Hand Pump Wells .....Deep Dive

Today we will take a VERY close look at hand pump wells. What parts to buy, where to buy them, how to drive the well what pitfalls you might encounter and how to get good clean water with a primitive well.

[michaelt.]

My water table is only 450 feet down. Im going to the hardware store today. I’ll comment again in 3 years to keep you updated on how it’s going.

[stevendezwaan]

I'm a stocker at a Menards myself and i'm sometimes putting plumbing stuff on the shelves and hooks to be sold. This deep dive will help me answer any questions about this stuff if i'm ever faced with those questions. Thank you Dave.

[elainehood]

Growing up in oxberry Miss we had a pump just like that. We always had to make sure to save water in one bucket so we could prime the pump..we also had an outhouse..I was 7.. now I’m 70

[dandarling]

At my cabin in Northern lower Michigan. I drove a sand point with no water at 24 foot. Instead of pulling I drove through a hard clay layer, 1/8 inch per hit at times. After 3 foot of hard driving it poked into water sand. Total well depth 34 foot. Hand pump does in fact pump it, extra effort is needed on handle, and I wear out leather cups once a year. I like the ball valve idea! I used brass check valve. Great informative video! Thanks!

[BlakeLeasure]

I have absolutely zero ambition to make a well but it was fun watching you try, fail, try again, and finally succeed. The process was interesting and I liked seeing how simple the materials are to make a well. Stay radical! 🤘🏻

[kevincrooks]

Great video, Dave. I grew up in a hardware store and we sold all that stuff for sandpoints. Dont know how many pump leathers i sold growing up. The old timers were always amazed when my little sis could tell them why their wells werent pumping. She went on to get a masters in geology. Your tutorial covers this subject perfectly.

[SanJuanCreole]

Black spruce is bush radical's brother. Another cool channel 🎉

[hamilfb]

Appreciate these videos where you work through the challenges bound to occur. Better than the polished vids on other channels that edit out the realities of these projects. If Dave has some struggles, I can cut myself some slack

[Miss.Libby.]

I will probably never have to drill a well, but your instructional video was very interesting Dave. I always learn something new when I watch your channel. Thanks for more great viewing. Cheers from Australia 👏🏻🇦🇺🦘

[DannyCreech]

Dave, thanks for not giving up on YouTube videos. We enjoy watching you do whatever it is you are currently working on. Don't stress over "Is this decent content or not." Just keep putting yourself out there and we will keep watching. Personally, I think you should be the next Motel 6 voice guy. You and Tom Bodett have such great voices. My other notable favorite is Morgan Freeman. BTW, this video did answer a couple of questions I have had about this type of well even though I have watched your other well videos. So, thanks!

[pljall]

Hi Dave, Something that I think you might have mentioned is that I know you use outhouses at your cabins and lots of other people do too. So the well should be as far away from the outhouse and also preferably upslope. I work for civil engineers and I don't really know about shallow wells but deep ones are always at least 50' from a septic system.

[the_old_standard]

I made a road trip way up to the yoopee this summer and I was on grand island and I found this interesting, large, hand-pump. I was thinking about your well videos haha. take care

[BarryHope-bjum]

Brooke did an outstanding job digging her well. Of course she was close to a stream.

[whislerwildlands]

Awesome video! I have an electric pump for my shallow well that I use for the house, but when I rebuilt it I put a valve and manual pump on the top just in case I loose power. This lets me have access to drinking water no matter what happens to the grid.

[patrickc.allenlive]

Sounds like you know plenty water stuff. Thanks for the great show! Excellent.

[estherclawson]

I will try to remember a funnel to aim for on any wells i put in on my future homestead. Thanks for the video.

[lcinflorida]

My ex husband did this up in the Sandhills. He welded two truck rims together, he jacked up the rear of the truck, removed one tire and installed the two rims welded together, put the truck in gear and used the spinning rim as a pulley. Worked damn good!

[deanbarr]

I've watched you do this 3 or 4 times. It always soarks mi interests Dave. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. I'm 61 years old and my ambition is to do a pump drive system like this, thanks again.

[t.davidgordon]

Superb, Dave. First attempt was reasonable, but didn't work; so you went to Plan B, which worked great. You are so resourceful, and also generous, to share your resourcefulness with others. Bravo!

[splitpea]

Extremely worthwhile, concise video. Thank you, Dave Whipple. Well done.