You have already mentioned covering so way to go you might check on having it tested, yall have the makings of a nice place. Enjoy and cherish the time spent working with your Dad. my best memories of my Pop n I were pluggin away at some project or the other Cheers from Texas
Good on ya Jarhead. We finishing up our shipping container cabin and use this exact pump for our showers as well. No well on our property yet, but our local water hauler is very cheap. Septic tank got stuck in the ground this spring and we'll be plumbing everything up later this fall. Semper Fi brother.
I went to your channel to see all this greatness!!! I was sad :( do you have a blog or anything?? I wish I was as far as you were though! I had another subscriber ask me about using this pump for tank water, how does it work for you? I didn't think it would be a great idea, but now that I have someone to ask?? Appreciate the comment. Rah.
My channel is pretty lame. Ill try to get some video this weekend while we're here. But I did a lengthy write up with some pictures at the TSP forum. thesurvivalpodcast.com/forum/index.php?topic=52480.0 The pump works great for tank water. A lot of folks including my inlaws use them and have very little problems. Just have to be sure to keep the prime and be careful about freezing. Oh, and buy a foot valve as it doesn't come with one!
That is beautiful.. Thanks for letting me see the pics!! and introducing me to a really cool forum :D I messed up with my foot valve :( I had to replace it with a new one.. I put the pvc pipe glue in to hold the joints, and it leaked down into the flap. So it wasn't able to hold water and wouldn't stay primed. I changed it out with a brass check valve and that seems to work out ok.
now that's cool that's perfect good or not I found a six-inch well Ben grills in the backyard when I was digging behind the old house here it's amazing is 30 feet deep and there's water that is 12 feet down from the top I believe I'll be getting one of those pumps thanks cuz
No worries brother! I used it this weekend to fill the tanks in the camper!! water was cold and sweet :D I did have some issues with the sump pump check valve :( I got pipe glue in it and it wouldn't keep the pump primed.. So, I went out and picked up a brass swing check valve and attached that to the end and it worked like a charm.
I have to pump water from a canal say 1500 liters by a solar system of 2500 watts. I want to use DC shunt motor of 3 hp. The head is merely 5ft. The pump size is 4/3 inches. Very nice video.
Nice find that well. I am digging a hole in my back yard. But not for water but to put my fermentor into. The temp down there is a constant 13°C at 3m deep. Perfect for a lager.
That is outstanding!! I did a lager a couple times in a shed in the cold months, came out crystal clear and really good :D I plan on doing a good old fashioned hillside dugout to make a root cellar.
Great property and I like your use of your own water; and, I would suggest an inexpensive water test in case you are ever challenged by your local community on the water quality. As the others suggest, well house is great way to keep pump out of the weather and protect the well from contaminants.
Brother they put that non pot thing on the pump as a CYA. We have that same pump on a back up well and the water is the same coming from that well as the main one. Hell the town was trying to stop us from using are wells so we would buy town water. When that happen they tested with out asking me mind you my 2 wells and even there test says it was fune to drink. That one kind of back fired on them.. Just filter the water and your fine. Nice work. God Bless.
the non-potable warning is a recent addition, they used to sell the exact same pump under a different item number that didn't have the warning. the warning is there to protect harbor freight from lawsuits.
Thx. Wanted to see the pump in action. Live in the desert on small homestead, and use water tank. Needed somerthing to bring water to rv. I suppose i will eventually get around to building a cabin lol.
+Jordan do make a list of requirements! things you need.. I'm building a home from my own trees. So a requirement for me was no property that was freshly timbered.. I want animals and plants.. so readily available water, from multiple sources was imperative. and I would need cleared land to do that.. clearing land sucks. I wanted to build my own house, so It didn't matter if there was a home on the property. you may want one on yours. Do not settle for something that doesn't meet your requirements or expectations! hope this gives you something to think about.
The original check valve was a sump pump check valve.. I got some pipe glue on the seal and it wouldn't hold the prime.. so I added a brass check valve and it's been good ever sinse.
,10ft of water is a lot more than a few barrels. Its a well, thats why they put it there back in the day. That well will flow more water thru the bedrock than that little pump can ever pump off
The first one actually commented, was very upset that I put bleach in the well :D Thanks for the props! That pump is awesome... They were having a display model sale, and I picked up another one for like 20 bucks. I'm going to put the other one in the cabin.
You mention that the pump is non-potable a couple of times. What makes the pump - not the water specifically - non-potable? Thanks for the information. We just recently had a well drilled and now we want the water for concrete mixing.
just rememeber too build a well house too get the eletric parts out of the weather.you can get a good 12 volt water pump too . that can be run, right too the camper/ cabin.
I got an ecotemp l5 shower off grid. . The flojet pump lasted one day then died. Need a super big pump to run 3 long hoses to get water in my rv from / with it. I have a generator ...I'm going to go to harbor freight get that pump n see what happens thanks.
Actually!! My buddy uses this pump full time on his camper.. just plug it up to the city water port and it will do fine. My dad uses this to fill up the camper fresh water tank. We still use it to this day :)
Would have liked to seen how you installed the pipe in the well and priming it. But I really enjoyed the video and ideas. Why didn’t you run the hose to you camper and fill your tanks in the camper ??
The pipe extends above the pump and has a cap on it. We take the cap off to prime it and screw the cap back on. We do run a hose from that to the camper, and on the end we have a filter. :) thanks for watching!
@@dawinner777 so, I believe it would have, it was a sump pump check valve, but I got some pipe glue on the seal and it wouldn't hold a prime over night. So I pulled the pipe and put in a brass check valve which worked just fine. This is the 3rd year and we still use the pump regularly through the summer.
great video very instructional the only thing I would have done is scrape all the dead rodents off the bottom of the well first. Guarantee you they're down there. God bless good luck
Hi, i make the same installation but i have a question. The water pump i have is 900W so what kind of generator/inverter should i buy to be able to work? Most of then in the market have output 650-800W. Will this work?
I run www.harborfreight.com/engines-generators/gas-engine-generators/2000-peak1600-running-watts-28-hp-797cc-portable-inverter-generator-carb-62523.html from harbor freight. Its the more expensive quiet generator, but I waited for a super coupon and got it for a couple hundred. There is a 4000 watt one from harbor freight that is cheap, quiet, and will run that pump no problem.
I mentioned that to my dad, It wouldn't bother me any. The well needs to be covered to not allow rainwater and any more organic material down in it. That well was the primary source of water for the man who farmed it in the early 1900's so the well can / will produce good water. But yes, a Berkey will remove lead and most all other contaminants (99.9%).
can u possibly give me a parts list of everything im gonna need to install this in my mobile home PLEASE? I see that youre knowledgeable and i surely need all the help i can get lol...THANKS
Thanks for the video. I'm working on a small water system just like yours. What is the pump/tank model or specs, you purchased from Harbor Freight. Looks like plenty of volume and pressure.
Honestly, I can't remember. But it was the cheapest one they sold at the time. This video is a few years old. I can tell you, this is still the same setup we use when we're down there. :)
roy tant it's actually not bad. I bought another one for the cabin. It was on close out a few months ago we pick it up for like 25 bucks or something silly!
Thanks, this pump is still working and it's been 2 or 3 years now :) we hook it up the same way... the only thing I changed was the check valve. A few months after this video I changed it to a brass check valve and it's worked perfect.
Thanks.. It was important to get a way to pump water out of the wells we have. I want to get a hand pump as well I think that will be good to fill buckets and stuff. :D
Did the specs on the pump tell you how deep you can pump from? My well is 40 ft deep. I wonder if it would suck that high? Any info would be appreciated.
I'm thinking about buying one of these pumps as a temporary water supply to the house, to maybe take a shower or flush the toilet when something goes wrong with my deep well pump. So, if I have 55 gal barrel of water, and this pump is hooked up to the house plumbing pumping from the barrel , is there a safety switch that shuts it off when the barrel is almost empty? I see it has an expansion tank, so it must shut off, when you turn off the faucets inside the house. Thanks
No, there is not a safety stop as far as I know if the water runs dry. You could probably get away with something else a lot cheaper for what your looking to do.. This pump will run a 55 gallon drum empty in just a few short minutes. You are correct, when the pressure tank fills to 35 PSI or so it shuts the pump off.
Appreciate your time with the last reply, but just one more thing, I was wondering, if you might know. The pump is a swallow water well pump, so why wouldn't the water being pumped thru it, not be drinkable? Do you think maybe, in the materials, they use to build this pump, maybe contaminate the water? In my case, our deep well pump failed at the worst possible time, when my wife was ready to take her bath, she didn't take it too well. My goal, is to have maybe 2-3 barrels of water connected, to supply an emergency water supply, until I can figure out why my pump failed. Because it's stated, that it's "non-potable with this pump", I've reasoned, that this water from the barrels will will only flow to the tub and toilet. There shouldn't be any water in the 15 ft of pipe that leads to the kitchen sink used for drinking/cooking water. But I would ran water thru my faucets later to clean the pipes out after the deep well was fixed. Thanks
Hmm,.. I just thinking now, If I fed the water into the hot water tank for bath water, that hot water, I didn't use would eventually be flowing out of the kitchen faucet latter on. I would have to make sure the hot water tank was completely cycled and rinsed out also, after I fixed my deep well pump.
George P I'm really not sure why it says that.. I'm assuming that the materials used make it that way.. But as I said, the from my well isn't for drinking.. Its for flushing toilets and showers. I think there is a better alternative for your application. Send me an e-mail at Kentuckyhomestead@gmail.com and I'll send you my idea.
ruclips.net/video/-NSOSkb4r98/видео.html Check out that video, I'm pretty sure it will do exactly what your looking to do at a way better and more efficient price :D
Frank Segai I'm not sure what you mean by the small thing under the pump. but yes, if you turn the valve off, the pump automatically shuts off when it builds up 35 psi of pressure.
awesome job the money you we'll be saving probably cost you pennies-on-the-dollar to run your pump versus $100 in gas for your truck to bring the water up great job
Thanks WIlliam. I got another pump for the well by the cabin. Im going to use to bring water into the cabin too. Also, there are a few springs above the cabin I want to dig out and build a gravity fed spring water system!
Umm, I wouldn't think this particular model would be well suited for that. This is a 120v ac pump.. But I bet anything can be run off solar if you have enough power.
Still use this every time I go down to the farm. Still works like a champ.. I did change the check valve at the bottom to a brass one and it was a good choice. :D
Can I use a garden hose to put into the well or 1/2 inch trip tubing. the reason I need to use a hose is the well is under a building and I can't use pipe as I need to drop the hose down the hole as ! can't use pipe as it won't bend
I would try some flexible poly tubing with a brass check valve on the bottom if nothing else, I'd assume the pressure of the pump may collapse a garden hose. I'm not a professional and haven't tried a hose.
Could you give some details on how to carry out your suggestion? I have a nice deep . A well and an electric pump in it now, but I am worried about what happens of the grid goes down. Thanks, Art
It will pump until the bladder in the tank is to the pressure you've set. It will pump again when the pressure gets below the threshold, and run until bladder is full.
Good idea to put the bleach in the old well, might remove the ginger spots in your beard too for extra cleaning lol. Good video too. Cheers from Canada
buzzsaw301 it's quiet, but will struggle on higher loads. it will not run the ac in my parents camper, but runs lights and the ac and air compressor I have in the cabin.
Were now on year two with this particular generator, and it works great! Still quiet and does its job. It wont run a large camper ac, but it runs the little window ac and lights in the cabin just fine.
No $270 you could jetter a 25-30ft well at sight. DYI 1" 25-30 ft well with 1-1/4 in.Well Drive Point, Gauze-Mesh Screen $65.76 Jetter Pres washer tip Pres washer 4"+2" +1" PVC pipe or water well pipe and fitting and a sledge jhuy hammer 2 in. Well Point Drive Cap $18.42
You have the PVC pipe so you may need more to go down 25-30ft. and At that depth that is not surface water clean drinkable artesian groundwater Clean stuff. Jetter tip Preasure washer check valve well point FIN Your done at the sight next to your house or Trailer
I think the pump was like 98 bucks or something ant harbor freight, and about 30 bucks or so worth of plumbing? It's been a few years so in not sure. But I can tell you, i still use this when we go down to the farm.
unused,uncovered,abandoned wells. must be censidered unusable until desinfection and pumping out until compleatly empty several times and,visual inspection at bottom
I like your videos, very realistic, and the basics, to get people pumping from a well. Thanks for this video!
Thanks :) I appreciate you watching!
You have already mentioned covering so way to go you might check on having it tested, yall have the makings of a nice place. Enjoy and cherish the time spent working with your Dad. my best memories of my Pop n I were pluggin away at some project or the other Cheers from Texas
Without him, I would be lost.. He has been the guiding hand to make me successful my entire life.. so thank you :D
Exactly what I wanted to see in the video. Thank you
That is a great asset to have around. That little well pump is a great solution to pumping the water up. Great job.
Thanks brother!! I'm excited for the build of the well top.
Good on ya Jarhead. We finishing up our shipping container cabin and use this exact pump for our showers as well. No well on our property yet, but our local water hauler is very cheap. Septic tank got stuck in the ground this spring and we'll be plumbing everything up later this fall. Semper Fi brother.
I went to your channel to see all this greatness!!! I was sad :( do you have a blog or anything?? I wish I was as far as you were though! I had another subscriber ask me about using this pump for tank water, how does it work for you? I didn't think it would be a great idea, but now that I have someone to ask?? Appreciate the comment. Rah.
My channel is pretty lame. Ill try to get some video this weekend while we're here. But I did a lengthy write up with some pictures at the TSP forum.
thesurvivalpodcast.com/forum/index.php?topic=52480.0
The pump works great for tank water. A lot of folks including my inlaws use them and have very little problems. Just have to be sure to keep the prime and be careful about freezing. Oh, and buy a foot valve as it doesn't come with one!
That is beautiful.. Thanks for letting me see the pics!! and introducing me to a really cool forum :D I messed up with my foot valve :( I had to replace it with a new one.. I put the pvc pipe glue in to hold the joints, and it leaked down into the flap. So it wasn't able to hold water and wouldn't stay primed. I changed it out with a brass check valve and that seems to work out ok.
now that's cool that's perfect good or not I found a six-inch well Ben grills in the backyard when I was digging behind the old house here it's amazing is 30 feet deep and there's water that is 12 feet down from the top I believe I'll be getting one of those pumps thanks cuz
No worries brother! I used it this weekend to fill the tanks in the camper!! water was cold and sweet :D I did have some issues with the sump pump check valve :( I got pipe glue in it and it wouldn't keep the pump primed.. So, I went out and picked up a brass swing check valve and attached that to the end and it worked like a charm.
I have to pump water from a canal say 1500 liters by a solar system of 2500 watts. I want to use DC shunt motor of 3 hp. The head is merely 5ft. The pump size is 4/3 inches. Very nice video.
That water looks pretty clean coming out of that well!
Yea Its clean, it filters really well in that old well.
Nice find that well. I am digging a hole in my back yard. But not for water but to put my fermentor into. The temp down there is a constant 13°C at 3m deep. Perfect for a lager.
That is outstanding!! I did a lager a couple times in a shed in the cold months, came out crystal clear and really good :D I plan on doing a good old fashioned hillside dugout to make a root cellar.
Well except for the idea of making a man cave it is going to become a cellar and fermenting chamber too. :-)
Great property and I like your use of your own water; and, I would suggest an inexpensive water test in case you are ever challenged by your local community on the water quality. As the others suggest, well house is great way to keep pump out of the weather and protect the well from contaminants.
yea I'll put a well house up, time.. it's all about the time!
Awesome pump and fix. Keep up the good work
That well is awesome!
Great vid! what size of fittings tho? Make sure u cover that well for saftey
Good for you nice to see people can still problem solve
Its few and far between these days I'm afraid. Thanks for watching.
Brother they put that non pot thing on the pump as a CYA. We have that same pump on a back up well and the water is the same coming from that well as the main one. Hell the town was trying to stop us from using are wells so we would buy town water. When that happen they tested with out asking me mind you my 2 wells and even there test says it was fune to drink. That one kind of back fired on them..
Just filter the water and your fine. Nice work. God Bless.
yea, I kinda figured. A berkey should do the trick!
the non-potable warning is a recent addition, they used to sell the exact same pump under a different item number that didn't have the warning. the warning is there to protect harbor freight from lawsuits.
from Ohio great stuff brother ....my parents have35 acres I love to chill out on
Thanks Rick, I love to go to my place.. Its so peaceful.
Looks like a great idea.
Thx. Wanted to see the pump in action. Live in the desert on small homestead, and use water tank. Needed somerthing to bring water to rv. I suppose i will eventually get around to building a cabin lol.
Cabins are so much fun!!! Good luck..
i love watching your video's I'm learning alot from you thank you for your service! much love from Connecticut!
Haha! thanks Jordan, I love making videos. :) glad you enjoy them.
what are some do's and don't when looking for land that you have encountered ?
+Jordan do make a list of requirements! things you need.. I'm building a home from my own trees. So a requirement for me was no property that was freshly timbered.. I want animals and plants.. so readily available water, from multiple sources was imperative. and I would need cleared land to do that.. clearing land sucks. I wanted to build my own house, so It didn't matter if there was a home on the property. you may want one on yours. Do not settle for something that doesn't meet your requirements or expectations! hope this gives you something to think about.
yes that helped alot thanks ..how did you learn to build homes?
+Jordan B that will be next weeks videos :)
Nice it has a check valve
The original check valve was a sump pump check valve.. I got some pipe glue on the seal and it wouldn't hold the prime.. so I added a brass check valve and it's been good ever sinse.
,10ft of water is a lot more than a few barrels. Its a well, thats why they put it there back in the day. That well will flow more water thru the bedrock than that little pump can ever pump off
Why the hell would someone thumbs down this!? People smh! Good work bro! That's got great pressure!
The first one actually commented, was very upset that I put bleach in the well :D Thanks for the props! That pump is awesome... They were having a display model sale, and I picked up another one for like 20 bucks. I'm going to put the other one in the cabin.
You mention that the pump is non-potable a couple of times. What makes the pump - not the water specifically - non-potable? Thanks for the information. We just recently had a well drilled and now we want the water for concrete mixing.
The warning on the pump states that it's for non potable water (not drinking water).
just rememeber too build a well house too get the eletric parts out of the weather.you can get a good 12 volt water pump too . that can be run, right too the camper/ cabin.
Yes! I'm working on both of those things! I really gotta get working on that stuff, but there are just so many other things at the moment. :/
Good job have you tasted that water after you flushed it out it probably would not taste bad thanks for the entertaining videos I enjoy them.
I let the dog drink it an he didn't die. So I'm sure its good ;D
UR doing awesome man.keep up the good work.gonna make it easyer.
Thanks boss, appreciate it :D
Great video, what hp is the shallow well pump?
good luck to you
Thanks Frank!
I got an ecotemp l5 shower off grid. . The flojet pump lasted one day then died. Need a super big pump to run 3 long hoses to get water in my rv from / with it. I have a generator
...I'm going to go to harbor freight get that pump n see what happens thanks.
Actually!! My buddy uses this pump full time on his camper.. just plug it up to the city water port and it will do fine. My dad uses this to fill up the camper fresh water tank. We still use it to this day :)
Would Like to see photos of the finished cabin please.
Thumbs up all around. Doing great enjoy all the videos.
Thanks Wile, Can't wait to get some more done!!
Great stuff.
Same pump I use at deer camp. Good pump for pricr
Would have liked to seen how you installed the pipe in the well and priming it.
But I really enjoyed the video and ideas. Why didn’t you run the hose to you camper and fill your tanks in the camper ??
The pipe extends above the pump and has a cap on it. We take the cap off to prime it and screw the cap back on. We do run a hose from that to the camper, and on the end we have a filter. :) thanks for watching!
Kentucky Homestead it’s a great video and it’s a great job illustrating it did the check valve work
@@dawinner777 so, I believe it would have, it was a sump pump check valve, but I got some pipe glue on the seal and it wouldn't hold a prime over night. So I pulled the pipe and put in a brass check valve which worked just fine. This is the 3rd year and we still use the pump regularly through the summer.
Cool, I have a similar set up
Great video. Thanks for sharing. L.V NV. 7-16-2020
great video very instructional the only thing I would have done is scrape all the dead rodents off the bottom of the well first. Guarantee you they're down there. God bless good luck
Probably, the well will go dry once in a while, it looked good :D
Hi, i make the same installation but i have a question. The water pump i have is 900W so what kind of generator/inverter should i buy to be able to work? Most of then in the market have output 650-800W. Will this work?
I run www.harborfreight.com/engines-generators/gas-engine-generators/2000-peak1600-running-watts-28-hp-797cc-portable-inverter-generator-carb-62523.html from harbor freight. Its the more expensive quiet generator, but I waited for a super coupon and got it for a couple hundred. There is a 4000 watt one from harbor freight that is cheap, quiet, and will run that pump no problem.
Informative and useful, thanks. Can you use something like a Berkey filter yo make the water drinkable?
I mentioned that to my dad, It wouldn't bother me any. The well needs to be covered to not allow rainwater and any more organic material down in it. That well was the primary source of water for the man who farmed it in the early 1900's so the well can / will produce good water. But yes, a Berkey will remove lead and most all other contaminants (99.9%).
Nice work
can u possibly give me a parts list of everything im gonna need to install this in my mobile home PLEASE? I see that youre knowledgeable and i surely need all the help i can get lol...THANKS
sure, how deep is the well?
Thanks for the video. I'm working on a small water system just like yours. What is the pump/tank model or specs, you purchased from Harbor
Freight.
Looks like plenty of volume and pressure.
Honestly, I can't remember. But it was the cheapest one they sold at the time. This video is a few years old. I can tell you, this is still the same setup we use when we're down there. :)
OK and thanks. Saved me substantial sum cash.
Be heading to Harbor Freight.
Doing great thanks for the vid....
Thanks!! Sorry for the late reply :) appreciate you watching.
great job how is pump holding up!!
roy tant it's actually not bad. I bought another one for the cabin. It was on close out a few months ago we pick it up for like 25 bucks or something silly!
Thanks for the video
Nice video. Does yours cycle on and off every 10 seconds or so? Mine does
I want to make a home made waterpump. the impeller of the vacuum cleaner and waterpump impeller it is the same?
I have no idea to be honest :/ But it sounds like you have a fun project on your hands!
Kudos buddy thanks for the video
Thanks, this pump is still working and it's been 2 or 3 years now :) we hook it up the same way... the only thing I changed was the check valve. A few months after this video I changed it to a brass check valve and it's worked perfect.
good job on the water!!!!!!!!
Thanks.. It was important to get a way to pump water out of the wells we have. I want to get a hand pump as well I think that will be good to fill buckets and stuff. :D
hello thanks for your video, can I use that tank as a pressure booster for a house that has city water ? Thanks
Honestly, no idea.. I've never hooked it up to anything other than a shallow well.
Did the specs on the pump tell you how deep you can pump from? My well is 40 ft deep. I wonder if it would suck that high? Any info would be appreciated.
Shallow well pump can lift 25' only😢
wish u recorded how u connected from well to pump
I just used a PVC union, so I can remove the pipe easy, it screws directly into the well pump. Just google PVC Union.
Great work
Wanted to know how you hooked up the generator. My pump doesn't have a standard plug.... it is directly wired into home circuit.
This pump came with a standard plug.
I'm thinking about buying one of these pumps as a temporary water supply to the house,
to maybe take a shower or flush the toilet when something goes wrong with my deep well pump.
So, if I have 55 gal barrel of water, and this pump is hooked up to the house plumbing pumping from the barrel , is there a safety switch that shuts it off when the
barrel is almost empty?
I see it has an expansion tank, so it must shut off, when you turn off the faucets inside the house. Thanks
No, there is not a safety stop as far as I know if the water runs dry. You could probably get away with something else a lot cheaper for what your looking to do.. This pump will run a 55 gallon drum empty in just a few short minutes. You are correct, when the pressure tank fills to 35 PSI or so it shuts the pump off.
Appreciate your time with the last reply, but just one more thing, I was wondering, if you might know. The pump is a swallow water well pump, so why wouldn't the water being pumped thru it, not be
drinkable? Do you think maybe, in the materials, they use to build this pump, maybe contaminate the water?
In my case, our deep well pump failed at the worst possible time,
when my wife was ready to take her bath, she didn't take it too well.
My goal, is to have maybe 2-3 barrels of water connected, to
supply an emergency water supply, until I can figure out why my pump failed.
Because it's stated, that it's "non-potable with this pump", I've
reasoned, that this water from the barrels will will only flow to the
tub and toilet. There shouldn't be any water in the 15 ft of pipe that leads to the kitchen sink used for drinking/cooking water.
But I would ran water thru my faucets later to clean the pipes out
after the deep well was fixed. Thanks
Hmm,.. I just thinking now, If I fed the water into the hot water tank for bath water, that hot water, I didn't use would eventually be flowing out of the kitchen faucet latter on. I would have to make sure the hot water tank was completely cycled and rinsed out also, after I fixed my deep well pump.
George P I'm really not sure why it says that.. I'm assuming that the materials used make it that way.. But as I said, the from my well isn't for drinking.. Its for flushing toilets and showers. I think there is a better alternative for your application. Send me an e-mail at Kentuckyhomestead@gmail.com and I'll send you my idea.
ruclips.net/video/-NSOSkb4r98/видео.html Check out that video, I'm pretty sure it will do exactly what your looking to do at a way better and more efficient price :D
Awesome
nice !
:D thanks
I'd like to drill a well in central Florida and use a 12v pump.. possible? what I expect to pay If I plan to install the pump myself?
good
Great video by the way! Forgot to give positive feedback! :-)
also have like 30 55 gallon water barrels.. need to get water catchment set up :D
Good deal
Hi, thanks Can you please tell me whats that small think under the pump purpose, if you turn the valve off does the pump automaticly shut off?
Frank Segai I'm not sure what you mean by the small thing under the pump. but yes, if you turn the valve off, the pump automatically shuts off when it builds up 35 psi of pressure.
How long did the pump last. I heard they are great from H/F
I just used it yesterday. :)
What is the generator watt and HP? Name of producer if possible?
awesome job the money you we'll be saving probably cost you pennies-on-the-dollar to run your pump versus $100 in gas for your truck to bring the water up great job
Thanks WIlliam. I got another pump for the well by the cabin. Im going to use to bring water into the cabin too. Also, there are a few springs above the cabin I want to dig out and build a gravity fed spring water system!
can you run that same pump off of solor power?
Umm, I wouldn't think this particular model would be well suited for that. This is a 120v ac pump.. But I bet anything can be run off solar if you have enough power.
Good job keep it up!!
So this video has been out for awhile. So how is it working now?
Still use this every time I go down to the farm. Still works like a champ.. I did change the check valve at the bottom to a brass one and it was a good choice. :D
@@KentuckyHomesteadFarm good to know. I didn't want to go cheap and be replacing it a year later
@@pcguysoffgridcabin It's still running.. In fact it worked so well, I got another for my cabin.
Update....hows the pump holding up?
Still pumping water :) it's used every couple of weeks to fill up the camper for showers and such and it's stored in the barn over winter.
Your video is informative. Appreciate the simplicity of your description. Thx
Can I use a garden hose to put into the well or 1/2 inch trip tubing. the reason I need to use a hose is the well is under a building and I can't use pipe as I need to drop the hose down the hole as ! can't use pipe as it won't bend
I would try some flexible poly tubing with a brass check valve on the bottom if nothing else, I'd assume the pressure of the pump may collapse a garden hose. I'm not a professional and haven't tried a hose.
Their should be a tea on the pump for priming it though
Theres a priming plug on the pump, I have a T also, but as you noticed I never showed it. Thanks :D
youratlanteon friend I added a T to mine.
thumbs up!
Thanks. :)
I like your T shirt Semper Fi
Haha semper fi!
What is pump model or link ti find easily, I guess you forget to mention on description...
I dont believe they sell this version anymore. The newer ones from harbor freight will work much the same..
great video bud!!
I WAS TOLD THAT THE EXACT SAME PUMP WOULD WORK IF I INSTALLED IN MY BASEMENT 50' AWAY. NOW IT WILL NOT START PUMPING WATER. CAN YOU HELP?
Not really sure what I can do to help. Are you pumping from a shallow well? Are you sure you have it primed?
For even more "off grid" throw a 12v submersible pump in the well with a solar panel
That will happen eventually, this is temporary and takes only 15 minutes to fill the camper.
Could you give some details on how to carry out your suggestion? I have a nice deep . A well and an electric pump in it now, but I am worried about what happens of the grid goes down. Thanks, Art
Does this pump have to be primed? How do you prime if so?
Does the pump only run when calling
For water ?
It will pump until the bladder in the tank is to the pressure you've set. It will pump again when the pressure gets below the threshold, and run until bladder is full.
Good idea to put the bleach in the old well, might remove the ginger spots in your beard too for extra cleaning lol. Good video too. Cheers from Canada
Only old age is taking my ginger spots!!!! lol Cheers :D
is that generator as quiet as they advertise it to be?
buzzsaw301 yes, it truly is quiet. even with a load. I was able to talk on my mic rigjt next to it and it didn't drown me out.
I was considering one of those for at least a year
You sold me on it brother
buzzsaw301 it's quiet, but will struggle on higher loads. it will not run the ac in my parents camper, but runs lights and the ac and air compressor I have in the cabin.
buzzsaw301 how has the pump held up?
HOW MUCH DID U HAVE TO PAY FOR UR OFF GRID CABIN AND LAND IM LOOKING FOR SOME IN KY MY SELF I LIVE IN OHIO
Send me an e-mail at kentuckyhomestead@gmail.com we will chat.
Semper Fi
Rah..
how do oyu like the generator
Were now on year two with this particular generator, and it works great! Still quiet and does its job. It wont run a large camper ac, but it runs the little window ac and lights in the cabin just fine.
No
$270 you could jetter a 25-30ft well at sight.
DYI
1" 25-30 ft well with
1-1/4 in.Well Drive Point, Gauze-Mesh Screen $65.76
Jetter Pres washer tip
Pres washer
4"+2" +1" PVC pipe or water well pipe and fitting and a sledge jhuy hammer
2 in. Well Point Drive Cap $18.42
You have the PVC pipe so you may need more to go down 25-30ft.
and
At that depth that is not surface water clean drinkable artesian groundwater Clean stuff.
Jetter tip Preasure washer check valve well point
FIN
Your done at the sight next to your house or Trailer
Leave it to a Marine to need a shower:) just kidding, good job on the pump.
Semper Fi Devil Dog
Oooh Rah!!!
is it a pointless pump shut the valve off pump shuts off without burning up
No idea what you mean. Is that a statement or a question?
Kentucky Homestead I think he means point of use.
How much n how to connect?
I think the pump was like 98 bucks or something ant harbor freight, and about 30 bucks or so worth of plumbing? It's been a few years so in not sure. But I can tell you, i still use this when we go down to the farm.
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You find that well uncovered at campsite ,maybe an animal fell in and rotting down under the suface ......otherwise well done..
It would smell and taste funny if that happened. :D That well has been used for drinking for 200+ years.. Should be good.
unused,uncovered,abandoned wells. must be censidered unusable until desinfection and pumping out until compleatly empty several times and,visual inspection at bottom
English adjustable points or not wtf
What are you even talking about?
You must be desperate to use an old swanky well like that
Batman trying to get that same f****** pump to work for 3 months
thumbs up!