When DIY Plumbing Goes Terribly Wrong

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  • Опубликовано: 24 июн 2024
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    I had originally fixed this Pitless Adapter Well Head about 2 years ago. It seems like the owner dug down & tied into my repaired water line. If he wanted water access at the well head he should have just allowed me to put the system on the traditional well seal while I had it all exposed. This Video is the result of DIY repairs done with minimal plumbing knowledge.
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Комментарии • 49

  • @WrenchHead
    @WrenchHead 4 дня назад +13

    "I don't want to touch the water, I might electricute myself....touch, touch." 😂

  • @MacPoop
    @MacPoop 4 дня назад +4

    Wow, watching y'all bail out the water with a pot brought back memories of hurricane Alecia in 1983 and my dad bailing water out of our pump house. With a little pot just like that 🤣

  • @Cheeser1764
    @Cheeser1764 4 дня назад +2

    Topic Suggestion: installing or replacing a pitless adaptor. Here in the upper Midwest (MN) almost every well has a pitless adaptor. Thanks and keep up the good work.

  • @kat2641
    @kat2641 3 дня назад +1

    That a hell of a bird bath 😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

  • @strobelightbrian
    @strobelightbrian 4 дня назад +1

    Thanks for sharing the “not so nice side”

  • @rca7591a
    @rca7591a 4 дня назад +2

    That looks like a Revere copper clad sauce pan!

    • @londen3547
      @londen3547 4 дня назад

      That there is a PROFESSIONAL grade Revere copper clad sauce pan. Speaking about a pot calling the kettle black, seems to me that fix was about on par with the DIY job.

  • @allenbrown7820
    @allenbrown7820 2 дня назад

    Well the 3 pound faucet ornament probably didn’t help the stress on the pvc. Great video. Be Safe!

  • @tomgroenbeck7620
    @tomgroenbeck7620 4 дня назад +6

    If the water carries a voltage it will not matter if you stick your finger or you whole hand in the water, it makes no difference. If the voltage is high enough it will kill you. Me as an electrical engineer I would always turn power off first. If I can't turn it off the I won't touch it. Just saying, your decision.

    • @lukasandrysik3666
      @lukasandrysik3666 4 дня назад +1

      I am EE aswell.
      Finger = small surface area ->lower current flow. Also if you just flick the finger on live circuit it will just briefly shock you. Problem is when you can't let go of some cable due to the electricity closing your muscles. Also 120V relative to ground in USA is quite safe.

  • @brucelarson5267
    @brucelarson5267 3 дня назад

    That's a very good pan that you use for bailing. My mom gave me one like that when I got out of the USAF and was setting up a home in another state..

    • @crashland5711
      @crashland5711 День назад

      Revere Ware, got a set of them that are 20 years old.

  • @bud5084
    @bud5084 3 дня назад +1

    Schedule 40 PVC properly installed will last a long time. I prefer it to pex especially with a lot of bends

    • @rich3784
      @rich3784 2 дня назад

      The shut off for the winter.

  • @kenrolle2338
    @kenrolle2338 4 дня назад +2

    DIY'ers = Job security.

  • @Wheel_Horse
    @Wheel_Horse 4 дня назад

    We've got that same bird hose bib in the garden! Bought it NOS at a yard sale decades ago. Never saw another until today!

    • @markbernier8434
      @markbernier8434 3 дня назад

      Seen a lot of similar ones in Canada. Birds, rabbits and such.

  • @derekhickman6417
    @derekhickman6417 День назад

    So when you evaluate a site for drilling, you check with surrounding properties to see how deep their wells are before you start. So you have an estimate of depth. When do you decide what pump to use? After you actually drill and decide how many gallons per minute you actually get?

  • @donnieroberts2093
    @donnieroberts2093 4 дня назад +1

    I bet they were so proud when they finished!😮😅😊

  • @tjjoseph333
    @tjjoseph333 3 дня назад

    I like that Bird! Whats wrong with that $45.00 Bronze Bird? 😂

  • @TroubleActual
    @TroubleActual 4 дня назад

    Wow

  • @ljmike1204
    @ljmike1204 3 дня назад

    Meby an idea to get one of them batary operated pumps

  • @everestyeti
    @everestyeti 2 дня назад

    Must admit if it was me, off camera that bird would have been decapitated. 😂 You're a better man than me. 👍

  • @XDSid1333
    @XDSid1333 4 дня назад

    OMG! That is, they still went through the adapter to the wellhead just to get a watering tap? Or does the adapter also have a tee located underground?

  • @woodworker3122
    @woodworker3122 День назад

    Hello, I live in south eastern Wisconsin and I need to replace my well’s bladder tank. What is the best bladder you would recommend that will last for many years? Thank you.

  • @yusra12
    @yusra12 3 дня назад

    Just wonder if you would give consultation willing to pay what you want?

  • @danieljay952
    @danieljay952 4 дня назад

    Its fine just fix it

  • @michiganengineer8621
    @michiganengineer8621 4 дня назад

    Do you have a "property owner tried to fix-it" surtax for jobs like this one?

  • @halfcircleworkshop
    @halfcircleworkshop 4 дня назад

    Would you want to shock the well after it was spilling down like that?

  • @scottdanielson4816
    @scottdanielson4816 4 дня назад

    Is that bad for the well pump to have to run continuously since there is no pressure tank?

    • @H2oMechanic2RC
      @H2oMechanic2RC 4 дня назад

      There's a tank under the house

    • @scottdanielson4816
      @scottdanielson4816 4 дня назад

      @@H2oMechanic2RC ok, i think I've I got it. So it doesn't matter that the tank comes after the fixture. The pump will still operate based on the pressure switch at the tank.

    • @H2oMechanic2RC
      @H2oMechanic2RC 3 дня назад +1

      @@scottdanielson4816 correct

  • @ThumperKJFK
    @ThumperKJFK 4 дня назад

  • @Mudbug-d9v
    @Mudbug-d9v 4 дня назад +3

    First off, thank you for your great content! I just want to caution you about bashing DIYers…your audience is mainly DIYers. I’m sure you DIY things yourself that are not “professional”.

    • @rnash999
      @rnash999 4 дня назад +3

      DIY doesn't mean doing things the wrong way though. You can follow code and practices. If you do weird things they go wrong sometimes.

    • @lv7603
      @lv7603 3 дня назад

      This one was pretty stupid of the homeowner. If you stop to please every group or police yourself as to not offend well that’s a sure way to exist in a state of misery.

  • @jdave1157
    @jdave1157 3 дня назад

    dem male adapters...

  • @levinef
    @levinef 3 дня назад

    Should have a hose Bibb vacuum breaker

  • @evilborg
    @evilborg 4 дня назад

    That was really stupid for the home owner to do that.....

  • @arsenicjones9125
    @arsenicjones9125 3 дня назад

    Just don’t do work like that unless you can get the homeowner to sign a contract which states in no uncertain terms that they are acknowledging that they are an absolute dumbass and you take no credit for the work as installed and will not warranty said work. When homeowners ask you, a skilled tradesman w pride in his work and skill, to cut corners so they can save a buck do the right thing and tell em to kick rocks. If everyone would stop acting like it’s your problem if the homeowner decides to hire a crack hear to do their job instead of a qualified person we’d all be better off

  • @danieljay952
    @danieljay952 4 дня назад +2

    All you did was converted diy pvc to diy pex i dont understand what makes you any better

    • @H2oMechanic2RC
      @H2oMechanic2RC 4 дня назад +1

      It's not better, just more flexible. I did as I was told by the customer

    • @christophereckert6663
      @christophereckert6663 4 дня назад +3

      Pex has the ability to flex significantly without cracking

  • @michiganengineer8621
    @michiganengineer8621 4 дня назад

    Do you have a "property owner tried to fix-it" surtax for jobs like this one?