I greatly enjoy your videos. Keep up the great videos. I've always been intrigued by the deep well technology and you are truly an expert. I will continue to follow your vids. Kudos to you!
That's a $2500 to $3,000 job. The "Brother-in-law" price would be $1500, but only if he shared your political beliefs and you owed him a favor. If not, $2,000 brother-in-law price.
@@bigred350x9 Haha. He should've charged $8-1300? Nothing wrong with minimum wage, huh? ...What about his expenses??? Employees, fuel, equipment, and especially his skilled time? Your rates would run this company into the ground! Plumbers and electricians are charging $3-400/hr! And consider the amount the customer saved -- new wells in Central Texas currently cost $65/ft to drill.
@@bigred350x9you obviously don’t run a business and have to pay: for vehicles, heavy machinery, trailers, fuel, maintainance , insurance, licenses, permits, repairs, wages, workers comp, bonding, benefits, social security, healthcare, taxes, parts, supplies, admin, marketing, training, creative thinking, problem solving, custom design and manufacturing, etc. Which is not a problem. Until you are the one that drops the cable and rope down the shaft. At which point you bail, and talent like this guy have to come save the day.
I've done quite a bit of plumbing but little directly on a well. I have three wells on my property and I CANNOT tell you how much I've learned from your videos. I made a living for many years as a handyman. But I did journeyman work in everything I did. And if I couldn't, I'd call a sub. I would expect to be charged around 3G, maybe more these days, but I think that's about what I would have charged since I would have had to rent the equipment. Plumbing is pretty simple, but it ain't easy. It's quite labor intensive.
…and a hundred dollars in fittings , clamps,watertight wire connections, and tape.🙄 And let’s not even talk about all the fuel, insurance, and maintenance.🤐
Im Australia here, im amazed you people dont have rain water tanks for collecting off the roof. Thats mainly what we use here in rural areas, in fact thats all we have on our farm.
You were too nice to him considering what you had to go through. 3 days, all the time and effort. Welding experience & broad experience. 3 k on the minimum plus materials for not calling you the first time and having to deal with someon else's inexperience is worth more then 3k if you ask me . Great job man for keeping your cool with such a big headache.
Just in case anyone was wondering why he changed the plastic bushing…some would think that only the weight of the pump is on it but in reality the weight of the pump AND 212 ft of water weight…that’s why no plastic is allowed …same at the top..the elbow has to be capable of holding up the weight…
I'm homeowner who has had a lot of fun over the years with my well. Initial installation was done in 1973. I'm on my 4th well pump now (last one 15 years ago a Gould). I've had check valves *and pumps) eaten up by acid water. Replaced with a plastic check which lasted years and then started to leak. Two 2 years ago found a nice SS one and all is ok with that. Lightning has taken out 3 pump motors (even with their built in protection). The thing I'm sweating now is my "bladder tank". It's is original! !! So far my acid water has not destroyed that! It's 49+ years old! It's an Extrol 120gallon. I do check the air pressure. It's got a 30-50psi switch. I'd love to replace it cus who knows when the bladder will fail or it springs a leak! What brand(s) would be at least as good??? In my area (Connecticut) I'd imagine all the work and equipment used to fish would total ~$2500. It's tough work. You should be paid for the use of your equipment and your time AND expertise! How about doing what you did in 0 degree F weather with a wind. "cringe".
$1900 was my total. I felt like I was very reasonable considering the situation. As for your tank, Buy a (Well-Xtrol) brand tank. Probably the same company you have currently. They are pricey, but will live 2 to 3 times longer than a cheaper tank.
I just had mt well serviced. The pipe down to the pump had a hole in it so the pump wouldn't shut off. This is the third time in 40m years. This time I had a new pump, wire, and 100 feet of schedule 80 1" PVC pipe, and Stainless Steel couplers. The total cost was $2100.00 Took about an hour. Travel distance about 10 miles round trip. Took place in April 2024.
$3000. Good job on the fishing. Worst we ever had was a stuck pump with 400 feet of rope and wire somebody Jammed 25 ft from the top. Took 40 foot of auger extension and a 4 inch auger to even get enough wire and rope out to get it to move down the hole. Three men, five days with a truck and a SkidLoader with augers. We ended up cutting to pipe off the pump and ramming all the wire/rope to the bottom and hang a new pump. She wanted to pay us more because of all the work but her fishing bill was $10,000. Very rewarding to be able to get her back in water.
I charge $180/hour plus materials(x2) plus tax. I do all plumbing, heating, cooling and electrical. As well as well pumps for about 30 yrs. Got me one of those pull-a pump machines a long time ago. I’ve never had to hire anyone, always do all jobs by myself. That pull-a-pump machine is great. Also built a portable gantry w/winch that comes in handy sometimes.
I've installed many a pump over the years and don't need how-to information. But I love your videos. It's nice to see a professional at work, especially an honest, get 'er done kind of guy like you. I'd hire you in a second if I needed my well serviced. By the way, I think you charge too little for what you do. I hope the customer appreciated that. Greetings all the way from central British Columbia, Canada!
I seen in the comments you charged him $1900 and seen other people’s estimates. I think you were very fair and probably have a repeat customer for sure. So to me you win
Considering you brought out the truck, I would say 2000. To 2200 would make you decent money with no haggling with the owner. You didn't spend alot of cash. Mostly ability to handle the job. Call me what you may. Times are tough on alot of us. I believe we should be as fair and responsible as cost allows. I have this problem and by weekend over it will be fixed! Good job man! Thanks for sharing..🦅🇺🇸🇨🇱🦅🕊
Generally speaking, remember the customer is a SENIOR ADULT (generally on the CHEAP side). I have worked with Senior Adults and 9 times out of 10 they go cheap. They like the F*R*E*E stuff. If he can get someone else later that is cheaper, then he will.
Thanks for all your great content! You talked me through my first pump install on a 50 year old abandoned well on my property. I couldn't have done it without your great insight into the dos and donts of pump install. Great job fishing that pump out i think $5000 would be fair in my area. My father inlaw had a well drilled last summer its 60 ft and cost him almost $15,000 and that didnt include a pump instalation. Im located in colorado.
60 ft $15k??? you guys are getting robbed out there or are they drilling through 60ft of rock. Here in ND the last 100ft well I had drilled cost me $4500 for a 6 inch casing. That was five years ago, I imagine they've went up a bit since then, but nowhere near $15k
@@ihcman9130 You got a bargain on the well if you paid only $4500 for a 100 foot well, and I also do not think your well was dug legally. Or it is possibly you had someone who made very little money on the well and was drilling wells in his spare time, and the person was retired. In Oklahoma you have to apply for a permit and pay the associated fees, deeper the well is the higher the permit fees associated with the well. A domestic water well for household use the permit is $325 starting and that is for a well that is under 500 ft.. a 1500 foot well can have a permit fee of over $3000 or more, and this is before the drilling rig is even on the well pad. If you are drilling into a major bedrock aquifer 50GPM to 150 GPM, then there is additional cost and a well well permit over $10000 or more. I worked for the state of Oklahoma and a coworker was complaining that his 1200ft well for his new home was going to cost him over $35K and the permit was $3000 dollars. In Oklahoma all water well have to be permitted through the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. It should be noted that the OWRB can take weeks to months to approve the permit based on the use and depth. Most States all require water well permitted and the driller to obtain a permit before digging a well. His prices on a well are in line and very fair and depending on the cost of permits in the area, may be in the low side.
Things are always cheaper somewhere else. If you call in a professional to do the work, and it's done competantly, well, that's what it's gonna cost. If you don't like the price, you can always cheap it up, or do it yourself. You're actually paying the man for all his years of experience, and some for his tools.
@@fr73ed38 most states highly regulate well drilling, and If someone is doing it cheap, it probably is being done illegally. More changes are coming from the EPA on well drilling designed to protect ground water from contamination, and to protect surface water from subsurface contaminations. I knew of a well that was drilled 700 feet to hit 5 GPM, but when the water was tested, the well was plugged by the order of the state, as the well water was viewed as toxic and lethal, as the water had well above the limits of radioactive elements in it. Another well was order plugged by the state after drilling because when the water was tested is was shown to be a deadly well because of the level of arsenic content. Permitting of wells plays a vital role in protecting the environment and illegal wells are dangerous. And those drilling cheap well are most likely doing so illegally with out permits
This video really explains the extent of the problems, which can cause the lack of tape to secure the cables. For me, this is one of the best video with concrete examples of troubles caused by the owners to save like 25.00$. THANKS ! for me, you are the best reference in this field. 🍺🍺
My biggest fear. Our community well, that I manage is 1,150 feet. Pump (3 phase 480v) is at about 950. 2" galvanized pipe, with 3 check valves. We have has to pull pump 4 times in the last five years, ( because of other troubles unrelated to pump quality). Thats way down there. Lol
Congrats you are the right person for the right job. Like the way you handle things. Charge for the equipment used, labor hrs, well pump wiring installation, re-installation of the pump and final check bladder system and equipment Mobilization. This of course to your local charges and fees. Great job!!
The landlord was the handyman.
I have been a truck mechanic since I was 17, I'm going to be 63 in June. One thing that the years have taught me is appreciation for quality of workmanship and real professionals that do that kind of work. This is what I see in your videos, and I'm very pleased that this level of customer service is still out there. Keep up the good work!
Watching this episode was like watching a short movie that kept me hoping the good guys would win, and they did. I was actually very happy for the homeowner, and you both.
Landlord Handymen have made me a lot of money over the years
E cellent video!
I used to create up front price books for plumbers. (Now retired, occaisionally tinkering with solar wells).
For scenarios like this, I used a 3 Step price where the customer agreed to the highest price which would include your crane, camera if needed and X number of capture attempts.
Explain all the things you'll try before recommending a new well.
Then, explain that you'll start simple, then escalate as indicated.
Give a discount for each tier of escalation you DON'T use.
This way, you can afford to show up fully loaded for bear, saving trips, and your customer already knows the worst case.
By knocking items off the worst price, you get to be the hero because you're clearly demonstrating to the customer that you're trying to save them money.
You also have an agreed upon price, even if the pump is stuck.
You should also have a flat rate for different components (wire termination, x$ per foot for wire, pipe etc).
In this scenario, fishing the pump and replacing the wires should easily command $2k without the crane or hoe. You're not sitting around watching TH-cam all day. Make every job pay off. You might make enough to invest in an apprentice. 😊
The world needs more Honest hard working guys like you! your attitude of "do it right the first time and NOT half assed" is awesome!I I wish you were closer to CA, I need to get a well going on my property....I'd hire you!
I got so much more out of this video than how to retrieve a pump. Thank you.
$2500-$3000. Time, labor, the right tools and knowledge.
I would bet $20 that this handyman was the homeowner himself, lol
Great job on that well my friend. You'll never be out of work. Thanks for sharing. I have a much greater appreciation of water after watching your videos.
I had my submersible pump fall into my 400' well. The top of the pipe was at 260 ft from the surface opening. Long story short, I was finally successful in fishing it out by fabricating a harpoon looking hook using a stepper drill bit welded on a 10 ft steel pipe that I was able to guide on top of the 1 1/4 black pipe. I then used another heavy pipe with a stranded guy wire also guided into the first hooked pipe. I would raise the steel pipe about 10 ft and pound the hooked one about 10 times. I then used my boom bucket that I converted to a hoist boom with an electric winch to raise the pipe, wire, and pump out. The harpoon steel end was so tight on the black pipe that I could not take it off, so I just cut it off and still have it as a reminder of my 3-month struggle to get the pump out. It saved me from having to drill another expensive well. All this would have never been possible without my purchase of an underwater camera that was instrumental in finding the end of top of the well pipe and using it to guide my jury-rigged harpoon in place. Never again, just too stressful, but good thing I was retired, and my neighbor kindly shared his water while I worked on my project(or nightmare).😡
This is my new favorite channel!
My cousin knocked my uncle's favorite multi-tool down their well. I brought over a strong magnet and my grouper rig with a Penn 6/0 that's spooled with 130lb test Dacron. He's fortunate that their well casing is plastic and the magnetic didn't get stuck. We sleeved the round magnet with a thick wall PVC pipe connector. To hopefully keep it from sticking to any clamps or connectors. I was worried it was going to get stuck and then we would have to pull everything up. It took a bit of fishing around before we felt a slight click on the line. Then up it came... nope! It was an old pair of pliers my uncle dropped down there who knows how long ago. 😆
We never did get the multi-tool. Maybe next time he drops something down there we will get it instead. 😄
Liked your story. Old pliers steel; multi-tool probably stainless steel which will not stick to a magnet. One good thing is you might have removed some rusty taste from the water. Be Safe.
Some stainless will stick to a magnet, but not that well. Your uncle's tool was probably the non-magnetic type, but sometimes individual blades of the tool will stick if you are gentle and lucky. It's really a roll of the dice.@@dougiemrfxit7456
Good stuff! I worked on a potato farm, we were working on the pipe from pivot to the one going underground ,i was using my Leatherman above the 8"pipe going into the ground, dropped them down it went down about ten feet then a elbow, I'm like I'll probably have tough time getting these, i bent a rod for the corner used a magnet and ended up getting them back. Hope your able to get his one day.
I would say 3 thousand ..you actually saved him from having to drill a new well
Not only did you have to fish it out but re-wire it and plumb new fittings.
You had to bring in your hevy equipment, fabricate another tool and rework your previous schedules.
I'd say, $1,500 - $2,000.
You see, your shared knowledge of caution on the well seal has alread saved me $2,000 if ever I own a well.
Just because I don't own a well doesn't mean I don't like learning.
Thx 4 the great videos!
in 2008 on our 680' well with the pump being at 220' our pump went bad and it cost us just over $2000 to pull out the pump and replace it. It was right after a very bad 2 -3 year drought in Texas and our water level had dropped 20 feet so their engineer had them drop our pump 20' lower than before. Almeda Water Well Service in Manvel Texas. Excellent folks just like you guys.
Plumber here. They dont pay us for what we do; they pay us for What we know! Knowlege is priceless.
I love this Video! You are worth your weight in gold in this one young man!
We do the same thing in Ontario Canada, your time is worth something. Insurance on vehicles and fuel. Don't forget the one thing is your knowledge, you got the job done. Good luck on the next one.
"my handyman will put it back together". He didn't learn the first time.
Handyman are always good foraking you money. Most think they can do more tjen they really can and end up.costing more by requiring a specalised professional to come in and fix what they fixed.❤
My well guy pulled my well added 10ft pipe 20,000 and in 3 months came back out and pulled it the pipe they put in had a small hole, another 10,000. I'm just praying it's good now suppose to be under warranty now, but we will see. I have been learning a lot from you. Maybe next, well, guy won't be able to con me. You are great👍
I love seeing the pride you take in your work
Having the right tools = $3000. Knowing how to use them, priceless.
I had a well drilled 200 feet and my wife and I set the pump using one of your videos for guidance. I wouldn't have done that if I didn't believe the well guy was seriously ripping me off. In any case, my irrigation well is working great thanks for that. Nice job on this mess too.
Great workmanship is priceless. With the skills you displayed, fixing up the poor workmanship of all those that put their hands on to that job, plus machine use time and labor ...No less than $3500....
10 years ago I pulled 280 ft of pipe and pump by hand to help a retired couple I knew really well. I did it for around $150. Ofcourse I am not a professional. I also know I would rather pay a professional if I ever needed that type of service myself. Better you than me is all I can truly say..😂😂😂
You're the only one who knows how much to charge, to keep the doors open, to pay the overhead, to feed your family. Don't depend on anyone but yourself to satisfy your obligations and you will do fine. Thanks for the vid!
MacGyver the man with all the tools in house homemade ! glad to see a good outcome !
Total pro at work here....
You are extremely knowledgeable.
Thanks Bro, you gave me the idea about how to fish out my fallen pump. People were charging more than $1000 for the job and that too not giving any guarantee.. I made the same hook myself and attached a steel cable with it, it got stuck in same way like in your video.. and pulled it out with help of Hydra ... Took me one hour to retrieve it, as it was 300 foot deep down.... Thanks once again for your information.
That was very instructive. Thanks!
After seeing what you went through, I’d be looking at 3400 because of all the new wiring and all the trips you had to make and the extra equipment I think that’s a very fair price. I love to fix somebody else’s mistakes.
These videos are very educational! Thank you!
Nice job
You are a true craftsman.......you look so young for all your knowledge. Its not always how much you worked to solve the issue but how much you know to fix the problem.
Good job, hind sight says why didn’t I start with the rig 1st, but being optimist we always hope for the quick and easy. Minimum $ for this amount of headache on an unscheduled emergency no water should be around $2300-$2500. I would probably have charged a little more because this was not an existing customer, and from the beginning was not willing to pay to have the job done properly. Hopefully he has learned, and you now have a longtime customer. 😜
you are the vgg of water well trouble shooting i love your vids
Strong work. Not a penny less than $2,000 and a bargain at that price.
I spend a lot of time on TH-cam exploring ideas, researching problems, and basically trying to learn whatever I can. I am a locksmith by trade, but after turning on English subtitles/close captioning (the girlfriend is sleeping in the other room), and running two or three of your videos at 1.5x the normal speed (some people have so much fluff on their videos or just talk too darn slow) I feel I'm ready to hook up to the boss's well pump, get'er done, and finish in time for him to get his morning shower. Thank you much.
I think 3500 is a fair price. Considering the intricacies involved and all the extra work you put in, changing the wires, stainless steel elbows, and whatever else entails to do what professionals do, I'll pay you $3500.
Excellent workmanship.
You sure lucked out grabbing that ground wire! Good job. I was surprised you originally agreed just to fish out the pump and leave the rest of the job to the 'handyman.' I would have expected you to either take the whole job or not at all. You do great work.
I thought the same thing as well. But as it turned out he's probably got a repeat customer.
Good job I had no idea how to get a pump out
There is no "whole" job in service work.
The old fart is obnoxious but not uncommon.
@@richardbrown8794 _"I had no idea how to get a pump out"_
Every fishing job is different
@@billmonroe8826I got a call once like that where a handyman dropped the two half moon pieces down onto the pump and left and never came back . People had been without water over a month when they called me. I took a ten foot piece of angel iron and drilled a half inch hole in one end and tied a rope and started slamming the pump loose and the owner was catching it when I got it loose. Until we got it up where I could reach in and pull what was left of the pieces and get them off of the pump.. one happy customer for sure. Owner said he would put the new pump in but his wife called me three days later and wanted me to go ahead and put it in, it’s a good thing that they did because the new pump had the capacitor built in where the old pump took the control box. He would have burned the new pump up without changing the wiring around
Another great video. You answered my question as to if a “good” well guy can fish out the old pump. Thank you very much.
Our 500 foot well had a wire failure.
THANKFULLY, ONLY ONE!!!
It has been reinstalled with several torque arrestors and MANY taping points [I watched the ENTIRE process from start to finish].
Ok,matters not,*u fixed a disaster, well works,price is justified, blessings Wes 🤠
I had a well where the plumber used a plastic joiner. It snapped and Turned the ground into quick sand. Always use a big pressure tank for less cycling, pump will last longer.
Roughly $3200, but as you have mentioned it has a family connection $2400 to $2700. I’m in NJ so price may be a little higher.
I’ve had the pleasure of working with a great well company for 18 years and not had any complaints! Plus the lead tech Scott is brilliant, knowledgeable and gust a well rounded person! (Pun intended) 😉
Nice save good job!
I wouldn’t call ex wife’s landlord a family connection
Thank you for sharing, i have used that tool to remove a stuck pump. It saved me a lot of money.
By the way, am from Tanzania, East Africa.
8 million dollars, great vid Thanks!
Nice catch! Lucky the homeowner called you, otherwise he may have been paying to drill a new well. I wonder if "the handyman" who dropped the pump in the first place was actually him?
I was thinking the same thing. Many such “handymen” around, lol
Once again, I really like your videos. I can't tell you what a good price would be to charge your customers. But as a property owner of several properties, I've had my fair share of maintenance issues.
Based on you 3 to 4 trips using different heavy equipment items, I as a property owners, would not have questioned a charge of $4-$5k for this complete job.
I had a two-hose venturi well pump. I converted the well to submersible and installed a pitless adapter. I was in my 60s and did all the work myself. I had a safety rope tied to the pump as well as a stainless steel cable, just in case. The riser pipe was installed with standoffs every ten feet to prevent the wires from rubbing the casing.
A mistake many people make is putting in more than one check valve. The only check valve should be in the pump itself or just above it. Why? Because if a lower check valve fails in the open position the water could drain down below an upper valve leaving the pipe full of air. When the pump starts up there will be a huge water hammer that can damage the pump and pipes. I too thought that extra check valves were a good idea until I researched it.
I wish I would have read this before I installed multiple check valves in my well. The last time I pulled it I broke the valve down by the pump so now I only have one at the top of my 400 foot hose. Next time I will probably remove that one as well. The reason I installed them is because I read that there should be a valve every 100 or so feet.
I live in the city here in Auckland, New Zealand and my water come from the water mains pipe ...but I like watching this as I've never knew about water wells before !!!
Great job!
All the trips the equipment and trip charge 3500 then I would have added $500 for using a handyman first! that is not a job for a handyman.. professionals only like you!!
You All don't use a pitless adapter on your wells. They save this type of problems all the time
Been on a working well for 4 yrs . Never had to work on it but i know i will eventually. Lsarnjng a lot.
Always,always,always good to see a job done properly. Great work.
Thanks for the great video
The handyman is probably the one that got him in that mess to begin with.
Or along with the handyman's "help", the 2019 crew could have been prohibited from doing a first class job by the cheap a$$ed land owner wanting to pay for nothing more than a patch job at the time. You notice at the start of this the owner wanted the OP to only fish the mess out of the hole and then the owners inexpensive handyman would do the rest.
@Kent Fowler yup! On day 3 he said for me to go ahead and just fix it all right. So I did just that
And the handy man is probably who added the 44lbs of pressure in the tank! And why do you have an ex-wife!? That girl's crazy!!
@@marybilbrey7013people seem to have this notion that increasing air pressure in the pressure tank will increase water pressure, they don’t seem to realize that the pump provides the pressure not the tank, all the tank is there to do is allow the pump to run on its proper cycle
Don't be too harsh a judge on the handyman. I'm a recently retired one myself. Handymen are capable of a great variety of skilled jobs, usually charging must less than the 'journeymen guys'. Not that there's anything wrong with them! No, this handyman's mistake was thinking he knew how to fix that well pump. While he has the skills to fix it, I doubt he had 'the knowledge'. I can't tell you how many jobs I've successfully completed NOT KNOWING A DAMN THING ABOUT THEM! Yet, I'd come in, explain the process to the customer in great detail and come off looking for all the world a 'professional'. How was I able to accomplish this? In the beginning of my career, I'd ask a lot of questions or go to the library for research. Since the advent of the internet, however? 2 words: TH-cam videos. Lots of 'em! The moral of this story? DO YOUR RESEARCH before you get 'handy'! 🤣
He should hire that shadetree handyman . Mr. Fixit sends him lots of business!
I appreciate the quality of your work and your work ethic! I'm not sure I would have agreed to just fish it out without getting to do the whole job, but in the end your hard work and dedication earns you the entire job. Anyway! Skilled tradesmen such as yourself are difficult to find who are honest and fair and do a good job! You should be proud of the work that you do! Looks like a couple of thousand dollars worth of work to me!
And when you find one, he's using whole day to fix other made errors to even get start to work..
I would charge 1200 to 1500
Good info on that bladder tank pressure!
Great video!!! Thanks for taking us along. It's nice to see problems like this and also Solutions just in case this ever happened
Am from Cameroon. This video is so helpful. Thanks
Thanks for the info. we just had a major battle with a "birds nest". i.e. 180' of balled up wire and rope. BTW...Our local well driller charges $150 hr. for service work, same goes for our plumber. Thanks again!
Excellent video and great information. You are 'the MAN" great video
It is refreshing to see a young man taking on a career in this field of work. You know your stuff and its shows. I would say the
handyman is not so handy, good job cleaning up his mess.
Yes after watching him work , he knows his stuff!
Yes how to charge for that ! Not his doing! But he did fix it the way it should have been.
Dropping the pump is common for DIYers.
Charging is easy, time and materials.
jujst learned a whole lotta good stuff from this video!
Well I work in the oil field, when equipment is stuck in the hole it is going to be expensive. So I would say with all the equipment you had to haul, and tools to manufacture a $1000 a day wont be far out, plus you were helping out at short notice .
By the way once you get two items in the well it rapidly goes down hill from there as you will be aware :-(
I just pulled 200 ft of sensor wire and a water level sensor out of the bottom of a 300 foot well using 305 feet of 3/4 " 160 psi polypipe and a spiral drain auger bit. Went to the bottom, drilled a hole through the top of the pipe, inserted a large phillips screwdriver, spun it clockwise about 6-10 times and pulled it back out. So nice seeing that wad of wire and the sensor on the end of the pipe as it came out.
Great content. Particularly I was interested in the detailed explanation at the end regarding the accumulator tank pressure settings. You did check it prior to turning the pump on. but I don’t think you emphasize that the diaphragm pressure is checked/set with the tank EMPTY. Maybe your next video that you encounter a accumulator tank issue, you could emphasize that the pressure is set with the tank empty. I could see many DIYers running out to their tank and checking the pressure with the tank full. Again, love the channel!
Excellent job.
Your knowledge, ethics and ingenuity are to be commended. I hope you charged your customer accordingly for your time and effort. I am a city guy with no knowledge or need for a well.. But I love learning about all things mechanical.
It is amazing that the owner suggested his Handyman, who probably did the pump in the first place, was going to reinstall it.
My price would have been higher if they would not have let me replace everything and make it right.
Kudos to you. I greatly enjoy your videos. Keep up the great videos. I've always been intrigued by the deep well technology and you are truly an expert. I will continue to follow your vids. Kudos to you!
That's a $2500 to $3,000 job. The "Brother-in-law" price would be $1500, but only if he shared your political beliefs and you owed him a favor. If not, $2,000 brother-in-law price.
cost of political beliefs have gone up!
Highway robbery $800-$1300
Great Job, you are so smart
@@bigred350x9 Haha. He should've charged $8-1300? Nothing wrong with minimum wage, huh? ...What about his expenses??? Employees, fuel, equipment, and especially his skilled time? Your rates would run this company into the ground! Plumbers and electricians are charging $3-400/hr! And consider the amount the customer saved -- new wells in Central Texas currently cost $65/ft to drill.
@@bigred350x9you obviously don’t run a business and have to pay: for vehicles, heavy machinery, trailers, fuel, maintainance , insurance, licenses, permits, repairs, wages, workers comp, bonding, benefits, social security, healthcare, taxes, parts, supplies, admin, marketing, training, creative thinking, problem solving, custom design and manufacturing, etc.
Which is not a problem. Until you are the one that drops the cable and rope down the shaft. At which point you bail, and talent like this guy have to come save the day.
Very good video. You are indeed a teacher.
I've done quite a bit of plumbing but little directly on a well. I have three wells on my property and I CANNOT tell you how much I've learned from your videos. I made a living for many years as a handyman. But I did journeyman work in everything I did. And if I couldn't, I'd call a sub. I would expect to be charged around 3G, maybe more these days, but I think that's about what I would have charged since I would have had to rent the equipment. Plumbing is pretty simple, but it ain't easy. It's quite labor intensive.
My total labor & parts/wire was $1900. Tried to be fair.
Beyond fair..
@@h2omechanicmore than fair, especially considering you installed more than $300 just in the wire
I would have expected a much bigger bill then 1900. That was very reasonable !
…and a hundred dollars in fittings , clamps,watertight wire connections, and tape.🙄 And let’s not even talk about all the fuel, insurance, and maintenance.🤐
Surely , that had to be on the bottom of the list of favorite customers for a service call :-)
Nice job. I don't even have a submisible pump (shallow well) but I learned a few things.. Like making that retrieval tool.. awsome!
Im
Australia here, im amazed you people dont have rain water tanks for collecting off the roof. Thats mainly what we use here in rural areas, in fact thats all we have on our farm.
Great job in getting that out and resolved. Love the quality and detail you put into your work. God bless.
You were too nice to him considering what you had to go through. 3 days, all the time and effort. Welding experience & broad experience. 3 k on the minimum plus materials for not calling you the first time and having to deal with someon else's inexperience is worth more then 3k if you ask me . Great job man for keeping your cool with such a big headache.
Just in case anyone was wondering why he changed the plastic bushing…some would think that only the weight of the pump is on it but in reality the weight of the pump AND 212 ft of water weight…that’s why no plastic is allowed …same at the top..the elbow has to be capable of holding up the weight…
Plastic fails regardless. 25 years in well drilling.
I'm homeowner who has had a lot of fun over the years with my well. Initial installation was done in 1973. I'm on my 4th well pump now (last one 15 years ago a Gould). I've had check valves *and pumps) eaten up by acid water. Replaced with a plastic check which lasted years and then started to leak. Two 2 years ago found a nice SS one and all is ok with that. Lightning has taken out 3 pump motors (even with their built in protection).
The thing I'm sweating now is my "bladder tank". It's is original! !!
So far my acid water has not destroyed that!
It's 49+ years old! It's an Extrol 120gallon. I do check the air pressure. It's got a 30-50psi switch.
I'd love to replace it cus who knows when the bladder will fail or it springs a leak!
What brand(s) would be at least as good???
In my area (Connecticut) I'd imagine all the work and equipment used to fish would total ~$2500.
It's tough work. You should be paid
for the use of your equipment and your time AND expertise!
How about doing what you did in 0 degree F weather with a wind. "cringe".
$1900 was my total. I felt like I was very reasonable considering the situation.
As for your tank, Buy a (Well-Xtrol) brand tank. Probably the same company you have currently. They are pricey, but will live 2 to 3 times longer than a cheaper tank.
I hope it was good stainless steel, I've had some junk ones in the past that pin-holed and got eaten up in well.
@@h2omechanic Bargain basement rates in my area. You wouldn't be able to sleep for the phone ringing.
It's always nice to see someone that takes pride in their work. Do it right, or don't do it at all. Looked like $1,800 job
1849 is what I charged. You nailed it!
@@h2omechanic Lol.. I'd say fair for both parties, but you were the generous one.
I agree with you. $300 an hour is fair for bailing out someone else's screw up!
What I call having to wipe someone’s butt
@@h2omechanic I was going to guess $2500
I just had mt well serviced. The pipe down to the pump had a hole in it so the pump wouldn't shut off. This is the third time in 40m years. This time I had a new pump, wire, and 100 feet of schedule 80 1" PVC pipe, and Stainless Steel couplers. The total cost was $2100.00 Took about an hour. Travel distance about 10 miles round trip. Took place in April 2024.
$3000. Good job on the fishing. Worst we ever had was a stuck pump with 400 feet of rope and wire somebody Jammed 25 ft from the top. Took 40 foot of auger extension and a 4 inch auger to even get enough wire and rope out to get it to move down the hole. Three men, five days with a truck and a SkidLoader with augers. We ended up cutting to pipe off the pump and ramming all the wire/rope to the bottom and hang a new pump. She wanted to pay us more because of all the work but her fishing bill was $10,000. Very rewarding to be able to get her back in water.
I charge $180/hour plus materials(x2) plus tax.
I do all plumbing, heating, cooling and electrical. As well as well pumps for about 30 yrs.
Got me one of those pull-a pump machines a long time ago. I’ve never had to hire anyone, always do all jobs by myself. That pull-a-pump machine is great. Also built a portable gantry w/winch that comes in handy sometimes.
I've installed many a pump over the years and don't need how-to information. But I love your videos. It's nice to see a professional at work, especially an honest, get 'er done kind of guy like you. I'd hire you in a second if I needed my well serviced. By the way, I think you charge too little for what you do. I hope the customer appreciated that. Greetings all the way from central British Columbia, Canada!
Sure was nice to get that extra help at the pump lifting.
I seen in the comments you charged him $1900 and seen other people’s estimates. I think you were very fair and probably have a repeat customer for sure. So to me you win
Considering you brought out the truck, I would say 2000. To 2200 would make you decent money with no haggling with the owner.
You didn't spend alot of cash. Mostly ability to handle the job.
Call me what you may. Times are tough on alot of us. I believe we should be as fair and responsible as cost allows.
I have this problem and by weekend over it will be fixed! Good job man! Thanks for sharing..🦅🇺🇸🇨🇱🦅🕊
Generally speaking, remember the customer is a SENIOR ADULT (generally on the CHEAP side). I have worked with Senior Adults and 9 times out of 10 they go cheap. They like the F*R*E*E stuff. If he can get someone else later that is cheaper, then he will.
3000 come on.
This (1900) ia a fair price.
Karma is a bitch for these greedy people.
You're doing a great job man! when in doubt call the H20 Mechanic, thank you for the video!
Thanks for all your great content! You talked me through my first pump install on a 50 year old abandoned well on my property. I couldn't have done it without your great insight into the dos and donts of pump install. Great job fishing that pump out i think $5000 would be fair in my area. My father inlaw had a well drilled last summer its 60 ft and cost him almost $15,000 and that didnt include a pump instalation. Im located in colorado.
60 ft $15k??? you guys are getting robbed out there or are they drilling through 60ft of rock. Here in ND the last 100ft well I had drilled cost me $4500 for a 6 inch casing. That was five years ago, I imagine they've went up a bit since then, but nowhere near $15k
@@ihcman9130 You got a bargain on the well if you paid only $4500 for a 100 foot well, and I also do not think your well was dug legally.
Or it is possibly you had someone who made very little money on the well and was drilling wells in his spare time, and the person was retired.
In Oklahoma you have to apply for a permit and pay the associated fees, deeper the well is the higher the permit fees associated with the well.
A domestic water well for household use the permit is $325 starting and that is for a well that is under 500 ft.. a 1500 foot well can have a permit fee of over $3000 or more, and this is before the drilling rig is even on the well pad. If you are drilling into a major bedrock aquifer 50GPM to 150 GPM, then there is additional cost and a well well permit over $10000 or more.
I worked for the state of Oklahoma and a coworker was complaining that his 1200ft well for his new home was going to cost him over $35K and the permit was $3000 dollars.
In Oklahoma all water well have to be permitted through the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. It should be noted that the OWRB can take weeks to months to approve the permit based on the use and depth.
Most States all require water well permitted and the driller to obtain a permit before digging a well. His prices on a well are in line and very fair and depending on the cost of permits in the area, may be in the low side.
Things are always cheaper somewhere else.
If you call in a professional to do the work, and it's done competantly, well, that's what it's gonna cost. If you don't like the price, you can always cheap it up, or do it yourself. You're actually paying the man for all his years of experience, and some for his tools.
@@fr73ed38 most states highly regulate well drilling, and If someone is doing it cheap, it probably is being done illegally.
More changes are coming from the EPA on well drilling designed to protect ground water from contamination, and to protect surface water from subsurface contaminations.
I knew of a well that was drilled 700 feet to hit 5 GPM, but when the water was tested, the well was plugged by the order of the state, as the well water was viewed as toxic and lethal, as the water had well above the limits of radioactive elements in it.
Another well was order plugged by the state after drilling because when the water was tested is was shown to be a deadly well because of the level of arsenic content.
Permitting of wells plays a vital role in protecting the environment and illegal wells are dangerous.
And those drilling cheap well are most likely doing so illegally with out permits
You went above and beyond. How much did you save the customer by saving the well? No less than $2500.
You did an excellent assessment on the job somewhere in the range of 1500.00 to 2500.00 sounds fare ,I'm not a professional, but you had to improvise.
This video really explains the extent of the problems, which can cause the lack of tape to secure the cables. For me, this is one of the best video with concrete examples of troubles caused by the owners to save like 25.00$. THANKS ! for me, you are the best reference in this field. 🍺🍺
Great to watch a guy work who knows his stuff. Awesome job! Thanks for the vid.
My biggest fear. Our community well, that I manage is 1,150 feet. Pump (3 phase 480v) is at about 950. 2" galvanized pipe, with 3 check valves. We have has to pull pump 4 times in the last five years, ( because of other troubles unrelated to pump quality). Thats way down there. Lol
Wow. I thought the well was in a crazy state - then the undermining of the foundation appeared… 😱
Nice to see a professional in action.
Moral of the story - don’t trust your well to a “handyman”!!!
Some of us handymen know how to do it the right way
Bro 😂 why do I agree 💯 with this!