Pitcher Pump To Make Use Of Old Abandoned Well

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  • Опубликовано: 10 июл 2022

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  • @NCRRanger7753
    @NCRRanger7753 Год назад +406

    Plumber, electrician, lumberjack, outdoorsman, volunteer flood preventer, ancient food collector/taster and RUclipsr. That's just what we know of Sir Post right now. 😄👍

  • @djmcgil8137
    @djmcgil8137 Год назад +63

    This project of yours really takes me back to my childhood. My Grandma had a hand pump well on the old farmhouse. I had a ton of fun fetching water as a kid.
    Thank you.

  • @BarredCoast0
    @BarredCoast0 Год назад +103

    I think using plumbers tape was a good idea but just a pro tip, always wrap the tape in the same direction of the threads, that way it doesn't get boogered up when you screw the next piece on. You know a lot about a lot of things, Post, and I'm impressed. This video was just as interesting to me as the one you did on tapping maple trees for syrup. Once again you've made a nice educational video.

    • @ellohomes2
      @ellohomes2 Год назад +5

      i literally have this comment half typed lol about the teflon tape, thanks for giving out good advice.

  • @stephanierussell8644
    @stephanierussell8644 Год назад +16

    There is no end to post 10's talent, he can turn his hand to everything. He's so entertaining , I think everyone needs a post 10 in their lives.. well done on another brilliant video..👏

  • @Peter_S_
    @Peter_S_ Год назад +81

    It's always a good idea to use plumber's tape as you did. If you don't, unscrewing it in the future will be much harder. In addition to 4 wraps of teflon tape, I also use Hercules Pro Dope thread sealant which is the ultimate pipe thread sealant and rated for potable water; you can buy it at better hardware stores, home improvement centers, and professional plumbing suppliers.

  • @nanvolentine9110
    @nanvolentine9110 Год назад +12

    Amazing. I truly believe there's nothing you can't do. Adding the water bowl for the animals was such a kind and thoughtful touch.

  • @outdoorswitheli4787
    @outdoorswitheli4787 Год назад +1

    Post 10 needs his own tv show‼️…love you post‼️I’m moving to Brunswick Maine next march can’t wait

  • @MissScrappy
    @MissScrappy Год назад +13

    Very interesting. You've motivated me to go see if I can rehab our old 80y/o pump well.

  • @heatherlane9270
    @heatherlane9270 Год назад +4

    Gosh, I can remember working one of those pumps back in the 1940s. Love that you do this Post 10.

  • @praiserdusty
    @praiserdusty Год назад +22

    This was pretty awesome. I learned so much about old wells from this. I don't normally watch these kind of videos but thanks for sharing it.

  • @Mike_Plays
    @Mike_Plays Год назад

    I remember when there were pumps like that at rest areas in Maine. Some with a little drinking fountain. The sound brings me right back.

  • @judithfairchild8620
    @judithfairchild8620 Год назад +9

    The place my aunt and her family lived had a well & a pump. Watching you pump the water out brought strong fun memories. Bringing in the water for cooking, drinking and dishes. Bath water was a different story. Had to haul in 5 to 10 gallons of water sore arms time.

  • @philipdmcneil
    @philipdmcneil Год назад +23

    Hey bud, get a hammer drill for any masonry drilling. Then your bits will last as they should and you won't burn through $65 in bits for a single hole!

  • @chrisryan5339
    @chrisryan5339 Год назад +1

    Interesting project. Good job. Chris from England

  • @ChuckBronson100
    @ChuckBronson100 Год назад +11

    Hey Post10, may I suggest that when you drill into concrete you should use a hammer drill with a carbide tip. You will be surprised at how well it will drill through the concrete. If you get the correct cordless drill it will have the hammer drill feature

  • @user-to8mj9jn5n
    @user-to8mj9jn5n Год назад

    Your accent is amazing, I've seen a lot of English-speaking authors on the Internet, yours is 100% understandable%

  • @jenwhite5387
    @jenwhite5387 Год назад +12

    This is perfect timing! Getting ready to do this same thing very soon. We have already replaced the broken concrete top and now just have to do the plumbing part. Thank you, very helpful!!

  • @simonworthington5162
    @simonworthington5162 Год назад +1

    Well i found it amusing and interesting giving yourself a little project and thinking of the wildlife except for the Beavers. Cheers.

  • @joaodejesuscostaesteves4656
    @joaodejesuscostaesteves4656 Год назад

    I loved this vlog, I have to improvise a lot of times at work, even in my house. When you have to put those screws I whas just thinking that you have to lift the pitcher pump and suported and you have Just maded as I whas thinking. I have to send you a big hug from Lisbon

  • @bobjoncas2814
    @bobjoncas2814 Год назад +4

    ...good job, happy pumpin'...

  • @mikespikedog5293
    @mikespikedog5293 Год назад +6

    The older the Concrete the harder to drill. Concrete never quits harding. And keeping the line 6" from the bottom is a good idea. You don't want to suck dirt from bottom and ruin the pump. Those pumps are made to drain back so they don't freeze in the wintertime plus it back flushes the line.

  • @richardkent9381
    @richardkent9381 Год назад +4

    Love thr video. It would be great to see more videos like it. Maybe some homestead videos. Or sustainability videos. I used to watch a great vlog by a couple who built there own house from start to finish and miss it.

  • @DrainCleaningAUSTRALIA
    @DrainCleaningAUSTRALIA Год назад +6

    Very interesting mate. I might take your recommendation and get one. Maybe do a review here in Australia 😂🇦🇺
    Cheers bro!

  • @lisacraycraft8869
    @lisacraycraft8869 Год назад +2

    You are such an incredible jack of all trades. I really enjoy watching your videos; your knowledge of such a plethora of topics is staggering. Keep on doing what you're doing and keep sharing with us; so many of us appreciate it all!

  • @misterdubity3073
    @misterdubity3073 Год назад +10

    Consider testing the water from this shallow well for water quality including heavy metals. Also, I'm not sure whether attracting animals to it would increase the risk of bacteria getting into the shallow well. Maybe not much of a risk since the concrete cylinder goes down 20 some feet.

  • @heofthesquarebum
    @heofthesquarebum Год назад +33

    This was an interesting video! We use well water for our primary water supply but ours is several hundred feet deep. I have always wondered if we should establish a secondary well on the opposite side of the property for irrigation purposes. Some day maybe!

    • @MonkeyJedi99
      @MonkeyJedi99 Год назад +1

      Just make sure you avoid an existing or prior septic system by enough margin (in distance or time).

  • @crip6ns
    @crip6ns Год назад +4

    HI from NC 🖐been slowly going through the whole channel. im still at the 2 year area in you videos, You have a awesome interesting channel! thanks for sharing!

  • @runninonempty820
    @runninonempty820 Год назад +6

    You did what you could with what tools you had. Nothing wrong with that. And the end result was just what you wanted. So nice job Post.

  • @jkl996
    @jkl996 Год назад

    There are lots of places in Wisconsin like this. I love to see someone appreciate things like this.

  • @thetroll1247
    @thetroll1247 Год назад +1

    Such a hard time drilling a hole. Geez they were doing that thousands of years ago. Thanks for another great video.

  • @francistheodorecatte
    @francistheodorecatte Год назад +44

    the main reason old concrete holds up better is more a function of it having more time to cure than a newer pour, since concrete continues curing and gaining strength basically for hundreds (or thousands if roman concrete is any example) of years, rather than modern concrete mixes not being as good. that said I would much rather core drill a modern slab than anything that old, from personal experience, especially that one turn of the 20th century building that they used granite foundation chunks from the prior building it replaced that burnt down as aggregate....

    • @post.10
      @post.10  Год назад +27

      Yes you're absolutely right I talked about that once in a video how these days reinforced Concrete Culverts are sometimes even put in Chambers with industrial dehumidifiers to get them cured faster when back-in-the-day a lot of it was done by tamping by hand with very little water because more water means it's going to be weaker concrete. Thanks for watching

    • @NeoMK
      @NeoMK Год назад +3

      100%. One of the toughest buildings that I've ever had to drill through was an older building on a naval base. The military doesn't play any games when it comes to concrete. My battery powered hammer drill just made a dent so I bought a new corded Dewalt hammer drill. Didn't work. Had to rent a huge Bosch SDS from Fastenal to get the job done. Building was probably 50-60 years old. New houses are like butter compared to old concrete.

    • @starrystarrynight9822
      @starrystarrynight9822 Год назад +1

      Tell your cat I said hi!😺😺😺

  • @tjglenridge5842
    @tjglenridge5842 Год назад +3

    Another great video Post10! Very cool the way you seek out, work through, and complete interesting projects.

  • @samatappasov3248
    @samatappasov3248 Год назад +1

    Hi from KYRGYZSTAN 🇰🇬!Thanks Russian subtitles.

  • @Lookinthemirror
    @Lookinthemirror Год назад

    Love the way you did the "Vana" move at the beginning of your video. Way to make presenting a pump very interesting. Thank you.

  • @TechGorilla1987
    @TechGorilla1987 Год назад +16

    @14:17 - You may have tried asking for something called a "core bit", but they generally have diamond encrusted cutting edges and no center drill. More likely to be found at a plumbing supplies house that caters to contractors.

    • @frontiervirtcharter
      @frontiervirtcharter Год назад +1

      @post 10 The other thing that would have made the drilling go easier would have been a steady spray of water to cool and lubricate the bits

    • @Mike-tv9rk
      @Mike-tv9rk Год назад +4

      @@frontiervirtcharter he was using sds bits in a normal hammer drill. He just needs to spend a little on an sds drill. Thrn they will go through before they get hot and last forever. He heated them too much .

    • @dutchman7623
      @dutchman7623 Год назад +3

      @@Mike-tv9rk And let the drill do the work, pushing hard doesn't help, only damages the equipment.

  • @punchfisttop
    @punchfisttop Год назад +4

    Lookin good with facial hair man!!!!

  • @exploreeverything336
    @exploreeverything336 Год назад +1

    Awesome video. Brings back a lot of old memories. Keep up the great work

  • @tmwinkler
    @tmwinkler Год назад

    Awesome video! We all need to reach back and be prepared. We have a hand pump on our deep well. The pumping mechanism is at the bottom. Even then, every month we pump it up to keep the leather flapper valve fresh. Our run-off water table is also pretty high. Perhaps I should dig a surface well for the garden. Currently we use a rain water cache. Thanks for sharing!!

  • @WholeLottaRandoms
    @WholeLottaRandoms Год назад +1

    This video made my whole day. This channel is addicting for landscapers

  • @frankhall4
    @frankhall4 Год назад +1

    very enjoyable video..THanks

  • @rodentartmouse
    @rodentartmouse Год назад

    Your a real handy man! Good job. A real-life saver I bet! Amazing forests.

  • @Attia1701
    @Attia1701 Год назад +1

    I learn so much from you, can't thank you enough.

  • @1ChevyGuy375
    @1ChevyGuy375 Год назад +1

    Those pumps are pretty cool. If I had a well I would buy one for yard use.

  • @randomposts5642
    @randomposts5642 Год назад

    Great video as usual! I love the fact that you never quit on a job! Nice work!

  • @lynnforrest3384
    @lynnforrest3384 Год назад +1

    Wow! ! ! Thank-you for thinking of the wildlife and providing a safe watering dish for them !

  • @marktaylor865
    @marktaylor865 Год назад +2

    Best content you've made for a while. Awesome.

  • @joesimones730
    @joesimones730 Год назад +2

    When you are drilling through masonry you should be using some water to keep the bits from overheating. That way you won't burn as many bits up. 👍

  • @agentofficerthomasa.porter107
    @agentofficerthomasa.porter107 Год назад

    David, Pitcher Pumps are sold at ACE Hardware Stores also. Been using a Pitcher Pump for over 3 Decades to get my pure ice cold water from my 3 Vein Spring 20 Feet below my Kitchen in my Basement. Thankful never have a Water Bill & always have Safe & Great Water to drink. You want to have a Good Filter System as their is going to be Sediment in Spring Water & Well Water. It is so fine you never see it but it will give you a Urinary Track Infection & need to take Antibiotics. There are many Filters you can put at the end of your Hose or Pipe. You don't need a metal pipe to hook up to the Pitcher Pump, a good Approved Rubber Water Hose works great with a Filter Screen on the end of the Water Rubber Hose in the Spring Water & for 3 decades have never had any issues. The Filter Screen comes in Metal or Plastic. This keeps items like Crawdads & Bugs & Snakes from coming up in the Pipe or Hose. The Pitcher Pumps are made in China & the paint on them can have many different chemicals in the paint on them. Yes you need to clean the bottom floor of your Spring out once a year. Mine is 4 foot high stone walls & was built 4 feet wide by 8 feet long. Pitcher Pumps will freeze in Winter Months if outside. I recommend if you want to have the Best & Safest Drinking Water from your Spring or Well to get a Berkey, as they are made of Stainless Steel & can Filter anything from Running Streams, Pond Water, Lake Water, Springs, Well Water, Big Box Store Water Sold, Gas Stations, State & National Parks Water when ever traveling or at home base living. They come in 1.5 gallons to 6 gallons & they sit on your counter in your Kitchen Sticks & Bricks & Stone Foundation Home or in your Car, RV, Van, Box Truck. You never have to buy Bottled Water again Or get Infections causing Illness. David you did a great instulation with the Outoor Pitcher Pump. I would recommend build a Wooden Box that fits over the Pitcher Pump & line the interior of the Box with Insulation. To safe guard against the coldest outside temps you could double the Interior of the Box Cover to sit on top of the Outside Pitcher Pump. Ice & Snow otherwise will make the Pitcher Pump useless to get the Water needed. It also keeps it protected from Nature outside depositing elements onto the Pitcher Pump over time & keep it Clean & protected from the Sun's Rays. You give a great RUclips Program David. Great to see all you accomplish in life & coming from my Homestate Of Massachusetts is Great. Always, Tommy :-)

  • @HaveUCalledPinkFloyd
    @HaveUCalledPinkFloyd Год назад

    Great job! Sir Post, you’re the kind of neighbor I wish that I had! Love your videos my friend!

  • @donevans1884
    @donevans1884 Год назад

    what an interesting video post . great project , well done .

  • @marygrogan6101
    @marygrogan6101 Год назад

    You are amazing! What a wealth of knowledge you have.

  • @lisablough6267
    @lisablough6267 Год назад

    That is so cool. Thanks so much for showing us how to do this! You're the best!

  • @joestocking
    @joestocking Год назад +1

    So cool! Great Job!

  • @mrdfoutz
    @mrdfoutz Год назад

    You continue to amaze! Industrious and entertaining. Another good one!

  • @annaschrieber8087
    @annaschrieber8087 Год назад

    Thank you for thinking of the animals who come by and might want a drink 🤩

  • @ieatnoodls
    @ieatnoodls Год назад

    This was so interesting to watch, I'm glad I found the channel :D Thank you for putting in a lot of the process, too

  • @michaelpaysour2151
    @michaelpaysour2151 Год назад

    So flipping cool. I enjoy watching you do stuff other than unclog too. Keep up your great work.

  • @damnbadger8242
    @damnbadger8242 Год назад

    Great video, i enjoyed it alot. I knew that hole drill for wood wouldn't work, but you solved the problem anyway through trial and error and the result counts, what a cool pump.

  • @MarceldeJong
    @MarceldeJong Год назад +3

    Super interesting video! Thanks for sharing

  • @italogattini
    @italogattini Год назад

    i thought... you had to learn tools... make your life better.... at all!!! always great videos!!!

  • @sfchaney9490
    @sfchaney9490 Год назад

    I love to watch you do projects. Your so interesting. Love your channel.

  • @craignewman6709
    @craignewman6709 Год назад +6

    Use a piece of pipe through the handle for leverage on the well cap when lifting

  • @hamemoney
    @hamemoney Год назад

    Nice video, as fellow person doing up rental property. Yes been through a few of these myself.

  • @edt3898
    @edt3898 Год назад

    Great work, I bet you’re well proud of it :)

  • @daviddisandro821
    @daviddisandro821 Год назад

    those are great for driving a point well. I have one still to remember when I helped put one in.

  • @christinemiller7238
    @christinemiller7238 Год назад +2

    I grew up with an outside pump and a sink pump at our family cabin. Nostalgic.

  • @stellamaggard3669
    @stellamaggard3669 Год назад +1

    That is awesome. You're really good. At taking on challenge's.

  • @chowell191
    @chowell191 Год назад

    what a fantastic job post 10 well done from Mandy from the UK

  • @nycredneck
    @nycredneck Год назад

    Awesome job and great idea to make use of an old water supply.

  • @jenOutpost
    @jenOutpost Год назад

    This was so cool. I don't know diddly about squat, but I feel like I could install a pump now 😄
    My grandpa had a well with an old hand pump like this and in the summertime he'd keep a little metal cup hanging off the side of it. On hot days we'd go out there and he'd pump some of that cold water into the cup for me and it was so nice. I really miss that. PopPop would have liked you a lot, post.

  • @YogurtSnipe
    @YogurtSnipe Год назад

    The pure silence in the Timelapse’s are really nice.

  • @katherinekinnaird4408
    @katherinekinnaird4408 Год назад

    Very satisfying. Thanks Post 10 . The animals water and safety addition is wonderful. 💖

  • @robinm6662
    @robinm6662 Год назад

    Great Work, Very Cool!

  • @humeyraamir8310
    @humeyraamir8310 Год назад

    I can't believe you vintage can opener have this channel as well

  • @Geolog66
    @Geolog66 Год назад

    Very interesting project! I love those.

  • @johammond9359
    @johammond9359 Год назад

    All I can say....YOUR AMAZING! 👍👌

  • @renovator4u29
    @renovator4u29 Год назад

    Hello post, great video, if you are looking for a masonry hole saw in the future Lowes and Home Depot usually keep them in the tile section

  • @josephcook4923
    @josephcook4923 Год назад +2

    Old school pitcher pump. Love it.

  • @proriznian7765
    @proriznian7765 Год назад

    Hello. I am Andrew from Toronto, Canada. You use the "US gallon" and I use the "Imperial gallon". The US gallon = 3.79 litres and the Imperial gallon = 4.54 litres! Andrew ps: Canada is now for a long time metric!

  • @adam-g7crq
    @adam-g7crq Год назад

    Hi there just subscribed, great channel, re emergency water if all else fails could always boil the water to kill off any bacteria.

  • @georgesmith8113
    @georgesmith8113 Год назад +3

    Good job considering the lack of proper tools. But you accomplished the task! Very good idea to have a secondary water source. Lots of ways to purify water if need be.
    👍👍👍👊😎

  • @arkansastrash320
    @arkansastrash320 Год назад

    Thats a nice job you did on that you know alot.Also free water is so sweet you can water plants or a garden and the animals get free drinks.I hope a beavers don;t damn it up lol. If you had to drink that water you just need to boil it for 5 minutes then heck you have the test strips to check for heavy metals. Boiling 5 minutes would be no bacteria.You got city folks beat if poop ever hits the fan right there.

  • @oermama
    @oermama Год назад

    So cool, makes me want to wish for one in our garden 👍 you could fit a wide enough flexible hose to it so the bucket can be placed on the ground.

  • @melainkinney7213
    @melainkinney7213 Год назад +1

    hammer drill tap com screws the blue ones would have made your life much easier but you are a awesome dude with mad skill set

  • @susanhays5691
    @susanhays5691 Год назад

    Thanks for the fun! You are awesome 👌

  • @JasonHalversonjaydog
    @JasonHalversonjaydog Год назад +1

    brings back memories of a friend of ours who, up intil the 90's, didn't have electricity or running water so she had one of those pumps she used for everything from cooking to washing. whenever we visited we had to use the outhouse and all the lights were oil lanterns

  • @eddykirksey8698
    @eddykirksey8698 Год назад +1

    Nice job!

  • @ffsthe1stYT
    @ffsthe1stYT Год назад +2

    you never fail to bore us with new content! 👏

  • @mfcjr1
    @mfcjr1 Год назад +2

    When my parents bought a old summer cottage years ago there was a hand pump out in the yard. That was the only water source at the time.

  • @BigNorbert
    @BigNorbert Год назад

    I really appreciate this, I wanna know how my well works

  • @Skud0rz
    @Skud0rz Год назад +2

    cool vid, looks like you need a goat to eat some of the background jungle. you could name it Goat10

  • @aakashchrispin3749
    @aakashchrispin3749 Год назад +1

    Awesome work

  • @cherylyargeau4422
    @cherylyargeau4422 Год назад

    Very interesting vid Post. Enjoyed🙂

  • @sonnymoon9851
    @sonnymoon9851 Год назад

    Cool video! I enjoy these types of installation videos! BTW they rent masonry hole saws at HD. I have rented them before to bore a 2" hole in a stone foundation for oil tank fill and vent.

  • @sharonfrede6791
    @sharonfrede6791 Год назад +1

    Good job!

  • @nickthomson6717
    @nickthomson6717 Год назад

    Loving the Beaver cap..

  • @toprock9500
    @toprock9500 Год назад

    that was awesome man, job well done! And the post 10 laugh when the bucket fell off put a smile on my face :)

  • @londa6290
    @londa6290 Год назад +3

    Maybe you can use a metal detector there at the camp. You NEVER know what you might find! Great video! 👍🔥

  • @lapimano2
    @lapimano2 Год назад +2

    The strongest concrete i ever broke was an old railroad cross-tie. It wasnt very thick, but it was super dense, and there were many thin steel wires within, with zero rust on them. After like 10-20 mins i managed to break like 1/5 part of it, and called it a win. I used an unbranded, but very heavy elecric concrete breaker.

  • @ForTheBirbs
    @ForTheBirbs Год назад +2

    How awesome is that! Nice work posty! 😀😀😀