DIY Chlorinating & Cleaning a Dug Well

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  • @ml9633
    @ml9633 2 года назад +4

    Wow, made 5 years ago and just found your Awesome video. Pete, thank you for making everything you do visual. I own a house with a surface well; all I hear in videos is talk, jargon, and I couldn't figure out anything. Your video made the difference, Pete. Thank you for being down to earth on this. Got 41 bacteria counts, 3 types e.coli when analyzed. Scary.... Rainy today, so i sprayed bleach all over the outside and took out small cement cover sprayed the inside. Getting bleach and all ready for doing full job tomorrow, temperature permitting. Thank you, sir :)

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  2 года назад

      Thank you for your kind comment.

  • @alandoucette9997
    @alandoucette9997 3 года назад +4

    I've been hunting everywhere on RUclips to see how to do this, and I finally found your video... I live just outside of Halifax, so it was great to learn this from a fellow Nova Scotian. I'll check out the rest of your videos! Thanks so much.

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  3 года назад +1

      Thank you for the nice comment.
      Good luck with your well.

    • @Kcentlord
      @Kcentlord 6 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@BasaPete❤

  • @michaelpatenaude3434
    @michaelpatenaude3434 5 лет назад +7

    This is a very helpful and appreciated video. I have a similar well in West Quebec and your video has reinforced some of the practices I've used.

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  5 лет назад

      Thank you, I'm glad it was helpful.

  • @EasternSkye
    @EasternSkye 7 лет назад +7

    Thx Pete - Exactly what I needed to see before I tackle mine.

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  7 лет назад

      Thanks, and good luck.

  • @pg8455
    @pg8455 3 года назад +1

    Thanks Pete, moving to Bridgewater area very helpful.

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  3 года назад

      Welcome to the South Shore.

  • @rosie4runner965
    @rosie4runner965 7 лет назад +10

    Thank you for making this video. Appreciate it 👍

  • @MUNIPRASADGUTHA
    @MUNIPRASADGUTHA 5 лет назад +2

    Excellent way of cleaning up the well

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks for your nice comment.

  • @ragnarivar4143
    @ragnarivar4143 6 лет назад +5

    Thanks for the video and explanation.. great work

  • @jasonking8671
    @jasonking8671 4 года назад +5

    Anyone else notice the huge spider when he removed the cover?. Also are you in Bridgewater Nova Scotia? Great video BTW.

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  4 года назад +3

      Thank you for your comment.
      That's my guard spider.
      Conquerall Mills.

  • @vtcycle
    @vtcycle 6 лет назад +3

    Common sense way to shock a well. Thanks for the info.

  • @FlukeTog
    @FlukeTog 3 года назад +1

    Thank you Sir.

  • @an1596
    @an1596 5 лет назад +2

    Great video, thank you!

  • @euonymus1980
    @euonymus1980 4 года назад +3

    Great video. One question though- if needed how would you change out the submersible pump? Looks like the line is 5' down with no way at "grab" it

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  4 года назад +2

      Thanks for your comment.
      To change out the submersible pump I'd use a ladder and climb down into the well.

  • @chuckewacks8511
    @chuckewacks8511 7 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the video will have to do this in a few weeks. Eastern shore lifestyle ....

  • @joan-lisa-smith
    @joan-lisa-smith 4 года назад +1

    Thanks so much for this!

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  4 года назад

      Glad I could help.

  • @sunilsenevirathne4245
    @sunilsenevirathne4245 4 года назад +1

    Thank you appreciate your vdio and your explanation

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  4 года назад

      Thank You. Glad I could help.

  • @NEWCalmingRelaxingMusic
    @NEWCalmingRelaxingMusic 5 месяцев назад

    Wonder how that spider got in that well? Great video btw! 👍

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  5 месяцев назад

      Thank you for your comment.
      That's my guard spider. Ha!Ha!
      How it got there I have no idea.

  • @Sh1nrin_Yoku
    @Sh1nrin_Yoku 2 года назад +1

    Great video. Thank you for this. I have a well similar to this for my seasonal camper. Would you happen to know, or have any info on how this, along with the trenched line, can be winterized?

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  2 года назад +1

      Thank you for your comment and question.
      As long as your water lines are below the frost line you should have no problem with your lines or well.
      If your water lines are exposed to the cold you'll need to cover them with heavy insulation or wrap them with heat tape.

    • @Sh1nrin_Yoku
      @Sh1nrin_Yoku 2 года назад

      @@BasaPete Great, thank you again! Very helpful!!

  • @HabsGeorge
    @HabsGeorge 4 года назад +1

    Good video, I was wondering how much javex to use. My well started to smell recently. Didn't know what to do

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  4 года назад

      Thank you for the comment.
      And, good luck with your well.

  • @JFEnterprize
    @JFEnterprize Год назад

    My house didn’t have so much as even a sediment filter. Installed one. Also I assume you had to drain the hot water tank and flush that as well from chlorinating? Quite a chore to do but that’s wells I guess 🤷‍♂️ grew up on city water supply so never had such problems. Do have access to city water from the street. Kinda wanna keep the well though.

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  Год назад

      Thank you for your comment.
      No problem flushing the hot water tank. I usually flash it annually due to sediment.

  • @tommy..980
    @tommy..980 6 лет назад +1

    I have a hand dug well brick lined that I was told is 100 Years old we still use it for our everyday water ( wash, bath and some time drinking water) the well is 18ft Deep 3 ft wide. If I did this to my well how can I assure the well will refill??? Matter of fact how does the well fill back up anyway??? The water know is about 9 ft deep

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  6 лет назад +1

      I assume your 100 year old well is a good well and never goes dry. A good well will refill in a matter of hours, maybe longer in the dry season. My well is spring-fed, never goes dry, takes less than 12 hours to refill. The water comes from underground and it's the best kind of well. Some wells get their water from ground and/or surface seepage, which can be effected by the amount of rain. Which type of well do you have, spring-fed or ground-seepage or both?

  • @brianbaker359
    @brianbaker359 4 года назад

    Excellent video especially doing everything yourself.
    Why did you do the chlorine shock treatment prior to pumping out the mud and debris from the well, I thought it would be preferable to do the chlorine shock after well had been cleaned.

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  4 года назад +1

      Thank you for your comment.
      You can pump out your well before the chlorine shock treatment, no problem. The only reason I pumped out after the chlorine shock treatment was to save on pump rental.

  • @billywayne6104
    @billywayne6104 5 лет назад +1

    I have a old hand dug well that I'd like to put into use, however it doesn't have a liner. It's a concrete tube that goes down about 3 feet and then it's just dirt all the way down. Roughly 30 ft deep 3 ft diameter. Any suggestions? Is it even possible to put a liner on it?

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  5 лет назад +1

      I've never seen a dug well that deep with dirt walls. It must be hard-packed ground. If the water tests good I see no reason why you couldn't use it as is. If the water needs to be treated with chlorine the dirt walls shouldn't be a problem.
      As for a liner, it is possible, but could be very expensive. A 30" well crock might fit, it has a 36" outside diameter. If not, there's a 24" well crocks with a 29" outside diameter. You'd have to have a machine to lower them into place. Could be tricky. I'd test the water first before I'd attempt a big job like this. Good luck.

  • @seaworld6955
    @seaworld6955 2 года назад

    How often is this process necessary? Moving to the outskirts of lunenburg, super excited ! Such a beautiful area !

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  2 года назад

      Thank you for your comment.
      I clean my well about every 3 - 5 years, or sooner if necessary.

  • @DeebeeNonya
    @DeebeeNonya Год назад

    Hello and thank you so much for this video! I am having a horrible smell from my well water and I know I need to shock it, but I had no idea how to do that, but your video really helped. My hand dug well is very deep over 60' and over 50 years old, so there's no way I can mix it or clean it, like you did. Could I just run the water back into the well through a hose to mix it? Thank you for any advice you may give me!

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  Год назад +1

      60 feet deep! Wow! Running the hose might work.
      If my well was 60 feet deep, I'd tie a large heavy object (Something that will sink) to a long rope and bob it up and down until I reached the bottom of the well. Good luck. And, thank you for your comment.

    • @DeebeeNonya
      @DeebeeNonya Год назад

      @@BasaPete Thank you for the reply and the idea! I will give that a try once I can get the plain bleach tomorrow.

  • @Sam-hq5wd
    @Sam-hq5wd Год назад

    Great video Pete. Our Dug well is filling up with silt. wonder if the similar pump as the one you rented in your video would clean the silt, or do I need a professional pump truck? any ideas or suggestion would be appreciated. Thank you.

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  Год назад

      Thank you for your nice comment.
      To answer your question: It depends on the weight of the silt. If it's heavy you probably need a special pumping system.
      I've used an average size pump to remove light silt and also a submersible pump. The submersable worked best for light silt.

  • @DAshorts654
    @DAshorts654 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for watching

  • @linusleblanc6348
    @linusleblanc6348 4 года назад +1

    What if you have tree roots in a dug well?

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  4 года назад +2

      Thank you for your question.
      I've had tree root problems in my well before. First, I dug down on the outside of the well to the tree roots and cut them off. Then I pulled the roots out from inside the well. After that, I plugged the holes on the outside of the well with cement. The roots never came back.

  • @JFEnterprize
    @JFEnterprize Год назад

    My shallow well water at times will do the same. Mine 3’ wide 18’ deep. I don’t really have a spot to pour out all 600 plus gallons into the yard. Do you think I can pump out most of the water onto the ground before treatment and properly mix the bleach to the right concentration of what’s left run it through the house and then drain? Test results confirmed choliform bacteria and I blow through a hot water heater in 3 years time. Also did your well happen to make sediment at the rock at the bottom? I thought of maybe mashing the rock at the bottom to stir up the sdiment and use a small pump to pump that silty water out. Thoughts on this? Not many around me use shallow wells if they do it’s likely for irrigation only.

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  Год назад

      Thank you for your nice comment.
      Yes, my well has sediment.
      Yes, you could pump out most of the water before treatment. Just make sure to wash down the wall of the well with bleach.
      If you have a septic system, draining a large amount of bleached water into it is not advised.

  • @ab-pe2zs
    @ab-pe2zs 2 года назад

    Very nice video, thanks! I have a well which I did this to last year, and now that spring is here, we are getting heavy rain and snow melt in the catchment area, and we can sense some smell and taste that we associate with sulfur / iron bacteria. Do you think it's necessary to do this whole procedure on, say, a semi-annual shock routine? Thoughts welcome, and thanks (also a Nova Scotian, although transplanted to Ontario :-)).

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  2 года назад

      Thank you for you nice comment.
      I would get your water tested before treating it again. You may need a filtration system. I get my well tested annually. So far, it remains clear.

  • @thestonehousefarm1942
    @thestonehousefarm1942 3 года назад

    Why would you need to chlorine shock your well? This was explained in the beginning. I have a well exactly like this but it doesn’t have a pump. Water is crystal clear. Can you make a video in your pump

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  3 года назад

      Thanks for your comment.
      I shocked my well because organic material is seeping in from underground.
      My 1/2 horse-power shallow well jet pump works great and very easy to install. No plans to make a video.

  • @gordonmitchell729
    @gordonmitchell729 2 года назад

    I just took ownership of a piece of land with a slightly larger well than yours in this video. It is about 50 feet deep but the water level is at about 25 feet just now in the very dry period we are going through. I am in Europe and the well is lined with granite and possibly sandstone. It's not easy to see as there is a covering of moss most of the way down. The water smells very stagnant and when I pulled up a few buckets to check, I also pulled up a couple of water snakes abour 4in long. I have yet to add a pump to run the water off, so my question is, should I add bleach to the well and let it sit until I set up the pump system, or wait until I have done the whole setup? Great video thank you.

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  2 года назад +1

      Thank you for your comment.
      As long as you shock treatment the well with bleach at least 24hrs before you pump it out you should be ok. Be sure to test your water following the treatment and cleaning.

    • @gordonmitchell729
      @gordonmitchell729 2 года назад

      @@BasaPete that’s great thank you Pete. I will get the pump and everything ready soon and let you know how I get on.

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  2 года назад +1

      @@gordonmitchell729 Good luck.

  • @dhirendrasao6263
    @dhirendrasao6263 4 года назад

    VERY GOOD

  • @talhamalik3353
    @talhamalik3353 8 лет назад +4

    you need to let it sit their for 24 hours least before proceeding to flush

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  8 лет назад

      Yes 24 hours, that's correct.

  • @lynchpinwealth
    @lynchpinwealth 5 лет назад

    Hello how are you this morning. Enjoyed your video.
    I'm in the process of remediating a 30 year old well consisting of concrete Crocks. Well is approximately 8 ft deep. I'm particularly interested in remediating the bottom base of the well what some folks refer to as the well pit. When I say remediating I mean removing the collected silt including the the base layer of Old Stone replacing it with new Stone. I am considering using a vacuum pump to remove the silted base layer as opposed to hand digging. Any suggestions in this regard?
    As for the pump recommendation, you suggested a submersible as opposed to a conventional as it did a better job of removing silt is this correct?
    Also did you pretreat the pump and suction line with disinfectant before using in the well?

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  5 лет назад

      Thanks, I'm taking it easy on this very hot morning. The first time I pumped out my well I used a centrifugal pump, which worked great. The only problem, it didn't suck the last foot of water once the pump lost its prime. Since then I've used an electric submersible pump, which pumps right down to the stones at the bottom of the well.
      Are you planning to remove the stones or just the sediment?

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  5 лет назад

      Yes, I used a submersible pump. It did a good job at removing sediment. Recently, I pumped out an 8 ft well that was full of moss. The pump's filter screen kept plugging, so I had to raise the pump and clean the moss from the filter screen. It took a while, but I managed to clean out all the moss from the well.
      No, I did not disinfect the pump or hose. However, the well was full of chlorinated water, which I figured would disinfect the pump and hose.

  • @sapotts1387
    @sapotts1387 3 года назад

    Just bleach? My well is about 20ft deep definitely not as shallow as only 12ft same procedure?

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  3 года назад

      Yes, just bleach. You will have to increase the amount of bleach for a larger volume of water. Good luck.

  • @paulotto272
    @paulotto272 3 года назад

    Could all the taps be turned on to drain the well instead of using a pump?

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  3 года назад

      Thanks for the question.
      If I had used the taps to drain the well it would have lost the prime to the house pump and that can cause a big problem.

  • @Haddley333
    @Haddley333 4 года назад

    What does he mean at 4:30 when he says, "stop spraying, don't want to pump system dry." Is he referring to the gasoline pump that's running?

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  4 года назад

      Thanks for your question.
      I'm referring to the garden hose coming from the house. Once the water level in the well, drops below the foot valve and you keep spraying water from the garden hose you'll pump the main water line dry and lose your prime. Not good.

    • @Haddley333
      @Haddley333 4 года назад

      Basa Pete thanks!!

  • @stevekopcial129
    @stevekopcial129 4 года назад +1

    You grow some big spiders on 3:38 inside the well casing.

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  4 года назад +2

      Yea, that's my guard spider. I call him, 'Venom.'

  • @lilypad7506
    @lilypad7506 4 года назад

    You have your garden hose pretty far from the well. I saw the pipe at the bottom of the well but what does it take to get the water from the well to your hose? I know that you need to run a pipe but what do you use to get the water flow pressure to the hose? Thanks in advance.

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  4 года назад +1

      Thank you for your comment.
      I have a 3/4 hp jet-pump under the house that pumps the water through the garden hose.

    • @lilypad7506
      @lilypad7506 4 года назад +1

      @@BasaPete Thank you sir!

  • @Aneblanc
    @Aneblanc 7 лет назад

    NS, AB and NL websites recommend no fast pumping ±10l/min which about my 1/2HP jet pump rate. What are your take on that?

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  7 лет назад

      10 litres per minute is a guideline for flushing chlorinated water from your system using an outside tap and garden hose. Actually, most 1/2 hp pumps using an 1/2" line would be hard pressed to exceed this guideline. As far as pumping out your well, using a portable centrifugal pump, there is no guideline that I know of.

  • @Yellowjacket1977
    @Yellowjacket1977 6 лет назад

    I am going to do this soon. My dad had this 35' well hand-dug in 1956. When "city" water came through in 1974, dad signed on for that, and the well hasn't been used since. Do you think it's still safe to use? How would you re-start the flow? Do you think a sump pump lowered into the well would work?

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  6 лет назад +1

      Hand-dug, back when hard work was a part of life. The well should still be safe, providing it was covered properly and has no surface contaminates, dead animal, etc... This summer, I pumped out a well with a submersible pump. It worked great! Better than a suction pump.

    • @dhirendrasao6263
      @dhirendrasao6263 4 года назад

      @@BasaPete YES IN INDIA ,IN RAIPUR I AM DEPENDANT ON HAND DUG WELL ..DO THIS TODAY ONLY ..THANKS

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  4 года назад

      @@dhirendrasao6263 Good Luck.

    • @Mike_inspector
      @Mike_inspector Год назад +1

      This is great! I'm buying a house with a well that needs a shock. Do I need to use an external pump like this, or can I just run it through the house system? Presumably with a hose to the street since I assume I don't want that bleach in my septic tank?

  • @d100clubcab
    @d100clubcab 6 лет назад

    Your well is twelve feet deep but how many feet from well cover to top of water?
    I ask because I have a well that is 13 feet well cover to top of water then 7feet of water in the well so 20 feet from well cover to silt.
    You think a trash pump will do the job? Or should I get a submersible?

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  6 лет назад +1

      I have about 3 - 4 feet of space between water surface and well lid.
      On my last well cleaning job, I used a heavy duty submersible pump and it worked great. It's lighter to use, no need to prime, and it pumps more silt off the bottom than the suction trash pump.

    • @d100clubcab
      @d100clubcab 6 лет назад

      Basa Pete thanks for quick reply. By chance would you have the model of the submersible pump you used to get that silt off the bottom?

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  6 лет назад

      It was a rental, not sure of the model.

  • @NowellHolmes
    @NowellHolmes 6 лет назад +1

    NOt only did I enjoy watching this, this has really inspired me to 'attack' our dirty old 15 foot well we have here

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  6 лет назад

      Thanks for your nice comment. And good luck.

  • @BrendaC-cf7td
    @BrendaC-cf7td 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you , poor you and those bugs

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  5 лет назад

      Yea, blackflies are a torment. Thanks.

  • @snowy800123
    @snowy800123 3 года назад

    Do you drink from this well?

  • @davidpalmer6557
    @davidpalmer6557 7 лет назад

    This was a great video, but I think you may have overdone the chlorine. 634 gallons of water is correct for a 12-foot well, 36" in diameter, but if you multiply 634 by .0002 (that is, by 200 parts per million or .02%) you get about an eighth of a gallon, or two cups. So your well should be nice and clean, and your policy of pumping it out twice no doubt took care of the chlorine.

    • @davidpalmer6557
      @davidpalmer6557 7 лет назад

      Oops! I missed the bit about household bleach not being pure chlorine. Your figures are correct.

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  7 лет назад

      Thanks for your comment. Yea, the original calculation was a bit complicated. So I simplified it by converting 200 parts per million to .02%, adding that to the amount of water in the well and then dividing that number by the percentage of sodium hypochlorite in the household beach that I had, which was 8.25%.
      Example: 634 US Gals. + .02% = 17.7 US Gals., divided by 8.25 = 6.12 US Quarts of household bleach.

  • @Fishing-r6n
    @Fishing-r6n 3 года назад

    👍

  • @cherylrafuse3046
    @cherylrafuse3046 2 года назад

    anyone in nova scotia i can hire to do this for me? Annapolis County, a cottage property with dug well

    • @cherylrafuse3046
      @cherylrafuse3046 2 года назад

      I dont have an outside tap. the water pump is outside.

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  2 года назад

      Why can you do it yourself? It's quite easy.

    • @cherylrafuse3046
      @cherylrafuse3046 2 года назад

      Your video is very good. Makes it look easy. And I doubt most would be as thorough as you were. Just thought having it done would be one thing off the long list. New to me property.

  • @donnaber4918
    @donnaber4918 4 года назад +1

    Im I the only one that sees the spider?

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  4 года назад +1

      Someone else mentioned the spider, too.
      It's my guard spider. It keeps out other bugs.

  • @eleventeenmachine5991
    @eleventeenmachine5991 6 лет назад +8

    Did you at least disinfect that freaking spider at 3:02 ?

    • @BasaPete
      @BasaPete  6 лет назад +9

      That's my guard spider, keeps other bugs out of the well.

    • @eleventeenmachine5991
      @eleventeenmachine5991 6 лет назад

      Basa Pete thats a nope spider. Nope not gonna let it live.

    • @LibertyDIY
      @LibertyDIY 6 месяцев назад

      Bad day for the spider imagine being in there with all that bleach

  • @nicholasnafziger8998
    @nicholasnafziger8998 Год назад

    +11

  • @DAshorts654
    @DAshorts654 4 года назад

    👍🤟💔💎