Unfortunately it’s very hard to find honest and fair contractors like us. Obviously the other company was all about making money versus building a relationship with your clients and growing together. I’m glad you found this well seasoned and honest gentleman.
Amen to you and your family Lydia! I watched the first video of this, before they stuck the camera down it, and I knew this man would do the right thing for y’all. I am from north of fucking Pittsburgh and just seeing the guys hand, and hearing his voice, I could tell he was a hardworking honest person. Being god fearing is hard to judge nowadays, so I am not going to proclaim that, but this guy is definitely honest and he’s a child of god whether he realizes it yet or not!
Had a well in the Texas Hill Country. Maintained it myself until the lower pump fried during a terrible lightning storm. 430 feet deep and even portions of the casing melted. First bid was $11k. Found an individual like you and made a deal to replace casing, pump and wiring for $3k. I would take care of all the casing, wiring and trash. Took his crew 2 days to replace everything. Added a special ground and fine tuned my pressure pump. Saw your long video and it blew my mind to see the broken casing with freshwater "critters" and fine sand everywhere. People like you are such a Blessing to those of us caught between a rock and a hard spot with someone taking advantage or attempting to take advantage of folks. Couldn't comment on your long video, but thank you for helping the way you did. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thats absolutely insane whqt you guys found. Great job being an upstanding company & all around good guy's for helping these folks. We need more men like yall out here reatoring faith in humanity (yes i watched the full video). Ive never seen living things in the well. I have seen pvc do that on sewer lines as i used to be a plumber
@@ClearWaterPumpWell do you just end up re-drilling a new well in a different location to avoid that contaminated water? Or is that a treatable issue? Thanks again for being awesome
@@ExposingCorruptionNC No in this case were going to do a 3" or 2" sleeve with seal past the well casing break. Then we will blow the well for a hour or so to remove all the debris and critters. Then going to do chlorination with 300 gallons solution into the strata for 48 hours without using. Then I'll have to install an aboveground pump as a submersible won't work anymore.
@@ClearWaterPumpWellwill an above ground pump give enough lift if your foot valve is gonna be down 40’? All the pumps I’ve seen before and been told by other well guys is an above ground pump is only good to a max of 25’. What’s the actual truth on this cause I know that’s all your gonna give me here, lol 😂, and I appreciate it too!! Well done guys! (Just had to throw that pun in here for everyone, lol)
@@1982MCI Depends on where the water is. He never really stated well casing depth or water depth. My wells are 50 feet deep and water at around 25 feet. Its just deep enough that I need a well pump. 2 wells are 6 inch casing and the other one is 8 inch I think. I think I have another well yet it may be collapsed. A friend of mine has an old hand dug and bricked lined well that is 20 feet deep yet has no water. I would love to have a brick lined well yet there is not reason.
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around this. I can see why the casing broke if it was a lighting strike, but I was surprised to not see gravel around that casing when you went outside it. I always pack casting with gravel up to the water table . Above the water table would be bentonite plug to avoid contamination . How on earth is there that much biological contamination down there . After setting wells you really do see everything after a while ... I agree , sleeve it was the best option . Great job .... Great video ...
So these are rotory mud drilled wells with only layers of sand and clay and some gravel strata. When the casing is set if not properly developed they will stay open hole and not cave in. We don't have to gravel pack wells due to the strata usually being 5-20' thick course sand and gravel already. The casing is washed down into the set depth and then the well is blown to clear the mud and start developing it. I have a few videos of two local drillers on my channel you should watch h and let me know what you think of how we do it. I'm no driller I'm just a Pump Installer/Service company but have helped others in drilling. Thanks for the comment and watching, Casey
I wonder if you could help me find answers to the following: Thinking to lower the pressure tank and connect to the pump about 10' - 15' under the ground to eliminate the heating well house in the winter season. My pipe runs about 6' under the ground. 1) is it a good idea? 2) how to do it? 3) Should I install another pressure tank under the house in the crawl space? The well is about 30 yards away from the house.
Yea I still have to go back want to do a 2" sleeve with fernco seal and grout the break off. The water level is only 12' so s shallow well pump will work fine in place of the submersible. Love your channel to bud watch you all the time as well it's grown so much. I'm glad you have more time than me for long form content these shorts are all I can do when I'm so busy. Take it easy, Casey
@@ClearWaterPumpWellhey bud sorry but I can't post a regular comment for some reason anyway what kind of camera do you use? Is it like a regular sewer type camera or is it specifically for Wells ? Thanks so much for the content.
@@BIGSTANK1983 it's a Vevor pipe inspection camera, which can be used for sewer or a well. Of course you don't use them can a well if it was used for sewer.
I'm a new well owner. Bought our property 2 years ago. Seller didn't have a report of any kind on the water quality. We bought the house and we love the taste of the water! We haven't tested the water... *I get the feeling someone reading this just cringed* Should I have it tested, just from the tap? We can't run both showers at the same time but otherwise the pressure is enough. Hot water frequently smells like summer/rotten eggs. PS: I subscribed. Fascinating content!
Rotten egg smell is sulfur. You say the water tastes good? If it's kinda sweet then it may be lead. Lead acetate is know as lead sugar. Was even used as a sweetener by the Romans.
I really respect that you're helping them in their time of need. This is how u keep a business alive for years to come! I need a job as a labor hand... What's up?
@@BOHICA_ can't be grateful for something I haven't received but I can respect the efforts. Maybe u need to work on urself, if u need to take to the Internet to feel superior just to look stupid
1500 should have covered the pump, pipe, wire, switch and miscellaneous stuff. I've never seen a pvc casing broke like that but I've seen galvanized or steel casings rot out. Did an old pump hit the sides and bust the pvc? Or was this caused by the well drillers and has been an issue all along?
The old man is pretty sure there was a close lightning strike and have seen this happen before. The strike can make a very big percussion in the ground and being the break was close to ground level. So they have used the well for over 10 years without issue till a few months ago. Usually you just straight up abandon wells like this and get a new one. Unfortunately they can't afford one and getting a driller is difficult also. So we're going to try sleeving the well to a 3" because it's only 15' down and total depth of well is about 50'
@@ClearWaterPumpWell , The lightning could have over-torgued the old motor and it hit the casing. We put torque arresters on the drop pipe to prevent the pump from hitting the sides of the well casing.
@@johnbrzenksforearm8295 Enh it was only hanging 40' I don't see how it could move enough to do it. A 4" pump in a 4" Casing doesn't have much room. You could see in video but I may have cut out where you could see pump rubbing the casing at 40'. It wasn't really wearing a hole but cleaning off the rust stains.
I lived on well water for almost 50 years and always had a strainer on the end of the pipe but our pump was above ground. We now use the city water. Chemour has polluted alot of the water shed in the area.
@@waterboy239 Here is a link to Vevor this one is $250 The one I got had the bigger screen and 150 ft, but I'm pretty sure I only paid like 400, but now it's showing 500$ m.vevor.com/pipe-inspection-camera-c_11031/vevor-98-4-ft-pipe-inspection-camera-hd-drain-sewer-camera-4-3-in-lcd-monitor-p_010942208076?adp=gmc&gclid=CjwKCAjwvpCkBhB4EiwAujULMuTHsbiftkbXh4dNdtP3n7a0h6qDBfzKipMEaPRdPUymQZMANTq6GRoCBywQAvD_BwE
I kinda wonder how much the job was vs drilling a new well and dropping a new casing in? I mean he has every thing else needed and does not need a new pump and anything else. 50 foot well drilled should only take a couple of hours. I have several wells on my land including a brand new well that has never been used.
We have a cave called the Seneca Caverns here in North Central Ohio, and at the underground stream at the very bottom of it, there is a species of blind cave shrimp that inhabit it. Sounds like something similar going on there.
@@rustyshackleford7082 since you are in the area, do you remember a place called the "blue hole"? I remember going there as a kid but in high school i had heard it was closed... it was a bottomless spring straight verticle....
@ronallens6204 They've since found that it is around 45 ft deep, and is fed from around the Seneca Caverns. The whole western half of Erie County and part of Seneca and Sandusky County are a karst area, full of sinkholes. They were dumping dye into surface sinkholes a few years back and the dye tur Ed up in my well which was around 25 miles away!
I was in Pasco County, FL in the 80s, and paid a guy $2200 to drill a 60' well with 40' casing, + pump. He drilled the well ~30', installed 16' casing, and skipped town.
Can anyone identify what species those critters were? Possibly undiscovered speci? Also those creatures lived in saturated sand underground? WTF are they eating? They likely have never seen light before and live in total darkness.
I found a 4" well in the field. PVC pipe broken, leveled with the ground. What to use to close it, to prevent from debris to fall down? How to find if it has water and how deep? Also what camera you use to inspect the well and what 4" pump and water tank brands and models are best?
If it's still a viable well it should be raised back up and capped. You can take a stick of pvc and see if it goes straight down atleast 10' should be a well. If you look with a light you may see water table or anything that fell in the casing. I got my camera off Vevor a Chinese website that sells tools it's worked really well not paying 5k for something I hardly ever use. The best pumps right now are Franklin Electric and the best tanks are AO Smith steel in my. Thanks for the comment and watching, Casey
@@ClearWaterPumpWell Thank you much Casey! I wonder if you could help me find answers to the following: Thinking to lower the pressure tank and connect to the pump about 10' under the ground to eliminate the heating well house in the winter season. My pipe runs about 6' under the ground. 1) is it a good idea? 2) how to do it? 3) Should I install another pressure tank under the house in the crawl space? How to install pitless adapter and connect well water poly pipe without dropping anything down the well? Do I need to cut casing, well pipe and wiring? The well is about 30 yards away from the house.
@@ClearWaterPumpWell Thank you Casey! What to use and how to cap it? Could I cap it in level with a ground, so it will not get destroyed by a truck or a horse/bull and be less visible? If I decide to raise it, what materials to use, how high it should go above the ground and steps how to do it?
Enjoyed the video. I'm a new subscriber from N.C. What kind of creature was in that well? What state are you located in? I may need some well work sometime. It sure is amazing how people will take advantage of others. Thanks fr the video. You all take care and God bless.
It's some type of crawling aquatic thing, Louisiana, Yea so this was a rare case of having a busted well with something like that not normal at all! Thanks for the comment and watching, Casey
I'm shocked at how many people drink water from shallow wells. Great for gardening and such but..... All my wells at the ranch are 200 ft plus. Aprox 30 ft of surface casing and the rest is 3 or 4" steel casing.
Northern Ohio here, the shallow well I had was buried, 25 ft deep, 10 ft of casing and gave 12 gallons a minute but it was sulfur, and high in Iron and manganese. Took 2 Cul-Sorb tanks and a softener and sink filter to make it drinkable. When rural water came through I wasted no time hooking up, lol.
Also sometimes the customers home owners insurance will cover repairs for damages caused by lightning. They might be able to submit the other companies invoice as well. They would still have to pay the deductible though.
I've heard stories about an old dug well that was made in an area close to underground caves. They said that the old timer that lived there would catch bluegill and crappie out of it.
Lakos makes sand separators but they only work well with bigger coarse sand. You can check the pin comment but the well had a hole in the casing from lightning.
@@ClearWaterPumpWell That was the company I was thinking about. thanks. They are also used in other industries filtering other things. I saw both videos glad the actual problem was able to be identified and fixed. A little funny seeing the water pipes and pressure tank above the ground level and not heated. Guessing this was not Ohio LOL
@@jonleiend1381 Yes I still have to fix the well with a sleeve and blowing out. Going to do it for free since they are in such need. Yea were in south east Louisiana.
That's experience and having some pride in your work and if more people would open their eyes and look do at visual and use common sense and be more knowledgeable about what they are doing everyone would have better results and happy customers and get more customers from word of mouth
If that was a concrete well casing like they installed in a irrigation well on my uncle's farm l would suggest trying to patch the hole with some grout or expanding cement but there us no telling how that would work with the PVC. I have got a lot of screw ball ideas that l would try for myself but would be unethical to suggest for others without testing.
Yea so with a cracked or broken pvc well the repair is using a sleeve and seal past the break. The new line goes past and can then be grouted on the outside to seal off permanently. Then a different type of pump is used because the casing is now smaller.
I know this is old video and this comment likely never to be seen.. we bought a house with a well.. started losing pressure and was told the footvalve down in well was going bad, that all the pipe had to be pulled and footvalve replaced... They pulled pipe, put pvc pipe with a new foot valve and the pipes came apart down in the casing... Then i was told nothing can be done about it, pipe cant be pulled back up and i need to drill new well and it was going to cost like 5k and i cant do that cause im a full time single dad with medical issues... So since then ive been back feeding our house through our outside faucet with a hose from across at my mothers house .... Is there a way for me to pull this pipe and footvalve and reclaim my well or is it truly a lost cause ..
Good lord yea thats normally a routine service and assuming your reffing to a deep well pump and jet that broke? I have retrieved many jets in wells but it depends on how far down they fall and how it breaks off. If they put a completely new setup together and lost it something probably was not done right. No your well should not be bad unless you can't get that one out or you don't have room to install another on top of it. I would call a other reputable company and get a second opinion. I'm in south east Louisiana if you were wondering I don't guess your close to me or I would come help.
@@ClearWaterPumpWell no unfortunately I'm in Florida... Yeah I know I've watched a lot of your vids that's why I figured if anyone would give me a straight answer it'd be you... Thank you
@@ClearWaterPumpWell doubtful it looks like cause I was just told by someone else that it's a lost cause cause it's an old 2" well I guess .. thank you for the replies though ..
@@williamdrake6711 a old 2in well.... there's nothing old about a two-inch well. They are still drilling 2-inch Wells today and you can still get pumps and parts for them that's utterly ridiculous.
Where do you think City water comes from some cities use desalinization or reserve water but most of it comes from a well and then is reverse osmosis treated
I had salt water reef tanks for years, like 20 years. I started them when I lived on well water and even though I hated drinking the water because I thought it was bad, the reef tanks thrived on it. then I moved and had city water and I couldn't get the reef tanks or fish to live anymore, even using 5 stage RO_DI filters and de chlorination. I learned that well water was way better and healthier then city water.
Wait, hang on. You know wells are drilled into aquifers right? You know they’re caves with their own ecosystems right? You know there’s crawfish poop coming out the faucets right?
@@ClearWaterPumpWellyou'd be surprised, caves are everywhere. Even underwater. Hence those creatures in the well. You literally saw proof with your own eyes and still somehow don't believe it lol. Caves can be a few inches tall or a mile tall, a cave is a cave
Thank you for your informative videos Clear Water and Wells. Do you have a phone number that I could call you? I have a few of questions and I'd like to ask your expert advice. What state or area do accept work?
This is our well & we’re so happy to have found Clear Water Pumps & there going to fix it for us. 💜💜
Unfortunately it’s very hard to find honest and fair contractors like us. Obviously the other company was all about making money versus building a relationship with your clients and growing together. I’m glad you found this well seasoned and honest gentleman.
Amen to you and your family Lydia! I watched the first video of this, before they stuck the camera down it, and I knew this man would do the right thing for y’all. I am from north of fucking Pittsburgh and just seeing the guys hand, and hearing his voice, I could tell he was a hardworking honest person. Being god fearing is hard to judge nowadays, so I am not going to proclaim that, but this guy is definitely honest and he’s a child of god whether he realizes it yet or not!
And their generosity towards you is what's making me become a subscriber and follower👊
Wish you could say who the below par company is, so no one else gets robbed. Glad it got worked out!
Sue the last guys
Had a well in the Texas Hill Country. Maintained it myself until the lower pump fried during a terrible lightning storm. 430 feet deep and even portions of the casing melted. First bid was $11k. Found an individual like you and made a deal to replace casing, pump and wiring for $3k. I would take care of all the casing, wiring and trash. Took his crew 2 days to replace everything. Added a special ground and fine tuned my pressure pump. Saw your long video and it blew my mind to see the broken casing with freshwater "critters" and fine sand everywhere. People like you are such a Blessing to those of us caught between a rock and a hard spot with someone taking advantage or attempting to take advantage of folks. Couldn't comment on your long video, but thank you for helping the way you did. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Subterranean lake. That was amazing. I agree on blowing out the well. Crazy how those shrimp are down there, Doesn't mean the water is bad though.
Thats absolutely insane whqt you guys found. Great job being an upstanding company & all around good guy's for helping these folks. We need more men like yall out here reatoring faith in humanity (yes i watched the full video).
Ive never seen living things in the well. I have seen pvc do that on sewer lines as i used to be a plumber
Yea it's totally crazy, I still need to get that well fixed. Planning on doing a full video on it too.
@@ClearWaterPumpWell do you just end up re-drilling a new well in a different location to avoid that contaminated water? Or is that a treatable issue? Thanks again for being awesome
@@ExposingCorruptionNC No in this case were going to do a 3" or 2" sleeve with seal past the well casing break.
Then we will blow the well for a hour or so to remove all the debris and critters.
Then going to do chlorination with 300 gallons solution into the strata for 48 hours without using.
Then I'll have to install an aboveground pump as a submersible won't work anymore.
@@ClearWaterPumpWellwill an above ground pump give enough lift if your foot valve is gonna be down 40’? All the pumps I’ve seen before and been told by other well guys is an above ground pump is only good to a max of 25’. What’s the actual truth on this cause I know that’s all your gonna give me here, lol 😂, and I appreciate it too!! Well done guys! (Just had to throw that pun in here for everyone, lol)
@@1982MCI Depends on where the water is. He never really stated well casing depth or water depth. My wells are 50 feet deep and water at around 25 feet. Its just deep enough that I need a well pump. 2 wells are 6 inch casing and the other one is 8 inch I think. I think I have another well yet it may be collapsed.
A friend of mine has an old hand dug and bricked lined well that is 20 feet deep yet has no water.
I would love to have a brick lined well yet there is not reason.
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around this. I can see why the casing broke if it was a lighting strike, but I was surprised to not see gravel around that casing when you went outside it. I always pack casting with gravel up to the water table . Above the water table would be bentonite plug to avoid contamination . How on earth is there that much biological contamination down there . After setting wells you really do see everything after a while ... I agree , sleeve it was the best option . Great job .... Great video ...
So these are rotory mud drilled wells with only layers of sand and clay and some gravel strata.
When the casing is set if not properly developed they will stay open hole and not cave in.
We don't have to gravel pack wells due to the strata usually being 5-20' thick course sand and gravel already.
The casing is washed down into the set depth and then the well is blown to clear the mud and start developing it.
I have a few videos of two local drillers on my channel you should watch h and let me know what you think of how we do it.
I'm no driller I'm just a Pump Installer/Service company but have helped others in drilling.
Thanks for the comment and watching,
Casey
I wonder if you could help me find answers to the following:
Thinking to lower the pressure tank and connect to the pump about 10' - 15' under the ground to eliminate the heating well house in the winter season. My pipe runs about 6' under the ground. 1) is it a good idea? 2) how to do it? 3) Should I install another pressure tank under the house in the crawl space? The well is about 30 yards away from the house.
God bless you for helping these people out, sad to hear about things like this happening
Definitely a first for me! Crazy! Id assume frog eggs.
Pump swap should have been $700 total
Yea I still have to go back want to do a 2" sleeve with fernco seal and grout the break off. The water level is only 12' so s shallow well pump will work fine in place of the submersible.
Love your channel to bud watch you all the time as well it's grown so much. I'm glad you have more time than me for long form content these shorts are all I can do when I'm so busy.
Take it easy,
Casey
@@ClearWaterPumpWellhey bud sorry but I can't post a regular comment for some reason anyway what kind of camera do you use? Is it like a regular sewer type camera or is it specifically for Wells ? Thanks so much for the content.
@@BIGSTANK1983 it's a Vevor pipe inspection camera, which can be used for sewer or a well.
Of course you don't use them can a well if it was used for sewer.
WOW 😯
Good on you for helping these folks !
You should have caught one, then you can have it named after you if it's a new species of cave shrimp.
You have saved these peoples lives. Great work sir.
What kind of pump did you go with after the 3-inch liner was installed?
I'm a new well owner. Bought our property 2 years ago. Seller didn't have a report of any kind on the water quality. We bought the house and we love the taste of the water! We haven't tested the water... *I get the feeling someone reading this just cringed*
Should I have it tested, just from the tap?
We can't run both showers at the same time but otherwise the pressure is enough.
Hot water frequently smells like summer/rotten eggs.
PS: I subscribed. Fascinating content!
Rotten egg smell is sulfur. You say the water tastes good? If it's kinda sweet then it may be lead. Lead acetate is know as lead sugar. Was even used as a sweetener by the Romans.
I really respect that you're helping them in their time of need. This is how u keep a business alive for years to come! I need a job as a labor hand... What's up?
Respect? He is working and making a living what he is doing. What does respect even have to do with it?
Perhaps you mean "grateful"?
@@BOHICA_ can't be grateful for something I haven't received but I can respect the efforts. Maybe u need to work on urself, if u need to take to the Internet to feel superior just to look stupid
Thats freaking crazy that much money for a pump charge. Thats one giant hole in that pvc
Yea I'm so furious I have not charged these people a dime and going to get help to try and fix this well for free!
@@ClearWaterPumpWell Awesome!
Definitely need a follow up video!
Oh my god that is terrifying little creepy crawler
1500 should have covered the pump, pipe, wire, switch and miscellaneous stuff. I've never seen a pvc casing broke like that but I've seen galvanized or steel casings rot out. Did an old pump hit the sides and bust the pvc? Or was this caused by the well drillers and has been an issue all along?
The old man is pretty sure there was a close lightning strike and have seen this happen before.
The strike can make a very big percussion in the ground and being the break was close to ground level. So they have used the well for over 10 years without issue till a few months ago.
Usually you just straight up abandon wells like this and get a new one. Unfortunately they can't afford one and getting a driller is difficult also. So we're going to try sleeving the well to a 3" because it's only 15' down and total depth of well is about 50'
@@ClearWaterPumpWell , The lightning could have over-torgued the old motor and it hit the casing. We put torque arresters on the drop pipe to prevent the pump from hitting the sides of the well casing.
@@johnbrzenksforearm8295 Enh it was only hanging 40' I don't see how it could move enough to do it.
A 4" pump in a 4" Casing doesn't have much room.
You could see in video but I may have cut out where you could see pump rubbing the casing at 40'.
It wasn't really wearing a hole but cleaning off the rust stains.
@@ClearWaterPumpWell , no idea. I've never heard of or seen something like that. I don't think it's likely, but I've seen weirder.
40 ft submersible 1 horse power 25 gal per minute with new pipe wire safety rope well seal I charge 1700.00
I lived on well water for almost 50 years and always had a strainer on the end of the pipe but our pump was above ground. We now use the city water. Chemour has polluted alot of the water shed in the area.
Another good video. Love you camera! 👍🏻
Had the water been clearer from all the sand and dirt would have been amazing!
Yep I jealous too
@@waterboy239 Here is a link to Vevor this one is $250
The one I got had the bigger screen and 150 ft, but I'm pretty sure I only paid like 400, but now it's showing 500$
m.vevor.com/pipe-inspection-camera-c_11031/vevor-98-4-ft-pipe-inspection-camera-hd-drain-sewer-camera-4-3-in-lcd-monitor-p_010942208076?adp=gmc&gclid=CjwKCAjwvpCkBhB4EiwAujULMuTHsbiftkbXh4dNdtP3n7a0h6qDBfzKipMEaPRdPUymQZMANTq6GRoCBywQAvD_BwE
I kinda wonder how much the job was vs drilling a new well and dropping a new casing in? I mean he has every thing else needed and does not need a new pump and anything else.
50 foot well drilled should only take a couple of hours. I have several wells on my land including a brand new well that has never been used.
So the well was in an underground cavern and you got to watch a crayfish dig a hole... sounds interesting... and depending on the area, not unusual
We have a cave called the Seneca Caverns here in North Central Ohio, and at the underground stream at the very bottom of it, there is a species of blind cave shrimp that inhabit it. Sounds like something similar going on there.
@@rustyshackleford7082 since you are in the area, do you remember a place called the "blue hole"? I remember going there as a kid but in high school i had heard it was closed... it was a bottomless spring straight verticle....
@ronallens6204 They've since found that it is around 45 ft deep, and is fed from around the Seneca Caverns. The whole western half of Erie County and part of Seneca and Sandusky County are a karst area, full of sinkholes. They were dumping dye into surface sinkholes a few years back and the dye tur Ed up in my well which was around 25 miles away!
Casing gave access when it busted to a underground stream probably lol.
I was in Pasco County, FL in the 80s, and paid a guy $2200 to drill a 60' well with 40' casing, + pump. He drilled the well ~30', installed 16' casing, and skipped town.
So this video dug up bad memories for you?
@@BOHICA_
The guy did me a favor. He drilled it in to me.
Can anyone identify what species those critters were?
Possibly undiscovered speci?
Also those creatures lived in saturated sand underground?
WTF are they eating? They likely have never seen light before and live in total darkness.
They're a cave shrimp it looks like.
I’m the owner of the well & live in Southeast Louisiana, we don’t have caves here!
Where is the full video showing the repair?😊
I found a 4" well in the field. PVC pipe broken, leveled with the ground. What to use to close it, to prevent from debris to fall down?
How to find if it has water and how deep? Also what camera you use to inspect the well and what 4" pump and water tank brands and models are best?
If it's still a viable well it should be raised back up and capped.
You can take a stick of pvc and see if it goes straight down atleast 10' should be a well.
If you look with a light you may see water table or anything that fell in the casing.
I got my camera off Vevor a Chinese website that sells tools it's worked really well not paying 5k for something I hardly ever use.
The best pumps right now are Franklin Electric and the best tanks are AO Smith steel in my.
Thanks for the comment and watching,
Casey
@@ClearWaterPumpWell Thank you much Casey!
I wonder if you could help me find answers to the following:
Thinking to lower the pressure tank and connect to the pump about 10' under the ground to eliminate the heating well house in the winter season. My pipe runs about 6' under the ground. 1) is it a good idea? 2) how to do it? 3) Should I install another pressure tank under the house in the crawl space? How to install pitless adapter and connect well water poly pipe without dropping anything down the well? Do I need to cut casing, well pipe and wiring? The well is about 30 yards away from the house.
@@ClearWaterPumpWell Thank you Casey! What to use and how to cap it? Could I cap it in level with a ground, so it will not get destroyed by a truck or a horse/bull and be less visible? If I decide to raise it, what materials to use, how high it should go above the ground and steps how to do it?
Enjoyed the video. I'm a new subscriber from N.C. What kind of creature was in that well? What state are you located in? I may need some well work sometime. It sure is amazing how people will take advantage of others. Thanks fr the video. You all take care and God bless.
It's some type of crawling aquatic thing,
Louisiana,
Yea so this was a rare case of having a busted well with something like that not normal at all!
Thanks for the comment and watching,
Casey
That is Frightening!
I'm shocked at how many people drink water from shallow wells. Great for gardening and such but..... All my wells at the ranch are 200 ft plus. Aprox 30 ft of surface casing and the rest is 3 or 4" steel casing.
Northern Ohio here, the shallow well I had was buried, 25 ft deep, 10 ft of casing and gave 12 gallons a minute but it was sulfur, and high in Iron and manganese. Took 2 Cul-Sorb tanks and a softener and sink filter to make it drinkable. When rural water came through I wasted no time hooking up, lol.
Also sometimes the customers home owners insurance will cover repairs for damages caused by lightning. They might be able to submit the other companies invoice as well. They would still have to pay the deductible though.
I've heard stories about an old dug well that was made in an area close to underground caves. They said that the old timer that lived there would catch bluegill and crappie out of it.
I can not remember the name but a company makes a filters for wells that have sand like that. Mainly irrigation wells for fields.
Lakos makes sand separators but they only work well with bigger coarse sand.
You can check the pin comment but the well had a hole in the casing from lightning.
@@ClearWaterPumpWell That was the company I was thinking about. thanks. They are also used in other industries filtering other things. I saw both videos glad the actual problem was able to be identified and fixed. A little funny seeing the water pipes and pressure tank above the ground level and not heated. Guessing this was not Ohio LOL
@@jonleiend1381 Yes I still have to fix the well with a sleeve and blowing out. Going to do it for free since they are in such need.
Yea were in south east Louisiana.
so how did they fix it
Looks like a fish on my cell phone.
Or maybe it's fairy shrimp from some long dormant eggs.
That's experience and having some pride in your work and if more people would open their eyes and look do at visual and use common sense and be more knowledgeable about what they are doing everyone would have better results and happy customers and get more customers from word of mouth
My well has a 2 inch casing with a jet pump. It’s probably 35 years old.
well done fellas
The theft in this day and age along with the lack of knowledge to boot is a sad statement.
Poor guy got ripped off by the 1st company glad you set it right for him.
Yea have yet to get back there yet as I'm going to try and repair it for free.
Other company charged them $1500 so they could afford an inspection camera
If that was a concrete well casing like they installed in a irrigation well on my uncle's farm l would suggest trying to patch the hole with some grout or expanding cement but there us no telling how that would work with the PVC.
I have got a lot of screw ball ideas that l would try for myself but would be unethical to suggest for others without testing.
Yea so with a cracked or broken pvc well the repair is using a sleeve and seal past the break.
The new line goes past and can then be grouted on the outside to seal off permanently.
Then a different type of pump is used because the casing is now smaller.
Has to be a stream connected there or something, I can’t figure any other way that you would find marine life.
I watched the video that was so cool I can’t believe what was down there
My casing goes down about 50 ft and the remaining 500ft is all granite to the bottom of the hole.
I know this is old video and this comment likely never to be seen.. we bought a house with a well.. started losing pressure and was told the footvalve down in well was going bad, that all the pipe had to be pulled and footvalve replaced... They pulled pipe, put pvc pipe with a new foot valve and the pipes came apart down in the casing... Then i was told nothing can be done about it, pipe cant be pulled back up and i need to drill new well and it was going to cost like 5k and i cant do that cause im a full time single dad with medical issues... So since then ive been back feeding our house through our outside faucet with a hose from across at my mothers house .... Is there a way for me to pull this pipe and footvalve and reclaim my well or is it truly a lost cause ..
Good lord yea thats normally a routine service and assuming your reffing to a deep well pump and jet that broke?
I have retrieved many jets in wells but it depends on how far down they fall and how it breaks off.
If they put a completely new setup together and lost it something probably was not done right.
No your well should not be bad unless you can't get that one out or you don't have room to install another on top of it.
I would call a other reputable company and get a second opinion.
I'm in south east Louisiana if you were wondering I don't guess your close to me or I would come help.
@@ClearWaterPumpWell no unfortunately I'm in Florida... Yeah I know I've watched a lot of your vids that's why I figured if anyone would give me a straight answer it'd be you... Thank you
@@williamdrake6711 good luck and hopefully you find someone competent enough to fix it without issue
@@ClearWaterPumpWell doubtful it looks like cause I was just told by someone else that it's a lost cause cause it's an old 2" well I guess .. thank you for the replies though ..
@@williamdrake6711 a old 2in well.... there's nothing old about a two-inch well. They are still drilling 2-inch Wells today and you can still get pumps and parts for them that's utterly ridiculous.
So if you find a fossilized shrimp 50 feet down, it's NOT a bazillion years old? 🤔
How can something live down there???
Yea I'm just as stunned as you are. Well, they have plenty water, organics, microorganisms and some dissolved oxygen due to being not very deep.
Wow, there was actual fish in the well, yuck
no way I would drink well water after this. no telling what's in it.
Where do you think City water comes from some cities use desalinization or reserve water but most of it comes from a well and then is reverse osmosis treated
The critters look healthy there is no reason to think the water is bad.
I had salt water reef tanks for years, like 20 years. I started them when I lived on well water and even though I hated drinking the water because I thought it was bad, the reef tanks thrived on it. then I moved and had city water and I couldn't get the reef tanks or fish to live anymore, even using 5 stage RO_DI filters and de chlorination. I learned that well water was way better and healthier then city water.
@@Ryan-re1rs yeah that DI resin gets expensive
@@Ryan-re1rs I dont drink city/county water, unless I am boiling it in a pot, I usually drink bottled water.
Americans love to rip each other off. Auto mechanics and HVAC the worst.
In other countries it's the police. There are unethical crooks in all of humanity.
Wait, hang on. You know wells are drilled into aquifers right? You know they’re caves with their own ecosystems right? You know there’s crawfish poop coming out the faucets right?
Yea no it's layers of clay and sand in Louisiana no caves 🤣
@@ClearWaterPumpWellyou'd be surprised, caves are everywhere. Even underwater. Hence those creatures in the well. You literally saw proof with your own eyes and still somehow don't believe it lol. Caves can be a few inches tall or a mile tall, a cave is a cave
Thank you for your informative videos Clear Water and Wells.
Do you have a phone number that I could call you?
I have a few of questions and
I'd like to ask your expert advice.
What state or area do accept work?