Nice job and great video! I have dug 3 wells on my farm using a similar method. A few suggestions. You should not put the end cap on until the screen is cut, as fine shavings will get in there and contaminate the water and/or end up in the well pump when purging the well. Also try not try to draw too much water too quickly or the screen will eventually get clogged (for instance, a deep well hand-pump) - I learned my lesson and my well just about stopped percolating because it took too much water too quickly. To prevent this on my other well, I dug a bit deeper and made a longer screen. Having a longer water column means you can draw significantly more water more quickly. Also, sediment will settle at the bottom of the pipe where the end cap is and eventually it can get up to the screen where it clogs it from the inside.
Yea I eventually settled on using a wellpoint: th-cam.com/video/IRLLbmcnYjA/w-d-xo.html. It's been going for almost a year now with zero problems, which I still find surprising. I will do a followup video in a few months after it's been a full year.
I jet 4 inch wells in pastures for cattle. I started using a filter sock around the slotted casing pipe to help prevent fine sand from getting in the casing. Stops 99 percent of fine stuff. Fine clay can still get in. I pump my wells hard right away and get great flow. like 20gpm plus.
For those who haven't noticed, at 11:39, it is possible to see a bag of gravel that he placed before the grout to prevent clogging. Note that at 11:45, the bag of stones is no longer there, and there are some stones near the entrance of the hole."
Absolutely came in to say this very same thing. No point pouring crete down and clogging those slits otherwise be rendered useless. Bloke needs fix this video cos a lot of effort to just screw it up by omitting one of the most important factors.
I put in a bore by hand some years ago, I hammered steel casing down to about 20 feet. I fabricated a point to fit on the bottom. My steel casing was in sections about 3ft long as it is driven down I would weld on a new piece. When I got to the bottom of my hole I lowered down a stainless steel screen attached to 1 inch PVC. The process is called a spear. After spear was installed I used pea gravel to cover the spear then with drew the steel casing leaving the spear behind. It worked perfectly.
Only part I did differently was to cut the filter slots before capping the pipe. Didn’t want all the PVC cuttings contaminating the water. Great dyi video. 👍
We were using this kind of well before, and after a few years, water level was going down and we had to remove all casing assembly and dig deeper to get water, it was very nice and helpful video, thank you
I use to live in Chesapeake off Kempsville RD in the early 80’s I jetted down my well using domestic water pressure and worked fine! I used for irrigation of course.😁🛫
@@Keepitoriginalministry Most places require a permit, but who is going to know or turn you in? Just use common sense and don't drill into a septic field and if using for drinking you better get it tested.
I just finished watching 3 or 4 of your well videos, and applaud you for your efforts. Will also leave a comment on each one. I've done similar shallow wells over the years in my yard (Easy digging, all sand...like yours), and have tried a couple others. There is no conclusion to this style, and I'll speculate why. But 1st will say, you left out the part about filling the 4" casing hole with "trap-rock" around the casing screen, to allow the water to penetrate. We're sure you did that, right? You did show the bags, but only showed the mortar filling the hole. And next, you didn't elaborate what you did to the 4" casing, when your digger hit the mud. If you want the 1' plastic well point to be a couple feet below the water table, and you plugged off the bottom of the 4" casing, how did you drive it 2' (or more) into the mud? Your posthole digger won't make a deep enuff hole, because it will keep filling with mud. I know, cause it happened to me. No getting around it. I'm just guessing that you didn't get your 1" PVC pipe in deep enuff water, to supply your needs. Maybe that's why your next video, (only a month later) shows new 1 1/4" black pipe, with a driven sand point.
I have a question. if the big pipe has the holes in it for the water to get in, doesn't the grout stopped the water. I really want to understand this process.
One important point I was unclear on in watching the video is how you knew you were in a good pocket of water and could stop digging? I believe there is more surface water and deeper good clean water. Any tests to use or pointers to help me know when to stop digging?
I knew I hit water at like 10ft because I dropped a tape measure down the pipe and could hear the plunk sound of it hitting the water. Sorry I didn't record this. After that, I just dug until I hit something hard.
Very interesting approach. I have heard that is is possible to hit the water table and if you keep going it is possible to go completely through the water table into something like clay and “lose” the well. I guess you were lucky. Thank you for the response. I love you easy to follow videos. Very helpful.
Hey, wasn't hard to get a permit, I just filled out an application with my city. Also check out this video where I go into more detail on my setup: th-cam.com/video/IRLLbmcnYjA/w-d-xo.html
I got a free jacuzzi after some rich couple wanted to get rid of it instead of pay to remove it I too it for a hundred bucks, they paid me a hundred . But I eventually flipped it upside down and made my own water source / well same with 2 other bathtubs around my property just flip that shit in a ditch you dug and get free water for your property, just use city water for your indoor plumbing so you basically water your property or use it to wash stuff free.
The PVC glue was completely pointless. The pipes were also installed upside down which makes it more difficult if you ever needed to remove it. It is disappointing that you didn’t show the final product after investing all of that time talking about it.
@@BadHomeowner I see. In that case it's the same work. Gluing a belled end is easier than a coupling but as you've used a coupling the work to replace it is the same. You are correct. I've never used glue on the several wells that I've done. I never felt it was worth putting toxic chemicals on pipes that already sit in water and collect water meant to be potable. I still say you should have shown the finished work. There is no real evidence that the well functions unless you demonstrate the completed project. Most people who watch a project unfold are not satisfied until they can see the end result.
I live in a winter climate. Is it smart/advisable to install a check valve about 5 feet down so I can put RV antifreeze down the 1” column during winter? Has anyone tried this? Am I setting myself up for failure by doing so?
There's gravel below the grout, and the grout does not seep down in between all the gravel, so there is still plenty of space below the grout where water is able to enter.
I learned a few things from the video, but I also think I missed something as I'm a bit confused. There are dremel-cut holes in the outer pipe. Doesn't the grout just cover these when you pour it in the hole?
I don’t get the premise of filling the hole with grout or anything. How does this part work because the outta tube he cut slits in for water to get in but now he’s filled it all with the grout so no water can get in. I’m so confused about this. Can someone explain it to me please
He put gravel and/or pebbles in first which he neglected to show. The gravel will allow water seepage into the slits that he cut into the pipe. Otherwise, the grout would have blocked everything and he would not have been able to draw water out of the well. I would suggest to him that because he forgot to actually mention about adding the pebbles, he should put it in text on his video because it's confusing for people to see, and even worse if people follow what he did and put grout without the pebbles, destroying everything he did.
I will putting in a well soon and have watched many videos. Yours is nice it's simple to the point it showed. Question, when you pour the grout in what prevents the inlet slits from not being sealed up in other words the area from which the water comes in I would think it has to be in the water table and free to capture the water. Please explain this too me I might have missed hearing it. More detail on the pipe in the water hole. Thanks
WHY did you switch to using SANDPOINT well ? Did you have problems? I'm thinking of doing a well on my property just trying to figure out which kind is better
Hey good question. I switched to a sandpoint later because I was able to drive it deeper into the ground. This allows me a more reliable supply of water in case it doesn't rain for a long time.
Nice job. Please consider whether monotonous music is needed over the top of you speaking or at all really. I like that you capped the casing pipe. Any guess as to how many millimetres wide those Dremel cuts were? Would there be an advantage to add a few hundred more cuts up the casing pipe? When you poured the grout in would any have made its way all the way to the bottom surrounding your casing pipe or will it not set under saturated sand/water? Sorry, too many questions. I am in Australia and about to embark on a similar bore. Mine is in pure sand and may be about 8m deep so I can’t use an auger. Thanks again for an interesting video.
A barbed pipe fitting. One end screws into the pipe, the other slides into the hose and grabs the inside. Sort of like this: www.homedepot.com/b/Plumbing-Pipe-Fittings-Fittings/Barb/5-8/N-5yc1vZ1z18i3tZ1z0u2lcZ1z1b4fc
hey, what do you need? I'm in Norfolk, I think we should have similar water tables unless you're near the swamp, in which case it will be higher for you. You can also check out my wellpoint video which may be a bit easier depending on what your soil is like: th-cam.com/video/IRLLbmcnYjA/w-d-xo.html
I filled with about ~6 ft of gravel, probably another ~4 ft of grout that stops a couple ft below the surface. Grout doesn't need to come all the way to the surface.
You didn’t grout the well properly.lt states in the regulations not to poor cement from the top of hole you were supposed to use a trimey pipe and grout from bottom of casing to the top
I'd think the'd only collapse if 1) you are digging a really big (wide) hole, or 2) if your water table is very high. In those cases, I'd consider using a well point or a jetted well instead of an auger.
informative...but the pacing of information is so slow that I kept having to keep myself from closing the video. I'd re-edit for information only speed up the pace.
Grout will be more porous?? 🤔 And allow water into your well? If so your water must be supremely clean. Got a follow up video? How did you know how far too dig down? And so what did you do with your gravel? I thought you would have put gravel at the bottom then seal it with grout. Ty in advanced of your response ❤ Peace and Health
@@LetsRoll239 I have to correct you he did use grout! Not the kind grout used on tile though. Grout is a different composition than cement! Grout dries with a tighter grain less porous than cement! Think of rice in a jar and compare it to having sugar in anther jar. The grains of sugar are tighter than the rice. I hope this helps. 😁🛫
As a practical matter, it's hard to dig with an auger much below the water level because the walls start to collapse. I did another video with a sandpoint which allows you to go deeper: th-cam.com/video/IRLLbmcnYjA/w-d-xo.html
When i started to dig, i saw water at 2 feet, i went on to 7 feet but much water was obstructing so i stopped at 7 feet. I discovered that water was coming from the walls rather than form the bottom of the hole .dug.
@@BadHomeownerI've done a lot of tile over the years. My definition of grout probably is not the same as what you're using here. Can you give me more information about what this grout is? Thanks.
pipes should last a very long time, but the wellpoint itself may need to be pulled out every few years for cleaning, depending on what kind of soil you have.
I don't wan a be mean or anything like that but come in he just showed us length dosnt matter its the same concept regardless he had to add extentions so you will to ? what made you think I'd be any different
You said “First, get a permit, if you need one”. If you do that, you’re letting everyone know where to go for water if need be. Keep it on the down low!
Chlorinate your potable drilling fluid rather...also don't put well too close to your niebors or your septic or concentrated source feces..ie: Feed lot, pig pen etc... again common sense. Where I'm from, ground water everywhere, Good water beyond 350ft vertical depth though. You ain't gonna hand dig that well. Yes u can dig a 10 footer by hand but I wouldn't use for house or put anywhere near my mouth
@@BadHomeowner but a bad idea! The slots would be so big it allow sand in the pipes. A better solution is to use what is called chemical PVC well test pipe the 4 foot section of pipe has .5 micron slits that keeps out sand. A well drilling supply house has these. They are used when underground fuel tanks are placed, several test wells are drilled to test the ground water for a leaking tank.
For stuff *under* the ground, there's never been default private ownership (aka "mineral rights") in any country anywhere. Read some history. You own what's on the surface, and that's it.
Chlorinated your portable drilling water/mud & make sure cement annulus and keep well above flood zone height, and use sanitary well seal. Also a slab, sleeve or barricade so Joe blow doesn't run over it and Crack casing w tractor one day...common sense type stuff. No big deal & no reason to make it sound as such.
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Everyone asks me where to buy the drill digger! It is an "auger" by Seymour, and it can be found here: amzn.to/3RPrEhy
Nice job and great video! I have dug 3 wells on my farm using a similar method. A few suggestions. You should not put the end cap on until the screen is cut, as fine shavings will get in there and contaminate the water and/or end up in the well pump when purging the well. Also try not try to draw too much water too quickly or the screen will eventually get clogged (for instance, a deep well hand-pump) - I learned my lesson and my well just about stopped percolating because it took too much water too quickly. To prevent this on my other well, I dug a bit deeper and made a longer screen. Having a longer water column means you can draw significantly more water more quickly. Also, sediment will settle at the bottom of the pipe where the end cap is and eventually it can get up to the screen where it clogs it from the inside.
Yea I eventually settled on using a wellpoint: th-cam.com/video/IRLLbmcnYjA/w-d-xo.html. It's been going for almost a year now with zero problems, which I still find surprising. I will do a followup video in a few months after it's been a full year.
Great advice sir . Thanks
Im curios to know how long a well like that can last ? Until it runs dry
I jet 4 inch wells in pastures for cattle. I started using a filter sock around the slotted casing pipe to help prevent fine sand from getting in the casing. Stops 99 percent of fine stuff. Fine clay can still get in. I pump my wells hard right away and get great flow. like 20gpm plus.
So dig it deeper than the draw pipe depth?
For those who haven't noticed, at 11:39, it is possible to see a bag of gravel that he placed before the grout to prevent clogging. Note that at 11:45, the bag of stones is no longer there, and there are some stones near the entrance of the hole."
Yes, I regret not explaining what I did there in the video. Thanks for pointing it out.
How,May bags of gravel did you put in?
Thats why he calls himself the bad homeowner which he is.
Absolutely came in to say this very same thing. No point pouring crete down and clogging those slits otherwise be rendered useless. Bloke needs fix this video cos a lot of effort to just screw it up by omitting one of the most important factors.
@@TexasHoltonusually enough to cover pipe screens + 1 meter, as it will settle down
I put in a bore by hand some years ago, I hammered steel casing down to about 20 feet. I fabricated a point to fit on the bottom. My steel casing was in sections about 3ft long as it is driven down I would weld on a new piece. When I got to the bottom of my hole I lowered down a stainless steel screen attached to 1 inch PVC. The process is called a spear. After spear was installed I used pea gravel to cover the spear then with drew the steel casing leaving the spear behind. It worked perfectly.
Only part I did differently was to cut the filter slots before capping the pipe. Didn’t want all the PVC cuttings contaminating the water. Great dyi video. 👍
It’s amazing to see the water 💦 come out.
Gigidy
We were using this kind of well before, and after a few years, water level was going down and we had to remove all casing assembly and dig deeper to get water, it was very nice and helpful video, thank you
This wouldn’t work here in Northwest Arkansas. We’re on rock. We are on rock,surrounded by rock and more rock.
This is excellent video to learn how to do a shallow well. He makes it very simple and educative.
I happy to found your video. I live in Newport News, VA and I want to install a backyard well too.
I use to live in Chesapeake off Kempsville RD in the early 80’s I jetted down my well using domestic water pressure and worked fine! I used for irrigation of course.😁🛫
Hello, thank you so much, really liked how you took your time to go through the steps. Great video. 👍
*I have never, nor ever will, asked permission to take MY water out of MY ground.* #MyWaterNotShared
Good for you.
@@BadHomeowner
Indeed it is.
@@BadHomeownerI’m thinking about doing this. Any laws against drilling our own well?
@@Keepitoriginalministry Most places require a permit, but who is going to know or turn you in? Just use common sense and don't drill into a septic field and if using for drinking you better get it tested.
I just finished watching 3 or 4 of your well videos, and applaud you for your efforts. Will also leave a comment on each one. I've done similar shallow wells over the years in my yard (Easy digging, all sand...like yours), and have tried a couple others. There is no conclusion to this style, and I'll speculate why.
But 1st will say, you left out the part about filling the 4" casing hole with "trap-rock" around the casing screen, to allow the water to penetrate. We're sure you did that, right? You did show the bags, but only showed the mortar filling the hole.
And next, you didn't elaborate what you did to the 4" casing, when your digger hit the mud. If you want the 1' plastic well point to be a couple feet below the water table, and you plugged off the bottom of the 4" casing, how did you drive it 2' (or more) into the mud? Your posthole digger won't make a deep enuff hole, because it will keep filling with mud. I know, cause it happened to me. No getting around it. I'm just guessing that you didn't get your 1" PVC pipe in deep enuff water, to supply your needs. Maybe that's why your next video, (only a month later) shows new 1 1/4" black pipe, with a driven sand point.
i like that FILTER CLOTH you put on the bottom of that casing pipe !!!
This presentation was well presented any one should be able to do this in there back yard
You still have a lot to learn about well drilling, thanks for sharing!
That's for sure
I have a question. if the big pipe has the holes in it for the water to get in, doesn't the grout stopped the water. I really want to understand this process.
Post hole diggers will get you down 4-5 feet for a good quick start.
One important point I was unclear on in watching the video is how you knew you were in a good pocket of water and could stop digging? I believe there is more surface water and deeper good clean water. Any tests to use or pointers to help me know when to stop digging?
I knew I hit water at like 10ft because I dropped a tape measure down the pipe and could hear the plunk sound of it hitting the water. Sorry I didn't record this.
After that, I just dug until I hit something hard.
Very interesting approach. I have heard that is is possible to hit the water table and if you keep going it is possible to go completely through the water table into something like clay and “lose” the well. I guess you were lucky. Thank you for the response. I love you easy to follow videos. Very helpful.
I have a question: The cement, that you poured to protect the outer PVC pipe, didn´t it seal the slits which you did on that pipe ?
No he poured the gravel in first.
Yea, gravel went in first and surrounds the pipe, grout goes on top to seal off the gravel from the surface.
Did you install a reducer at the top of the large pipe to secure the smaller pipe in the center and cover the top?
I watched your video very well. Thank you for the good information.. Is it difficult to get permission? How much does it cost?
Hey, wasn't hard to get a permit, I just filled out an application with my city. Also check out this video where I go into more detail on my setup: th-cam.com/video/IRLLbmcnYjA/w-d-xo.html
After you put the gravel in you should put bentonite flakes then put your grout
bentonite is already a component in most non-shrink grout to counteract the natural shrinkage that occurs during cement curing
Thank you for this amazing video
Thank you!
Why not use a air lift pump?
I'm not really familiar with air lift pumps, except that they were out of my budget
Nothing to it. Air line, hose, 3 foot of depth. Small air pump, check valve, and airstone. @@BadHomeowner
What chemicals? Do you use Round-Up????
Where can i get a extention pole for my auger?
The extensions are regular 3/4 in. iron pipes connected together with pipe couplers
Genuinely fun watch cheers fella
I got a free jacuzzi after some rich couple wanted to get rid of it instead of pay to remove it I too it for a hundred bucks, they paid me a hundred . But I eventually flipped it upside down and made my own water source / well same with 2 other bathtubs around my property just flip that shit in a ditch you dug and get free water for your property, just use city water for your indoor plumbing so you basically water your property or use it to wash stuff free.
I like this method of digging farm well. Can u please tell me how it work on hard solid rock deep hole, thanks
Won't work well through solid rock...
The PVC glue was completely pointless. The pipes were also installed upside down which makes it more difficult if you ever needed to remove it. It is disappointing that you didn’t show the final product after investing all of that time talking about it.
Id call him a dunce
PVC pipes are symmetrical -- there's no such thing as "upside down" with a symmetrical pipe.
@@BadHomeowner They are not symmetrical. There is a belled end and a straight end.
@@smarterthanyou9090 There is no belled end. What looks like a "bell" is the coupler that I installed onto one end of the symmetrical pipe.
@@BadHomeowner I see. In that case it's the same work. Gluing a belled end is easier than a coupling but as you've used a coupling the work to replace it is the same. You are correct.
I've never used glue on the several wells that I've done. I never felt it was worth putting toxic chemicals on pipes that already sit in water and collect water meant to be potable.
I still say you should have shown the finished work. There is no real evidence that the well functions unless you demonstrate the completed project. Most people who watch a project unfold are not satisfied until they can see the end result.
I don't think the casing is deep enough. The static water level should be at least couple feet or more above the well point?
I live in a winter climate. Is it smart/advisable to install a check valve about 5 feet down so I can put RV antifreeze down the 1” column during winter? Has anyone tried this? Am I setting myself up for failure by doing so?
is this a real question? do NOT put antifreeze in your well pipe
how is the ground water going to get through that grout and into the PVC pipe? Isnt the grout going to fill in the spaces between the gravel?
There's gravel below the grout, and the grout does not seep down in between all the gravel, so there is still plenty of space below the grout where water is able to enter.
It cost 100 to do it your self and cost 20k to have it done by a contractor
yep
Nope 7,500 for a complete deep well in Georgia..
I learned a few things from the video, but I also think I missed something as I'm a bit confused. There are dremel-cut holes in the outer pipe. Doesn't the grout just cover these when you pour it in the hole?
No, the grout doesn't seep through the gravel, and so it doesn't fill the openings
Waterless in the Wetlands" (Ocala SPRINGS, FL....the irony ALMOST HURTS!)
Really? I wonder why that is
So the mud would get into the water and turn it brown but grout wont? Wont the grout get in the water?
How did you find where to dig the hole? Also nice video. Straight to the point and not alot of bs (if any).
Trial and error.
How much was your permit for a private DIY well? And what state do you live in?
$200 one-time
I don’t get the premise of filling the hole with grout or anything. How does this part work because the outta tube he cut slits in for water to get in but now he’s filled it all with the grout so no water can get in. I’m so confused about this. Can someone explain it to me please
He put gravel and/or pebbles in first which he neglected to show. The gravel will allow water seepage into the slits that he cut into the pipe. Otherwise, the grout would have blocked everything and he would not have been able to draw water out of the well. I would suggest to him that because he forgot to actually mention about adding the pebbles, he should put it in text on his video because it's confusing for people to see, and even worse if people follow what he did and put grout without the pebbles, destroying everything he did.
I will putting in a well soon and have watched many videos. Yours is nice it's simple to the point it showed. Question, when you pour the grout in what prevents the inlet slits from not being sealed up in other words the area from which the water comes in I would think it has to be in the water table and free to capture the water. Please explain this too me I might have missed hearing it. More detail on the pipe in the water hole. Thanks
I believe the gravel goes in before the grout
What kind of pump are you using? Would you add that to the description as well? Thanks
How does the grout not go down into the water surrounding the pipe and cover the screen you cut into it?
I was thinking about the same we need answer
yes he clogged it
please tell me you put rocks at the base.
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Where did you buy your auger,...
I will add links to the description
do you call this a well, not a borehole ?/
Not sure. It would be only a borehole if I never hit water, I suppose. But I hit water! So it becomes a well at that point.
How can you tell when the auger is ready to be pulled up as it gets really deep? Do you tell by feeling, or can you see down the hole?
You guess, basically. Usually I would do like 5-10 turns and it would be full.
I have jurisdiction now
How does water come through the grout?
The grout does not seep through the gravel around the bottom, so the water continues to seep through the gravel.
Wouldn’t the grout cover the slits preventing water from making it to the pipe
There is gravel at the bottom that keeps the grout out and lets the water seep in. I didn't explain that very well.
Is that water drinkable? Do you gotta boil it?
It's very clean but I wouldn't drink it
@@BadHomeowner why wouldn't you drink it? because it is exposed to PVC?
WHY did you switch to using SANDPOINT well ? Did you have problems? I'm thinking of doing a well on my property just trying to figure out which kind is better
Hey good question. I switched to a sandpoint later because I was able to drive it deeper into the ground. This allows me a more reliable supply of water in case it doesn't rain for a long time.
some places they say water table is arround 100 meters. im curios how will you know the length? and what if it has to go deeper?
100 m would be aquifer depth. Water table is usually much more shallow.
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Nice job. Please consider whether monotonous music is needed over the top of you speaking or at all really. I like that you capped the casing pipe. Any guess as to how many millimetres wide those Dremel cuts were? Would there be an advantage to add a few hundred more cuts up the casing pipe? When you poured the grout in would any have made its way all the way to the bottom surrounding your casing pipe or will it not set under saturated sand/water? Sorry, too many questions. I am in Australia and about to embark on a similar bore. Mine is in pure sand and may be about 8m deep so I can’t use an auger. Thanks again for an interesting video.
I'll remove it for the next one
What kind of coupling did you use coming from the 1 inch pipe to the hose that leads to the pump?
A barbed pipe fitting. One end screws into the pipe, the other slides into the hose and grabs the inside. Sort of like this: www.homedepot.com/b/Plumbing-Pipe-Fittings-Fittings/Barb/5-8/N-5yc1vZ1z18i3tZ1z0u2lcZ1z1b4fc
I just bought a house and have a well like the one you have. But I don't want it. Can I just cut the pvc pipe shorter and cap it?
Yep just put a solid cap on so junk doesn't get in the pipe.
I leave in bealeton VA.
How deep you think the water is here?
So u put gravel I'm before the pvc?
Hello we’re trying to dig a well in out backyard. How did you decide on that starting location ? Thanks
Location was where I wanted the well to be. No magic involved.
where did you get the auger extensions?
The extensions are just 3/4in iron pipe. You could use something like this: amzn.to/3L5F1I9
What is the name of the tool you are using to dig ? Where do we buy online ?
it's a hole auger.
Hey bro this is a great video..Im in Chesapeake va. I was wondering if you could give me some tips.
Let me know if there's a way for us to talk
hey, what do you need? I'm in Norfolk, I think we should have similar water tables unless you're near the swamp, in which case it will be higher for you. You can also check out my wellpoint video which may be a bit easier depending on what your soil is like: th-cam.com/video/IRLLbmcnYjA/w-d-xo.html
So grout on top of the gravel, fill up to the surface? 10+ feet of grout?
I filled with about ~6 ft of gravel, probably another ~4 ft of grout that stops a couple ft below the surface. Grout doesn't need to come all the way to the surface.
You didn’t grout the well properly.lt states in the regulations not to poor cement from the top of hole you were supposed to use a trimey pipe and grout from bottom of casing to the top
That's only necessary for wells that are hundreds of feet deep to avoid large air pockets. For a 15ft well it's perfectly fine to pour from the top.
What can you do if you hit a rock 15 feet down?
Start a new hole probably
Yeah but what none of these well digging videos talk about is what to do when the sides start collapsing in while you're digging!!....
I'd think the'd only collapse if 1) you are digging a really big (wide) hole, or 2) if your water table is very high. In those cases, I'd consider using a well point or a jetted well instead of an auger.
informative...but the pacing of information is so slow that I kept having to keep myself from closing the video. I'd re-edit for information only speed up the pace.
Thanks for the feedback
We are not allowed to do this without paying someone to do it
that auger doesn't work where i'm at. {soil is sandy silt}
You could try a sandpoint which I cover in another video
Can you drink the water?
Surface groundwater isn't really drinkable unless sterilized.
Grout will be more porous?? 🤔 And allow water into your well? If so your water must be supremely clean. Got a follow up video? How did you know how far too dig down? And so what did you do with your gravel? I thought you would have put gravel at the bottom then seal it with grout. Ty in advanced of your response ❤ Peace and Health
@@LetsRoll239 I have to correct you he did use grout! Not the kind grout used on tile though. Grout is a different composition than cement!
Grout dries with a tighter grain less porous than cement! Think of rice in a jar and compare it to having sugar in anther jar. The grains of sugar are tighter than the rice. I hope this helps. 😁🛫
Is this guy supposed to be funny??? ...cause I'm cracking up lolol
So where in Ghent do you live lol?
do you have to stop digging when you see water ? even at any depth?
As a practical matter, it's hard to dig with an auger much below the water level because the walls start to collapse. I did another video with a sandpoint which allows you to go deeper: th-cam.com/video/IRLLbmcnYjA/w-d-xo.html
When i started to dig, i saw water at 2 feet, i went on to 7 feet but much water was obstructing so i stopped at 7 feet. I discovered that water was coming from the walls rather than form the bottom of the hole .dug.
doesnt the grout clog the screen??
No, gravel goes in first and surrounds the screen, and the grout hardens on top of the gravel.
@@BadHomeowner oh okay I must have missed that. Do they let you drive a Sandpoint? I feel like that would have been a lot easier for you.
@@mlehman yep, I did one of those later: th-cam.com/video/IRLLbmcnYjA/w-d-xo.html
@@BadHomeownerI've done a lot of tile over the years. My definition of grout probably is not the same as what you're using here. Can you give me more information about what this grout is? Thanks.
the name of your drill pls.?
I will add links to the description
Where to buy the pump and connector
Amazon
HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU REPLACE THE PIPES?
You don’t!
pipes should last a very long time, but the wellpoint itself may need to be pulled out every few years for cleaning, depending on what kind of soil you have.
Turn off the music please
How to do this for 600 to 800ft well?
I have no idea. I doubt that is possible without a drilling rig.
I don't wan a be mean or anything like that but come in he just showed us length dosnt matter its the same concept regardless he had to add extentions so you will to ? what made you think I'd be any different
r u canadian?
no
Okay ok mom just give me the damn tool I got this
how deep was this well?
This one was about 10ft deep. In my Sandpoint video, that one is about 18ft.
Hope your home is not built over a Land Fill/Garbage dump. lol
I hope not too. If it were I think I'd have other problems...
Screw that permit boy. Government don’t need their nose in your water
Yeah man unbelievable I don't follow these rules imoral rules
Wtf you had to pull a permit. What a bunch of shit, if your only going to use it for the lawn.
Getting a permit isn't a big deal, took me 10 minutes. Localities have perfectly valid reasons to want a list of known wells in the area.
@@BadHomeowner i agree
You said “First, get a permit, if you need one”.
If you do that, you’re letting everyone know where to go for water if need be.
Keep it on the down low!
Chlorinate your potable drilling fluid rather...also don't put well too close to your niebors or your septic or concentrated source feces..ie:
Feed lot, pig pen etc... again common sense. Where I'm from, ground water everywhere, Good water beyond 350ft vertical depth though. You ain't gonna hand dig that well. Yes u can dig a 10 footer by hand but I wouldn't use for house or put anywhere near my mouth
Do it w/ a circular saw,much easier.
Didn't think about that, but yes it would be easier.
@@BadHomeowner but a bad idea! The slots would be so big it allow sand in the pipes. A better solution is to use what is called chemical PVC well test pipe the 4 foot section of pipe has .5 micron slits that keeps out sand. A well drilling supply house has these. They are used when underground fuel tanks are placed, several test wells are drilled to test the ground water for a leaking tank.
Private well.
The very word private does not mean anything anymore.
For stuff *under* the ground, there's never been default private ownership (aka "mineral rights") in any country anywhere. Read some history. You own what's on the surface, and that's it.
@@TravisWebbUSA i dont even own the rain that falls on my roof.
Sounds like a Colorado problem. Sorry about that.
Kill the soundtrack! It's like fingernails on a chalkboard.
I'll remove it for the next one
I living Virginia can you dig mine 😫
Lol
Why does he speak so slow and why is he stoping for random periods. Is he having a mini stroke?
why are you so salty lmfao
Yes that's what happening. You nailed it.
@@BadHomeowner well next time stroke it off screen
This dude awkward AF
Totally agree.
@@BadHomeowner ha!
Chlorinated your portable drilling water/mud & make sure cement annulus and keep well above flood zone height, and use sanitary well seal. Also a slab, sleeve or barricade so Joe blow doesn't run over it and Crack casing w tractor one day...common sense type stuff. No big deal & no reason to make it sound as such.
You should know what your talking about before you make a informative video
Thank you for your comment.
@@BadHomeowner I am sorry I was negative toward your video I was going through some shit anyways that doesn't make it right so I am sorry
Grout is chemical
Water is also a chemical