Easy SHALLOW WELL DRILLING Howto DiY drill 25 ft shallow well
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- How to drill a shallow well without breaking your back by using pressure water to clear drill shaft pipe of sand, mud or clay. all PVC pipes used for shallow well sleeving, shallow well drilling and shallow well supply pipe and shallow well well point. MICRO SLOTS for well water pickup, brass check valve installed to keep shallow well primed and ready for use.
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I know this is 3 years old but it seems leaving the 2 inch pipe in would be better, certainly easier. Thanks for the video!
Watching these videos make me want to attempt it again. This time I would use galvanized pipe and a jack hammer. I believe I could drive it down 40-50 ft. I could use 3/4” pvc and water beside it to clear the path and even make it easier.
A master plumber told me to NEVER EVER use Teflon tape on the suction side of a pumping system. The tape has a tendency to strip off the threads as you tighten the coupling leaving an opportunity for air induction at the joint. You will never know it has been compromised but will suffer from lack of draw and some cavitation at the pump and possibly loss of head above the foot valve. I experienced that very problem but didn't know it until I put in a pressure tank and all my joints on the suction side of the pump started dripping when the pump was not running. I busted it all apart and used some liquid pipe dope suitable for the application and have been bone dry ever since. Hopefully this little tip will help someone avoid the problems that I had.
Hi Mike,
Thank you for watching.
Nice comment and story.
Thanks again for watching
By liquid pipe dope do u mean the kind for gas lines ect? Or pvc glue?
@@jenniferpope9497 Not glue! Pipe dope also known as pipe joint compound. See this example; www.oatey.com/products/oatey-great-white-pipe-joint-compound-with-ptfe--275767012 Make sure it is suitable for your pipe type whether PVC, brass, galvanized, etc. and for the pressure and temperature ratings.
Thank you so much thank you for saving US A crap ton of time bro
Dude, my tractor hydraulics cavitate ever since i used teflon on the connections. I didnt know it was a no no
Thank you, your video is a proof of concept I have been thinking for awhile.
Glad it was helpful!
This was very helpful seeing each stage of this. It got confusing a couple of times but running back over it I think I have the steps down that I could do this.
Really appreciate it any time someone takes time to video a project.
I'm gonna try to tackle this before it gets hotter...in the 80's and 90's now. Oh well...pun intended.
Jesus bless you much for your help.
Hey Sandra,
Thank you for watching! I admire your gumption!
Nice vid! exactly what I want to do at my house for lawn and garden watering. Thank you!
Hey Kurtis,
Thank you for watching!
Great vid! I’m giving this a shot this winter for some irrigation
Hey Bocca,
Thank you for watching!
perfect for irrigation.
thanks again for watching
If you use a six inch pipe with a T on the top, you can reclaim your water in a drum while you drill. Then you can add bentonite to your water to make "mud" which will lift your cutting out easier, and you'll be able to fit a 4" pipe down. When you put your 1" down the 4", you have room to dump pool filter sand around your screen and make your well last a lot longer. Pull the 4" pipe up to the top of your screen, and run hose water down the 4". Sand will settle and hold the pipe up. No need to pull any pipe out. Pour a bag of cement around the pipe at the top, and its fixed in place.
Hey Jay,
Thanks for watching.
interesting comment
Great advice! Thanks!
Love this. Thank you
hey Jacob,
Thank you for watching.
your comments are appreciated.
Thanks for info, have a great day
Nice that you have sand to go through. Good job!
thanks!
It always looks so easy on video. Here along the upper texas coast I hand drilled a couple of wells and lost a couple more trying. To start with the soil here is very hard clay with some small gravel after about five feet down. I tried the pvc with the notches in the end and it simply wore off the teeth. I had to take a steel 2" coupling and attach that to the end of the drill pipe. In my soil it takes all day to drill down 30' and if you stop the pipe moving it seizes up and you can't break it free. No removing it after drilling But with luck you can pull it up five or so feet to get your 1&1/4 pipe down below the end. The problem is at that level you're at the bottom range of most pumps so you get a very reduced flow. On mine it's four gallons or less per minute. You have to get at least a 2" line down with screen to use a jet pump to bring the water up in a higher volume. I needed more water to keep an acre and a quarter pond full and it tends to evaporate at a higher rate than four gallons a minute during dry summer months. On your pvc gluing you will have better connections if you use the cleaner on both pipe and coupling and let it dry for a couple of minutes and then apply the glue to both surfaces and put together quickly. Putting the glue over wet cleaner simply weakens the glue.
Hey 711,
Thank you for watching!
your experience and comments are appreciated!
Thanks again for watching!!
same here digging in hard clay, gravel and some rocks this water jet would not work. I almost had to start over because of a rock, but I got lucky. I broke the rock free with 12" pole and chisel and was able to bring it up with the auger
This is Florida sand. I have dug a pool sized pond in like 3 months doing 10 barrels a day during weekdays. It's nothing to dug into the sand here
Good point! I'm going to try in Georgia a few weeks later.
@@clintonkim5075 When I said use a steel coupling you have to take a bandsaw or grinder and cut the teeth into it but it works like a champ.
Great explanation I think I can do this thank you.
Hi Alexis,
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for sharing from 🇬🇧👍
Hey Strawman,
Glad it was interesting. thank you for watching
I like the pressure washer idea. I did mine with a standard garden hose. I was in water bearing sand at about 8’. I ended up with a 27’ well that has never run dry. It’s just irrigation but its clear and smells and tastes fine.
Hey Gene,
Thank you for watching!
well done! Yes, this system is great for irrigation.
Thanks again for watching!
How much further do I drill once I hit water bearing sand? I am down about 15 to 18" now.
@@unitynow2868 I went until I couldn’t go any more. I wanted 40’ but at 27’ no more water was coming up. I’ve never run out.
What did you do with your 2” pipe? Did you leave it in or remove it? I was going to cut some slots 5’ up the 2” and leave it in.
@@CarolinaRealEstateGuide I dug down as far as I could then placed a 6” pipe in the hole. I almost got a 10’ er down. Then I used a garden hose to jet down a 4” pipe down 27’. I put a 1 1/2” pipe with a slotted filter then poured down 4-5 bags of small rocks. I pulled out the 4” slowly leaving behind the 1 1/2”. The 6” gave me a head start and we have a coral shelf at 6-10’ down. I had to dig through that before I could start. I tried without digging and couldn’t get through it. I tried multiple places. If you don’t have that problem don’t bother with a starter pipe.
That 1 inch slid down wonderfully.
Hey Ian,
Thank you for watching!
Jerry Garcia! I missed you. Welcome back.
hey ska,
More to come!
In a perfect world this works. Not in my world. Two pipe wrenches on each side you twist and turn.
Hi Robert,
Thanks for watching. Yes, 2 pipe wrenches would work as well. You could use your hands, arms and upper body to twist back n forth.
Once you get the hang of using your foot and leg, one pipe wrench works pretty good. Thanks again for watching.
When you are sinking the 2" pipe it would be easier to use two pipe wrenches facing the opposite directions so you can turn the pipe both ways without resetting a wrench. You can also lean on both of them to sink the pipe faster.
Hey whataguy,
thank you for watching.
thats not a bad idea!
thanks for the tip.
thanks again for watching
@@AtlanticDrain You're welcome! I built fences for 34 years before I retired and I used this method to pull up steel chain link posts that had just been driven into the ground instead of being poured in concrete. The only difference between methods is that I was pulling up on the wrenches and you would be pushing down...........Enjoyed your video but my place is too rocky to dig a well using your method. We had to go 81 feet through mostly shale.
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Great video! Thanks!
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Thanks for watching!
Good and practical video its helpful
Thanks for liking
Very nice. Thanks
Hey lance, thank you for watching
Thank you for the tutorial. My situation is a bit different as the site is 1500 feet away from any kind of vehicular access.
And I will be cutting through serpentine rock and sandstone. The good news about the site is it is 400 feet above the house. I will be able to gravity feed to the house IF I hit a viable source of water. Wish me luck.
good luck arf
thank you for watching!
Good job guys a real good video
Hey Jerry,
Thank you for watching!
One man power to drill.
hey sir bulelet,
Thank you for watching!
@@AtlanticDrain I'm learning from you brother.
Great video 😊
Thank you for watching Lance.
I live nearby in Silver Springs FL, the forest side. For the last three decades I see OLD 2" wells with jet pumps on top and the water is ALWAYS delicious. And now 6" casings are required with submersible pumps - almost ALL these wells have rancid iron and sulfur water. It's become the most dishonest business around. The drillers have people duped that the deeper the well, the better the water. On the contrary. Why do all the old shallow wells have the BEST water? Because as you've proved on video, it's NOT far down. But the drillers would go broke if people knew this. I'm living in a place where the previous owner was told water was 275' down. After drilling a s#^++! well, the driller tried to sell him water treatment systems, etc. I bought the place and go through lots of filters. I found your video and am convinced I can do this. My big question is: how do you know where to drill that hole?
Hey C JB,
Thank you for watching.
its more hit and miss for drilling. but more often than not,
about 25 feet down is the water pockets.
have you seen any other shallow wells near by?
Thanks again for watching.
Good job
hey yana,
thank you for watching!
You look amazing
thank you for watching!
I find this so cool. Have you had one of these wells completed and used over a period of time to see how well it works for long term use?
hey aubatron, thank you for watching. yes works great into the third year now. Thanks again for watching!
Super good job
hey armando,
thank you for watching!
your comments are much appreciated.
I think ideally if you could pull the 2" up over the top of the well screen the rest of the tube could stay and act as a standpipe....or better yet have some type of a wedgewire 2" as a prescreen for the well point.
Very helpful
Hi Brian,
Thank you for watching!
Ty sir
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for making the video . Really enjoyed watching as always . Would like to drill one for watering my Garden doing the dry season . Do you think this system would work in South Louisiana ? I'm south east of Baton Rouge . Not very sandy .
Hey Jammin,
I think you should give it a try!
let us know what the soil sand is like while you dig!
Thanks for watching
Excellent video. Thanks! How much gpm one can expect from a well like this in central Florida? Between 5-20 gpm?
Water!!!!
160ft is where my water table is at and sure wish is was shallow. I have seen other youtubers go 200ft with home made rigs which is intresting too.
what video did you see that??
I plan on doing the exact same thing jetting with a pressure washer I learned from watching this video this coming weekend but hopefully 25’ will be good enough for a pitcher pump here in North Florida 🤞🏻🤞🏻
Hey Swamp,
Thank you for watching.
YEH!pitcher pump, That should work good.
So did you get it to work in northern Florida? In Indiana I put in two wells myself in very sandy soil for 13 feet then 10 or so feet of clay and river rock. I used a sand point and a big sledgehammer. Both was 35 feet deep with water in the pipe at 17 feet deep. I just bought raw land in Suwannee county Florida and it’s nice sandy soil like back in Indiana so I’m hoping to have success again. I dug down 7 feet with a shovel with very little effort.
@@dancompagnari4946 I got to a little over 25’ and still clay 🤬 I’m going to try and move locations but I can’t go to far from where I’m at.
@@jiggjohns1028 I’m surprised you hit clay from what I have heard it’s usually just sand , I hope I don’t have to deal with clay again cause the two wells I put in up in Indiana I had to pound through more than 10 feet of that and it will ruin a sand point and pipe and couplers if you don’t watch it really close. I always use a sacrificial piece of pipe say 6 inches of pipe right above a drive coupler as it really does help plus that way when the drive cap becomes stuck to the pipe it won’t be stuck to your actual well pipe. If you know it’s just sand you can probably get by without a sacrificial piece but I have not been that fortunate. I’m in Suwannee county, where are you?
@@dancompagnari4946 Bradford
I wish folks who make RUclips videos would watch them like I do, with no sound, they'd soon learn how to make really good instructional videos....
Hey Johnathon,
Thank you for watching!
Muito bom, deveria ter em português.obrigada
Hello Rosani,
Thank you for watching!
I think I have to make another video and subtitle it in Portuguese.
I will try.
Thanks again for watching!!!
Chris
I did one in pombal portugal....years ago
Great video but ALWAYS glue both spigot and bell then twist them and hold them to weld it.
Hi sir your video is great and you make it look so easy. My problem is im about 10ft down on my 2in casing and its stuck. i cant get to move at all even with a big pipe wrench. im using the mini jetter just like the one your using with pressure machine. cant seem to fig ure out what im doing wrong. im in so florida. can you over any advice?
Hey Thomas, thank you for watching!
did you start with a 4inch pipe? 8-10 feet of 4" pipe will soften up the tuff layers of peat moss which has been under ground for thousands of years.
it will loosen the peat, sand and soil as so when you insert the 2" pipe drill it will not seize up. The ground around your 2" drill is to tight. a suggestion would be maybe try and drill using a 4" pipe ( with mini jetter) around the existing 2" drill pipe. if you can get the 4" pipe down over the length of 2" pipe, you will be able to continue drilling with the existing 2" drill, just keep adding sections. 2" pipe will drill without a problem once you have installed a 8-10 foot section of 4" pipe over , around the 1st section of 2" drill pipe.
Thanks again for watching
Simple effective
hey johnathen
thank you for watching!
Good, good 👍🏿
Hey Sandeep,
Thank you for watching!
Cool
Hey Paul, Thank you for watching!!
Great video! I’m in southwest Florida and will be doing the same thing for my lawn sprinkler system. I will be drilling (2) wells spaced 20’ apart, tying them together with a 1 1/4” PVC pipe with a tee fitting and then run the pipe to an above ground 3/4 HP shallow well pump. I was planning on using 1 1/4” pipe up through the 2” to tie to my 1 1/4” sand point. I noticed you used 1”. Will the 1 1/4” be a problem? The pump requires a 1 1/4” intake pipe. Also, I bought the mini sewer better. It seems that the holes are too small and I was thinking of drilling them to make the holes larger to get more water spray volume. Thoughts? Thank you.
Problem you are having is you need a greater volume of water to lift the solids out of your well. A mud pump would have been a better choice.
Hi Cecil,
Thank you for watching. Yes a mud pump could help drill / remove sand burrow down very fast. It uses a VERY LARGE volume of water. You would need AT LEAST 500 gallon tank of water to use a mud pump. it would work great. just ALOT of water would be needed to accomplish the drilling. The pressure washer, only uses about 30- 40 gallons of water. Thanks again for watching!
Hello sr, i don't understand how you get out the Sand of the first tube. Thanks!
You really need to prime and glue both sides of the joint or it will fail eventually
Are you carrying water in a tank or something for the pressure washer.
Thank you for the video, question, will this work for a deep well or is the process different for each? I need a well for a new home build, in central Florida. Thanks for any advice!
Hi Scott,
Thank you for watching. IDK the answer to your inquiry.
You will have to keep on watching deep well videos from Florida!
I think the methods are simalar but, you may need beefed up drill pipe to go down over 30 feet. AND / OR a MUD PUMP that had super high volume of water going down into / thru drill pipe. THANKS AGAIN FOR WATCHING!!!
Always glue both sides of a joint , If it blows apart that will be where it is
hi jacob,
thanks for watching.
Enjoyed the video!
Yes, prime both sides. Also, wrap your Teflon tape clockwise so when you tighten the connection the tape stretches and does not bind while trying to unwind.
And don't twist it
If air leaks, you lose the vacuum. It will need to be primed again before drawing a vacuum and pumping water. That will be a reoccurring problem. There’s always a correct way, and then a lot of other ways too, no big deal.
Good video! What do you think of this idea: clearly, it seems highly likely that the 2" drill pipe needs to be raised so the bottom of it is at least above the top of the well point. But is there any value gained in pulling it the rest of the way out of the ground?
Yeah, its a lot easier to pull it out than to pull it up a bit, and fix it to the top so it doesn't drop back down over your well point.
Yes dig Wells. Told my sun oden in Florida. Odens concrete start a business. Naples fla
Where are you getting the water for the pressure washer.
I'm a plumber you don't need to use primer on PVC pipe for pressurized water, as long as its clean, drain pipe always needs primer but always glue both sides, PVC glue actually slightly melts plastic and "welds " it together. Been better to have cut slits in the last few feet of the 2 inch pipe and use it like a well casing you will appreciate that when you have to remove well point for service also dig around pipe down to about 3feet and cement to right above ground level, you don't want contaminated surface water seeping down without being filtered through the soil. And get yourself a couple pairs of channel locks lol. Good video though.
Hey donald,
thank you for watching
Great comment. Should you install a check valve after your well point slits? Could you install one right before the pump for easier service?
@@CarolinaRealEstateGuide
I have a 20' 1-1/4" galvanized pipe with a well point at the end. The pipe has one right angle bend to enter the house and then another right angle bend just inside the house followed by the check valve. Then another 2 right angle bends to adapt it to the water pump location. The check valve is located inside the basement together with the water pump & water tank. I've had this working for over 25 years so far with no problems.
UPDATE: There was one problem. The condensation on the galvanized pipe caused the pipe to rust & fail at one of the connection points. Good idea is to paint the connections to prevent corrosion from the condensation. Although the pipe is galvanized, the threads are not & that is where the failure occurred.
That suspiciously sounds like Chuck,LOL.
Hi Diy Oregon,
He is in there, somewhere.
And did some camera work as well.
Thank you for watching.
Nice. Roughly what latitude in Florida you at and what time of year was this filmed? March? I'm wondering about the temp of the water in August and if possible to use this well for a small open system Geothermal cooling for your trailer? A small (possibly custom) radiator and fan and a pump powered by solar and lithium. In Lake Placid Florida I was able to hit water at 12' easily just by hammering down a PVC Wellpoint without all the other steps. I'd like to cool a 8x8 insulated shack under the trees down to 73F when its 90F outside.
- Hey 12v -
Thank you for watching .I've never recorded the temperature of the shallow well water. so I cant say for sure.
its definitely cold . ive used the water enough to know its temps gotta be in the 70's
Im sure if you dream it up, it can be done!! make a video!!! I'd like to see your finished idea!
thanks again for watching!
Very nice. I live in a city so I am working on checking my municipality rules regarding digging my own well to get free water. I'll need to know if I have to hide the well when I dig it. lol
Look up wishing wells. You can cover your well with it and make it a flower planter and no one know.
@@sonsofliberty3081 So sneaky, I like it!
screw the rules
Have been wondering if you have a shed, garage, maybe taller crawl space, could you slowly drill one if these. Would maybe check aquafer maps to see water levels first.
@@Messymy I have a 2 story shed in my back yard and was pondering the same thing. lol
Great video! I’m in southwest Florida and will be doing the same thing for my new lawn sprinkler system.
I will be drilling (2) sand point wells spaced 20’ apart, tying them together with a 1 1/4” PVC pipe with a tee fitting, and then run the 1 1/4” pipe to an above ground 3/4 HP shallow well pump. I was planning on using 1 1/4” pipe up through the 2” to tie to my 1 1/4” sand point. I noticed you used 1”. Will the 1 1/4” be a problem? The pump requires a 1 1/4” intake pipe.
Also, I bought the mini sewer jetter, but it seems that the holes are too small. I was thinking of drilling the holes to make them larger to get more water spray volume. Thoughts? Thank you.
Hi Fred,
Thank you for watching.
i wouldnt mess with the mini jetter heads. they will help cut crustaceans layer underground just above water pockets.
yes, you could go 1.25". just be sure, all of your fittings go thru 2" pipe easily. normally, at any coupling area, the 1.25" couplings tend to touch the seams of the 2"pipe sections. if you are pulling the 2" pipe out of the ground, its a little more difficult to do.
Thanks again for watching!!
Hi where is fl did you dig the well
great video, very well explained. Thanks. Can you tell me which location where you at?
Hi Jorge,
Thank you for watching!
Location is north central Florida near the St John's river and Ocala national forest.sand, peatmoss, crustacean layer water pockets.
Thank you again for watching!
You sound like chuck from Apple drains
Hey paradox, thank you for watching!
FYI. Small thing I think you put the teflon tape around the wrong way on the threads. You want to wind it on so that the tape is wound on with the threads same direction so it does not unwind as you place the other fitting on. You way will work as well but its not as secure and may loosen when you tighten the thread. Good Work
I was watching for that too but I think they knew what they were doing. There was plenty of competency shown here.
@@teeanahera8949 it was the wrong way.
righty tighty - lefty loosey. IE righty, clockwise for the tape and then the fitting.
Hi chiefman, thank you for watching and sharing
1:09 Watch those fingers! I had a bow saw slip and ended up with 7 stitches in my knuckle. It could have been much worse. Wear gloves and saw slowly.
@atlanticdrain where did you get the pressure washer tip that sprays like that?
hey kyle,
thanks for watching.
i got that on the internet search key word mini jetter
after installation, will you ever need to reclean the perforated 2 inch pipe? willl it get plugged up with sand over time?
Hey Sean, thanks for watching.
sooner or later. So far after one year it's working just fine.
I pulled out the 2 " pipe right away.
Some people do not do that.
Thanks again for watching
Video was helpful but it seems alot of stuff got edited. Got down 20 feet and the jetter got stuck and I can't get it out .The jetter hose must have gotten damaged because it has no pressure now and I have no clue what to do because I can't get the last 10 foot to move. I'm pretty sure if I did get the last 10 feet down I wouldn't be able to insert the 1 in piping into the 2 in with the jetter hose inside and don't know if I should cut it. Any advice would be appreciated.
hey antonio,
thanks for watching.
1st , put on safety glasses.
then,
send another hose down beside the falty hose.
PULL sand out with jetter as you go down the shaft.
you will eventually get down the 20 feet as so you can remove the old hose.
then, be careful as not to let jetter extend beyond end of drill pipe. you will then be able to drill and add a section of pipe to get down the 30 feet.
the key is not to let your hose get down beyond drill teeth.
mark your hose with tape at the 19-20 foot depth.
thanks again for watching
I recognize these Florida plants! How much was the total project?
Hey Classic,
Thank you for watching.
I dont remember exact prices.
pipe and fittings were about $40 dollars or so.
The shallow well pump was just under $200.
Thanks again for watching!
I would pull the 2" up some and use it for a casing. If you pull it out and leave the 1", the well will collapse around it. If that happens you better hope your check valve never needs to be replaced because the 1" may not be able to be pulled out.
Hey Little Drum,
Thank you for watching! Yes you could do that! its best to take itr up beyond the micro slots of the 1" pipe. Then be very careful and take your time cutting the 2" out from around the 1" pipe that is above ground! _ it would be tricky but, it could be done. just dont let that 1" pipe DROP down underground when cutting 2" pipe!!!
Thanks again for watching!
So I have 2 inch 50 feet down. I messed up on the drill end can't get it down anymore. But still head one one inch down 80 feet super easy. Going more to hit aquafier soon.
Then pull up install well point and stuff back down. I got loads of water coming out of 2 inch. I got to pull up 2 inch so earth seals into one inch. What can I pour down to seal? Or help seal. I'll up load videos now
hey jacob, thank you for watching! i just watched your video. you need to use pipe reducers or, what is called a no hub. its a rubber boot and they come in various sizes. you can get a 2"x 1.5" and then put a piece of 1.5 " over the 1" pipe, Then get a 1.5" x 1 inchno hub , tighten down both and you will have a sealed well pipe. all water will flow thru the 1 " pipe. hope this helps and thanks again for watching
Man if i made a video how to drill shallow wells people would be mind blown, just was looking to see how others do them. We drill on average 4 points in 30 minutes. Can complete 2-3 well jobs a day 2 man crew
Hey Braedon , thank you for watching. What is your two man method? What tools are you using! I am miss understanding the 4 points in 30minutes? Please explain how you do it. Thanks again for watching!
Yea I'd like to know also..you using a rig?
Hi... it's possible to use 1/2" pipe for drilling shaft ?, my water table is only about 2-8 meters deep, and it's feasible to use pressure water from another shallow well pump for drilling ?, it's only 10-20 liters per minute
Hi Meow,
Thank you for watching.
You can try 1/2 inch but,
II don't think its possible with out using the 2" pipe for drilling.
you can use the water from your other shallow well.
a pressure washer doesn't use much water.
Thanks again for watching!
this works great in fl, but would never work ion areas where glaciers have advanced and retreated...glacial till is full of rocks, boulders and clays.
hey snaf, thank you for watching. yep, works great in florida. easy. thanks again for watching!
My only big question is...where did you get the water to feed the pressure washer? Other question is...you think this will work in North Florida?
Hi T,
Thank you for watching.
Use 2 each 30-50 gallon trash cans, fill with watre
gravity feed with hose to pressure washer.
North Florida, Yes!
Thanks again for watching
So today I started my point well. I easily dug down, was in sand in 18 inches, and had water coming in before I gave up on the post hole digger. I started jetting with the 4 inch and was able to get it down pretty easy, but a few times the jet head and hose got stuck in the sand. My power washer is just an electric one and my thought is that it doesn't produce enough pressure to clear enough of the sand and it ends up burying the hose? Any thoughts? The sand up here in Maine is coarser than your sand, maybe more difficult to lift? I think my pressure washer only produces about 2000psi or less.
Hi Vickt,
Thank you for watching.
If you are down 8-10 feet with 4" pipe.
Just start with 2" pipe. Just be careful not to let jetter go under drill teeth.
Once in a while, just lift thejetter hoseto release some of the sand from the top of pipe. Should be fine. Thanks again for watching
Sand is settling above the jet, meaning you dont have enough pressure to push the sand all the way up. Pull the jet up until you start getting clear water back, then put the jet back down.
I am drilling in Gainesville and expect to hit some limestone. Did you hit any lime rock during your drilling?
Hi John, thank you for watching.
I hit some type of layer just before paydirt! Could have been lime rock or crustacean layer. Let me know what you find. Thanks again for watching.
I have a stainless steel 1 1/4" well point that won't fit down the 2" pvc. Do you think I could do the same process using 3" inside the 4 inch (providing all the 1 1/4 fittings all fit inside the 3') and then sending the point and hardware down the 3 and pulling it. Perhaps the issue would be not enough space between the outer of the 3 inch and inside of the 4 for the sand to exit? I'm in Maine, already on a well point that is likely no further then 15 feet deep, all sand.
Hi Vicktdot,
Thank you for watching!!
3" pipe is much heavier than 2" pipe.
Maybe it would work that way if only 15 feet of pipe is inserted.
best bet is to get your money back for the stainless, and purchase pvc well point and micro slotted pipe. use fittings shown in video.
but again, I think your Idea would work as long as it is around that 15' depth. once you get the 3" pipe moving upwards, don't stop till its out of the ground!!!
Thanks again for watching!!!
@@AtlanticDrain If pulling the 3 inch is a problem, I'm sure I could assist with my tractor bucket! With very tender control use of course!
I would stepping up the pipe size throughout would supply more water
I had Shallow well installed year ago in Clearwater Florida. Installer indicated 19ft deep. Water has odor, copper color and lab testing reveal . higher salt content than I expected. I want to use in garden. What might be solutions to get better water?
hi durian,
thank you for watching. only thing i can think of right off hand would be to aerate the water by making a cascading water fall and holding tank. then, spray /water your garden. maybe add a filter too.
let me know if you come up with something different
can just using the 10' pipe for digging work?..am planning on attaching the small pipe to a submersible pump
Hey Manzey,
Thank you for watching.
sounds very DiY! IDK if it would work.
Thanks again for watching!
Where did you source the well point from
Hey gje, thank you for watching.
Lowe's or home depot
Are you drilling in sand? What about in dirt?? Or on a mountain? Can you find water there? Thanx
of course water is below every surface. worldwide.
this method wont work with rock - Dirt, silt, sand is best - the more clay the less likely this will work
The water table is usually pretty low in the mountains. My property is in the Appalachians and I had to drill 345 feet to hit an aquifer. If you're lucky and have an underground spring then water can be gravity fed to a cistern. I haven't heard of too many shallow wells in the upper elevations.
How do you know when you hit the water I'm down 32 ft got white sand but I'm just not sure I didn't put any cross holes in that 2-inch pipe Central Florida
Guess I'm just getting a little confused I'm pumping water in and I'm seeing water come out with white sand
You are going into sand and mud, but how would you get the plastic(PVC) cutting head to work on even something as soft as sand stone? Im looking at land in North Western Texas and they have stone and rock and that is why I ask.
Hey Paul,
Than you for watching.
recommend you install a metal / steel carbon tip or diamond tip Drill bit on the end of your 2" pipe. Thanks again for watching!
@AtlanticDrain - I am in Massachusetts, have a beaver pond about 400 feet off my property and a very damp yard. I drilled down to 15 feet and got water flowing but not enough volume. The water sits about 5 or 6 below the surface. Do you suggest going deeper? How do I know when I am in good water? This is only to run an irrigation system for my lawn. HELP PLEASE and Thank You!!!
Hi Brian, Thank you for watching. remember, water seeks its own level. sounds like the beaver pond has made a hydro static table - how many gallons do you get?
Instead of a mini jeter you might be able to use a sewer drain bladder cleaner on the end of a garden hose.
hey craig,
thanks for watching.
interesting idea
Hi Craig. Where will the displaced water and sand flow out through?
Not sure “master Plummer” knew correct way to install tape. Always install leaving first thread open and installing tape so cut off end is in direction of tightening thread, 40 plus industrial years of installing every imaginable type fluid pipe
Hi John, Thank you for watching.
He also put tape on counter clockwise and only used primer and glue on fittings except at long lengths of 1 inch
Hi quick q
North central Florida, Swanee area,
Is it possible to drive a 3” pvc pipe with slits as a diy screen down to about 60’ and use a jet pump with 1/2” pvc to draw the water?
hey lugo, thankyou for watching. im not sure . i have only used the 3100 psi mini jetter to 25 - 30 ft. jet pump would move water from the area underground really fast, might loose a prime if it can lift 60 feet. i d k. good question though. thankjs again for watching
How much water do you need to bring onsite to jet the new well?
Hi Robert,
Thank you for watching.
I had three 30 gallon trash containers that I purchased full of water.
estimated 45 gallons used. gravity fed siphon hose to pressure washer will work!
In this video, I elected to run a VERY long hose from an adjacent property to the drill site.
thanks again for watching!
Is that Chuck from Apple Drains?
Hi WAZ,
Thank you for watching.
Sounds like him....
Where are you getting your water supply for the pressure washer?
hey bret,
thank you for watching.
you need 2each 30-50 gallon containers, like, garbage containers. put them up higher than pressure washer for gravity feed.
start siphon, start pressure washer.
although, i used water from an adjacent property (with permission from property owner) and ran 700 feet of hose.
I did have at the ready water in containers.
thanks again for watching!
So again with similar videos I have one question. If the well casing is only 20' feet deep, and your well point is deeper than that, then won't the well point clog with debris?
hey roy,
thank you for watching.
Micro slots. seems to be working trouble free, no clogs still today. its been three or 4 maybe 5 years since i installed this shallow well system. no problems.
thanks again for watching. let me know if you find other methods.
can i hire someone to do this in South FL?
I am Melbourne Fl and tried drill like illustrated in your video. I am about 15' down and found what I believe is water bearing sand. Can you tell me how much further I need to go to hit a water vain?
hey unity,
thank you for watching.
the drill pipe will GLIDE when you hit a water pocket.
goes down thru ground like butter.
thats how you know FOR SURE you are in a water pocket.
thanks again for watching.
@@AtlanticDrain I went down about 12' when it went down like butter and stop at about 15'. I continued and got white sand but it wouldn't go down an further. Is that deep enough for a sprinkler system?
@@unitynow2868 I am interested to know as well.
Could I use a brass foot valve instead of a check valve up top?
Hey Brian.
Thank you for watching.
a Brass foot valve goes down at the bottom of the pipe in the shallow well.
you could try this but, a point and 4 or 5 foot of micro slot perforated pipe then a check valve works pretty good.... but, as long as you are in the water pocket.... i just like having the 4- or 5 foot luxury of the point being in the pocket with suction area ( 4-5 ft) to spare.
Thanks again for watching.
Is it possible to drill too deep? For example if the water table is 25' deep but you put the well point at 40' just to be safe, will it still work?
Hey zod,
Thank you for watching.
The pocket has a ceiling and a floor. When you get into the pocket, it will drop thru to bottom with little to no resistance and stop. So, if you have a high ceiling, it could drop that far and it would still pic up water up to 25 ft underground( maybe 30 if your lucky). Remember water will seek it's own level. So it would still work very well.
Thanks again for watching!
@@AtlanticDrain Thanks much for the reply. I ask because when pounding a metal sandpoint into the ground you can see when you hit water. Especially by dropping a string down to test for wetness. With your method you are introducing the water with the pressure washer so you cant actually see when you hit the water table. Wondering how you know when to stop?
Did you put the Check Valve, Upside Down ??
hey tree,
thank you for watching!
check valve is installed correctly with proper direction of flow thru check valve.
system works great !
Thanks again for watching.
I saw that too.
I am ready to start. How can I tell when water is found?
Hi Craig,
Thank you for watching.
you will know you are in a pocket of water because it becomes VERY easy to drill and your drill pipe goes down thru the ground like going thru BUTTER...
thanks again for watching.
My question is if your digging for pure water does the water your pumping in not contaminate it
Hey bad, Thank you for watching.
They have a free test at walmart. just ask