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14 Homes & 40+ People Without Water, Emergency Well Pump Repair before Thanksgiving. Steel Drop Pipe

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In this video we are back at the trailer park to Install the new well pump for the main community water supply. The owner needed us there asap so all 40 + residents would have running water for Thanksgiving. It was quite a full day of work & everyone was grateful to have running water with great pressure again. Galvanized drop pipe was swapped out to poly to make future jobs faster & less down time.
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  • @billinfallon2634
    @billinfallon26348 ай бұрын

    85% watch and not subscribed... That's sad! If you get the help (information) ya needed... give him a break n subscribe! This channel is totally awesome! 👍👊

  • @SzymczykProductions

    @SzymczykProductions

    8 ай бұрын

    I would never subscribe. I'm here to save money not make this clown more money 😅

  • @MikeyDee.

    @MikeyDee.

    8 ай бұрын

    Too many commercial interruptions. I get the reason they’re added but you won’t get dedicated subscribers with that many commercials.

  • @SzymczykProductions

    @SzymczykProductions

    8 ай бұрын

    @@MikeyDee. These KZreadrs have all lost their minds

  • @CleaveBuscemi

    @CleaveBuscemi

    8 ай бұрын

    I have no need to know anything about wells, but these videos are fascinating. Subbed!

  • @dirtrider383

    @dirtrider383

    5 ай бұрын

    It’s 100 percent worth paying for you tube premium lol

  • @FishFind3000
    @FishFind30008 ай бұрын

    25:25 instead of a double 90 you could have done a double 45 so you have less direction change for the water flow so it has less losses.

  • @blaydCA

    @blaydCA

    23 күн бұрын

    Conversely, the loop he made will handle vibration and movement better without cracking the PVC fittings.

  • @Weldoholic

    @Weldoholic

    17 күн бұрын

    I’m not sure the system had any restriction issues anyways lol

  • @tygodine
    @tygodine23 күн бұрын

    I’m in Houston Texas. We just had our irrigation well pump replaced. The well is 350 feet deep. The pump is at 300 feet deep on 2 inch galvanized when they pulled the pipe out. The 2 inch galvanized looked almost brand new and it’s been in the ground for 20 years. It pumps 80 to 100 gallons per minute. And amazingly the water is very good being that we are in Houston a chemical toxic dump for the last 150 years. The company that installed it and maintains it is Almeda water well Manville, Texas.

  • @mitchelloates9406
    @mitchelloates94068 ай бұрын

    I can understand if money was tight for the owner of the trailer park, and he had no option but to go the cheapest route to restore service to his customers, but sometimes you have to spend money up front, to save money in the long run - or as my father used to say, "there's nothing more expensive than a cheap car" - in other words, sometimes you have to go with quality and longevity over cost.

  • @johnparkhurst825

    @johnparkhurst825

    8 ай бұрын

    Another old adage , "buy once cry once"

  • @southstreetbarbecue7875

    @southstreetbarbecue7875

    8 ай бұрын

    I'm guessing if the owner was sharing the well with everyone else, he would have spent a little more money on it. I also wouldn't be surprised if he raised the rent for everyone to pay for the new pump. But I'm really cynical. I hope I"m completely wrong.

  • @karlschwab6437

    @karlschwab6437

    8 ай бұрын

    Doing work for a cheap guy, sickens my stomach as he tries to screw everyone else.

  • @2wwwilly

    @2wwwilly

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@southstreetbarbecue7875 You not wrong .my guessing too .😅😅

  • @Stealth86651

    @Stealth86651

    8 ай бұрын

    It's the reason why being poor is more expensive than having money, friends/family and resources. For example I used to do manual labor jobs, a pair of 150$ boots would last me about a season, I went through three pairs before investing in better boots. My next pair was about 300$ and lasted me three seasons, much cheaper in the long run but requires you to have extra money from the start.

  • @todddewell6314
    @todddewell63148 ай бұрын

    It is a pleasure to watch true professionals who care about their work. Top notch fellas!!

  • @wayneould3819
    @wayneould38192 күн бұрын

    I'm from evansburg ,alberta,canada. Love your video. And you teach us so much about plumbing water tanks. Thanks alot

  • @devmeistersuperprecision4155
    @devmeistersuperprecision41558 ай бұрын

    Holy Cow! I used to be part owner of a system with four wells and 17 families. The pump house had a sand filter and 2.5 miles of 1.25 gal pipe. I spent one thanksgiving digging 6 feet down in mud with minus ten farenhite rooting up a section of black pipe. Not even galvanized. It was like a tubular screen. The feds made us test once a month for quality. The pump house was up a draw and 30 feet underground. It was a jeep trail to get there. Bull elk were usually supervising us. Pump replacement on 410 foot wells was always fun! We either had to do hand over or use a step ladder and home made pump dog. This last summer I worked on a system for a music camp at 9000 feet in the mountains. Forty tiny cabins. They used a fish thrown in the creek with a fifty year old water purification unit. What a kludged mess. But it was a paycheck. Moving back East after my brother’s lawsuit to sell out property. Both systems are fifty years or more. The people are freaking now as the only person who knows the systems is moving to New England. If you buy a home, please check your water supply so you know what your dealing with.

  • @HanSoloDK
    @HanSoloDK8 ай бұрын

    I must say that I am very impressed with how hard you work and the quality of your work. I worked 3 years for the second biggest municipal in Denmark in their water department (doing IT) and in DK we almost doesn't have any private wells since this is done by "goverment" due to strict water control. However I was there to hook those water sites up to our IT grid so I could see how they did it compared to your work and I am very impressed with the work done by your company. Gtz man and greetings from Denmark. Love your videos and your personality.

  • @steffenpoulsen5906

    @steffenpoulsen5906

    8 ай бұрын

    There is alot of private wells in denmark, we only do wells, pumps and filtration system for farmers and private customers.

  • @HanSoloDK

    @HanSoloDK

    8 ай бұрын

    @@steffenpoulsen5906 Oh didn't know that we still allowed that so much with the water control. I stand corrected then.....

  • @SzymczykProductions

    @SzymczykProductions

    8 ай бұрын

    They do wells, it's ancient technology 😂

  • @TheChipmunk2008

    @TheChipmunk2008

    8 ай бұрын

    @@SzymczykProductions and where does a lot of municipal water come from?

  • @dlr441

    @dlr441

    8 ай бұрын

    Where does the water come from on Denmark? Wells, of course. I'm not sure, but from my (limited) knowledge even when water is pulled directly from rivers and lakes it is usually collected in Ranney Wells. The Ranney collects water which comes from a river, for instance far enough away from river or lake after traversing thru sand, gravel etc. which does natural filtering. Water is then filtered and treated with disinfectants. Another method is Reverse😮 Osmosis. In S. FL many of us pull water from shallow wells. Said water runs thru much sand, limestone and is safe to drink. I do run it thru a water softener system to clarify it but add a very small amount of bleach to protect from bacteria that may come thru the aerator (sulphur removal). So, there is my input. 😊

  • @mikeyd5969
    @mikeyd59698 ай бұрын

    7,500-8,000$ grundfos aren’t cheap pumps but they are good .

  • @neila484
    @neila4847 ай бұрын

    I’ve been a roughneck, derrick man , and welder on oil and gas riggs at see . Retired now and enjoying your videos👍🏻

  • @joshcamillehenricks8505
    @joshcamillehenricks85058 ай бұрын

    7500.00 is my guess. Great to see others in the field doing great work. Thanks for the great video

  • @gamersplaygroundliquidm3th526
    @gamersplaygroundliquidm3th52622 күн бұрын

    Love the McFarland shirt "Hell yeah, Brother"...

  • @jimposey8542
    @jimposey85428 ай бұрын

    The quality of your workmanship and customer service is very encouraging in this day and time. Wishing your company was in my territory.

  • @AxxcessDeclined69
    @AxxcessDeclined698 ай бұрын

    My guess on estimate would be between 6500.00-7200.00,.... labor, pump, poly, wire, pressure switch, general plumbing supplies...

  • @andrewcoil5544

    @andrewcoil5544

    5 ай бұрын

    Wow! What does a new well system cost? I have no idea. We live where there's county water supply. Great videos. I just found the channel.

  • @user-gn8pe4fn7v

    @user-gn8pe4fn7v

    4 ай бұрын

    Well pump cost 3,500 I have before old well pump were snap off half well pump only motor pump come out other system pump done in well can’t pull out. Leave old system pump that all it 175 feet down well water

  • @JohnStenstrom
    @JohnStenstrom22 күн бұрын

    A factor to consider in selection of switches and relays is “wiping current”. The contacts are designed for a specific current range, so the amount of arcing on break “cleans” the contacts to prevent corrosion buildup. Using a high-amp switch on a low amp circuit will lead to contact failure. I really enjoy all aspects of your presentations.. John Stenstrom, Richmond, VA.

  • @apollorobb
    @apollorobb8 ай бұрын

    The contactor was pulled in by the Pressure switch directly the white relay is called a potential start relay as the voltage rises during start it switches from the black(Start) capacitor to the Silver(Run) capacitor .

  • @drob5664

    @drob5664

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes and the starter has a coil in it that closes the contacts.

  • @jrsmyth9761

    @jrsmyth9761

    8 ай бұрын

    It is scary that this is a "professional" and he does not know what that control contains!

  • @donalddouglas5988

    @donalddouglas5988

    8 ай бұрын

    actually in that relay the contacts are closed by a spring and opened by the coil when the voltage between the start and the comem rises above the line voltage@@drob5664

  • @donalddouglas5988

    @donalddouglas5988

    8 ай бұрын

    Actually in that relay the contacts are closed by a spring and opened by the solenoid coil when the voltage between the common and the start winding rises above the line voltage. This disconnects the the black start capacitor from the motor the silver run capacitor is always connected.

  • @h2omechanic

    @h2omechanic

    8 ай бұрын

    Yea im not an expert on 3 wire systems, I run across 1 a year. It's one of may things I wish I understood to the level of a 2 wire system. But I can slowly troubleshoot my way through one if needed.

  • @Islandwaterjet
    @Islandwaterjet8 ай бұрын

    Question: Reason for no torque arrester and no spacers to keep the drop/wire centered in the hole so does not chafe is because the soft start does not make it jump around ?

  • @brnmcc01

    @brnmcc01

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes, the soft start takes 4 seconds to get from 0 rpm to full speed.

  • @1000kennedydk
    @1000kennedydk4 ай бұрын

    I am not a handyman type. I have a scissors and butter knife for tools. I have watched four of your productions. You do a good job speaking, explaining, and being intentional about your work and presentation.

  • @paull.drownjr.5477
    @paull.drownjr.54778 ай бұрын

    You and your crew are hard workers and you do quality work. I enjoy your videos so much. You also give the customers a break concerning costs. I wish there were more people like youi!!!

  • @vinceanderson7367
    @vinceanderson73678 ай бұрын

    That's a potential relay, it puts the start capacitor in line with the start windings in the pump, the pressure switch you disconnected energized the coil in the contactor.

  • @h2omechanic

    @h2omechanic

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for explaining this to me and not criticizing me on it. I'm not a 3 wire expert, just know the basics (somewhat) but glad I can learn from comments like this !

  • @jackbrown7341
    @jackbrown73418 ай бұрын

    I've have watched a few of your videos, I've drilled, pulled, repaired, installed and tested wells from 10" pumps with five to eight Bowls, down to what we called stock wells that are 6" & 8" well casing. One thing I would have you change is when you tape the sub pump wires, that you tape each line separately, then tape it to the pipe. Taping each line out of the pump, prevents rubbing of the wires, and gives added protection in hard water areas. Best of luck to you.

  • @glossyfpv1155
    @glossyfpv11558 ай бұрын

    Cool seeing you supporting Cleetus man. Hope you had a good Thanksgiving with the family ✌

  • @h2omechanic

    @h2omechanic

    8 ай бұрын

    I was wondering who'd notice the Cleetus Tee shirt plug! Maybe @CleetusMcFarland will lol

  • @David-em1fm
    @David-em1fm8 ай бұрын

    I’ve worked on well pump systems since I was around 10 . Had to help my dad keep water to house. When I was 16 I worked for A well drilling company. Sometimes it was dangerous especially on old hand dug shallow wells. I ve seen a lot of galvanized deep wells and sub pumps. When we replaced the galvanized and installed ABS plastic we also put a well Chain attached to the pump and at the well flange . I like your special tools to keep from dropping the pump and pipe when pulling . Looking forward to more videos.

  • @RobertL78
    @RobertL788 ай бұрын

    We ran 480/3/60 5 hp Dayton pumps with Franklin Elec motors offshore for raw water to cool equipment. We keep them throttled to about 120 psi using an overboard dump. Those pumps are bulletproof. Just pick them up once a week to clean the screen and drop them back in.

  • @Keith_Mikell
    @Keith_Mikell8 ай бұрын

    The trailer park on my road where my pap lived for 40 years i helped him take care of everything. Wells, pump houses, cisterns. Much love youre growing big. Congrats Man. .

  • @jefffaust6270
    @jefffaust62708 ай бұрын

    I am a trades man myself. Not in water but security. I enjoy seeing the hard work and pride you put into your craft. We are the people that are keeping America running. Keep on doing great service and enjoy life long customers. Cheers to you brother!

  • @backwoods7678
    @backwoods767820 күн бұрын

    I'm a 30 plus year plumber , I could easly work for you guys . . You don't make the jobs a hassle.. that's the way I work lol .. great job

  • @gamersplaygroundliquidm3th526
    @gamersplaygroundliquidm3th52622 күн бұрын

    18:12 The small grey box is a relay, which doesn't transmit a magnetic field but does generate one internally to work. Typically, relays consist of components such as iron cores, coils, armatures, and contact springs. When a specific voltage is applied across the coil's ends, it induces a current to flow through the coil, thereby producing an electromagnetic effect. This effect causes the contacts, usually in a normally open state, to attract each other. They are great for using smaller voltages to control bigger voltages in a macro circuit...

  • @kenricker4562
    @kenricker45628 ай бұрын

    the little white relay in the starter box is the start / run relay it takes the start capacitor off line once the motor pull amperage and sends the power thru the run capacitor and takes power off of the start windings in the motor and lets the run windings stay energized. the pressure switch should have pulled the main power contactor in. you all did a good quick job.

  • @trevorwhalley7466
    @trevorwhalley746615 күн бұрын

    Grundfos pumps are a UK made pump,and one of the best, been around more than 30 years, the Softstart was designed to help reduce the effect of the twisting force on startup.( electric motors go from 0- full revs in millisecs), which puts insane stresses on plastic pipes and joints,

  • @saintb6969
    @saintb69692 ай бұрын

    Just stumbled on your videos and I must say your work ethics and morals are top notch and very rare now days, I applaud you!!! I have always loved to do things myself, simply cause I can’t trust anybody to do it right, but I can say after watching you work I would not hesitate letting you work on my stuff. I have always taught my kids to do it right the first time regardless of what it takes! Be proud of what you put your name on, or don’t do it at all..

  • @michaelmcdonough7946
    @michaelmcdonough79468 ай бұрын

    Mr. I am impressed, you know your business and you work hard and no nonsense.

  • @twngrl1625
    @twngrl162523 күн бұрын

    This man knows his job quite well 😊

  • @lesterburtard7588
    @lesterburtard75888 ай бұрын

    10:22 Howdy, Really good video! in 64 years, i've seen/remember 10 or so wells being installed. All from driving by, , , , Thanks for the up-close and hands-on shit ya'll have to deal with I did have to help replace my pump once. 1 1/2 pvc 97ft I thought it would never end i remember at least 15 feet in the air, thought it was going to break $700 2004 pump was $400

  • @throttlebottle5906
    @throttlebottle59068 ай бұрын

    nice, double wire splice and they used a torque arrestor as a shield for the splices. it probably rubbed through there on something in the well, maybe end of casing, or an offset rock/ledge protruding or even the normal lower static water level of drought/season caused buildup. 🤔

  • @mikenicholson2548
    @mikenicholson25488 ай бұрын

    I have been subscribed from day one of watching. Your videos are so informative and fun.

  • @hrdworkin7633
    @hrdworkin76335 ай бұрын

    Great videos and quality well work. You might consider reading up on the start components for single phase motors. There are two capacitors that have two purposes. It's important to know when trouble shooting a problem motor

  • @mxslick50
    @mxslick508 ай бұрын

    My estimate is 6,450.00 for new pump, wire, pipe, press switch, gauge and 4 man crew. Someone else mentioned the breaker size. It should be downsized to closer match the pump, but it not a big deal. The pump has built in protection from overload, and a short should still trip the breaker.

  • @AllenCavedo

    @AllenCavedo

    8 ай бұрын

    Breakers are always sized to protect the wire, not the motor. Motor protection comes from a motor starter, in this case the motor starter is in the pump. The original wire was 12 gauge on a 20 amp breaker, the new wire is 10 gauge so a 20 amp breaker still protects the wire. The increased wire gauge is to reduce voltage drop although not really needed because the new pump has less than half the current draw of old pump due to less HP and soft start.

  • @mxslick50

    @mxslick50

    8 ай бұрын

    @@AllenCavedo And I said this: "but it not a big deal. The pump has built in protection from overload, and a short should still trip the breaker." I am well aware of what the breaker is for, I have been a licensed electrician for 40 years. " It should be downsized to closer match the pump," but that is only a recommendation. Better to have a breaker trip than have the motor's overload (which is deep in the well) constantly cycling. And you are wrong about the breaker size in this video, it is a 30 amp breaker (pause the video at 1:45 ) on #12 which is NOT the right size for the old install (which is probably why the old control box or wire started the fire as seen by the damage in the video). The NEW install on #10 wire is ok with that 30amp breaker, so it would be Code compliant as it is now, but was NOT compliant with the old installation.

  • @AllenCavedo

    @AllenCavedo

    8 ай бұрын

    @@mxslick50 All good info. Thx.

  • @SzymczykProductions

    @SzymczykProductions

    8 ай бұрын

    Lmfao you people are thieves 😮

  • @stephen00brown

    @stephen00brown

    8 ай бұрын

    Here in my area that would have been about $2,300-$2,700. It would have taken me about 4-5 hours by myself. I would have used sch 80 threaded PVC though and a regular pressure switch. I like that old pipe clamp. I've never seen one of those. I like a Ridgid yoke vise myself, but that pipe dog is neat.

  • @stelent369
    @stelent3698 ай бұрын

    I’m guessing around $4600 I would have guessed lower but I looked up pump prices, I had no idea they were that high.

  • @flechett3
    @flechett38 ай бұрын

    I work with water treatment in TN and I loved this. We don’t pull or do well work but I enjoyed the video, great work. Liked and subbed! Forgot an estimate! Uhm. Total should be around 10k, maybe a but more. Pump was probably 3-5k, pulling and replumbing the pipe and wiring another 5, then the switch and labor which is probably a smeller flat cost. 14k would be upper estimate.

  • @ronvera
    @ronvera5 ай бұрын

    We had a well drilled 4 years ago here in the Piney Woods of East Texas to 680' and the pump was set at 240', Total cost with an 8'x8' concrete slab was $21,000. getting around 18GPM of beautiful, clear, very low iron, fairly soft water. Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer is what we tapped into.

  • @scrotiemcboogerballs1981
    @scrotiemcboogerballs19818 ай бұрын

    I can understand money is tight but when you have so many people relying on something like this cheap out shouldn’t be a problem 😢if I was the owner I’d have you replace pump,wire,pipe out of well and the tanks and then not worry about anything for years but that’s me great job guys thanks for sharing hope you had a great thanksgiving That pump had to get over 450 degrees to cause it to change the stainless steel color to that shade of purple

  • @davidmark805
    @davidmark8058 ай бұрын

    Personally I would have still used a start-up control box. I never use 2-wire pumps. Advantage of a control box is you can replace the capacitor or relay without pulling the pump.

  • @danmolumby4186
    @danmolumby41864 ай бұрын

    I’ve been a subscriber now 3 weeks now, and am still glued to your videos! Awesome professionalism!!!

  • @danielbwalya1946
    @danielbwalya19463 ай бұрын

    I love to watch your work mate I am also a RC DRILLER and I have learned a lot from you keep on doing the great work thanks ❤

  • @matthewmiller6068
    @matthewmiller60688 ай бұрын

    Your talking about that galvanized switch pipe...I recall my Grandparents every few years had to take it apart and drill out the middle to unclog it periodically so the switch wouldn't stick on/off. My Grandfather had rigged up a clock and power lights so he could tell how long it was running and measure when it was "probably" having issues clogging.

  • @jfitzerelli
    @jfitzerelli2 ай бұрын

    The white plastic box is a relay that drops the black capacitor out after the motor starts. N/C contacts. If it goes bad the black capacitor will fry.(contacts are welded shut) love your channel buddy 🇺🇸

  • @Mrelectric423

    @Mrelectric423

    16 күн бұрын

    This video show how the potential relay works. Some people call them start relays. Basically it automatically switches from start to run windings in a motor. I have seen them in refrigerators. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oYuavMyJc7uuhpc.htmlsi=Ppmc9aFRHRKozTLP

  • @everestyeti
    @everestyeti5 ай бұрын

    Living in the UK even if you live in rural areas 95% of places will have mains water, some places will have pumps to increase the pressure but it will be mains, it's interesting to see the difference over in the US. Like your films very informative and very interesting. 👍

  • @silentkow5822
    @silentkow58228 ай бұрын

    I've been binge watching your videos for the last month to learn how to set up a 50yo well that is on my property. Well is 200ft deep with a static level at 50ft, pulled the pump out with a date code from 1985 and surprisingly it still worked (will be storing it as a backup, just incase). I just want to say thank you, your videos are very informative and easy to follow. If it was not for your videos and easy going personality, i most likely would have needed to outsource this project. To help show support, I just placed an order on your website today for the check valve and ss barbed fitting for the pump I ordered, once they arrive I should be ready to drop the new pump and get it running. Again, just wanted to say thank you for all you do, you can consider me a lifetime subscriber now! Keep up the good work man!

  • @crystalgriffith1075

    @crystalgriffith1075

    8 ай бұрын

    My childhood home had a well dug in 1983, and the original pump was still working in 2013. We never ever had anything done to it, not even chlorine.

  • @rotorav8
    @rotorav88 ай бұрын

    I really enjoy learning from your videos, thanks! I’ve been doing my own well work and your videos help a lot.

  • @SzymczykProductions

    @SzymczykProductions

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes they are helping us which puts less money in their pockets. They rob people blind with well service prices

  • @2003evodave
    @2003evodave2 ай бұрын

    I’ve worked on systems for places with 15-20 trailers parks and they all had many more pressure tanks than just two.

  • @freddunn7015
    @freddunn70156 ай бұрын

    Thanks for video. 14 years ago my 160’ well, with new double pull pump, wire, and switch was 1400$

  • @edwinmolina3402
    @edwinmolina34028 ай бұрын

    Like always nice job!!!!

  • @hartsfire5706
    @hartsfire57068 ай бұрын

    love this video. i am shocked that it mad water at all with 3 holes in it.

  • @tucobenedicto109
    @tucobenedicto1098 ай бұрын

    Learning alot in this video. We had a well at a house but it sold. I found the info for the well which was not transferred or requested. The Real estate threw out all the service tags, boiler and water, manuals and warranties. It was dirty and even ran dry once, they said to keep replacing the filter every three months. Not much water was used but there was a 450 gallon hot tub added. It actually ran dry one year. It didn't help that there was two rock walls between the well head and the driveway. They used a fake wishing well as the top made of wood to mark the location. Never got to find out was wrong and told not to spend a dime. So if i get a property with a well these videos will help. Thanks. Head pressure was pushing down once you started the pump. Nice job.

  • @joshjacobs3741
    @joshjacobs37417 ай бұрын

    Water Operator in training from. Wasaga.Beach Canada. Love your content. You guys have.huge balls not wearing Hard Hats.

  • @curtnicholson7771
    @curtnicholson77718 ай бұрын

    Just a suggestion about the PVC tee where you screwed in the pressure switch assembly by hand so as to not break the PVC. Maybe add a hose clamp to that that tee kinda snugly to add support and hopefully never have a problem. I’m sad ire people will look at it and go what the hell was he thinking. But I’m all for anything to save me future problems.

  • @bkuker
    @bkuker8 ай бұрын

    Great videos! It's funny to see how things are done in a place where a little fiberglass insulation (and a heat lamp if you want to start a fire) is enough to prevent a freeze. It actually took me a couple videos to realize why all the wells you work on look so weird.... Not a single pitless adaptor in sight!

  • @h2omechanic

    @h2omechanic

    8 ай бұрын

    I run across a few, im right on the line bc it never gets terribly cold here, but 1 hour north & everything swaps to pitless adapters. Plus or regulations require a water test port directly at the well head within 1ft of exiting the well seal.

  • @bkuker

    @bkuker

    8 ай бұрын

    @@h2omechanic I just saw another one of your videos, you pointed out how when the well fills it pushes the 50 degree air out the top into the fake rock "igloo." Cool! (or warm!)

  • @davidshay4773
    @davidshay47738 ай бұрын

    I don’t know what it cost but I would of preferred you did the way you wanted, you are the professional 👍🇺🇸

  • @SzymczykProductions
    @SzymczykProductions8 ай бұрын

    This is awesome. Channels like yours help us home owners make their own repairs without paying you people high ridiculous prices. I love KZreadrs who save us money 🤑

  • @devmeistersuperprecision4155

    @devmeistersuperprecision4155

    8 ай бұрын

    Somewhere I have video that is halarious. I replaced my personal well pump but wasn’t going to pay the well service. The well service outfits refused to sell me a pump. No Worries! We have the internet and a credit card. Bought a spiffy Sta-Rite pump and had UPS drop it off. I explained to my ex girlfriend how were going to do this. Three a tall strep ladder over the hole and her on top. I used my home made pump dog and threaded the pipes, taped the wires and fed the pipe down. She was freaking out. While I still love her, she just couldn’t deal with hard core rural life.

  • @jimtexas68
    @jimtexas687 ай бұрын

    Man I enjoy watching your videos. Extremely informational, honest business and it's a joy watching you and your dad work together. It's obvious he's taught you very well and your family enjoy what you do. It's awesome to see that there are honest, straight forward and competent contractors out there. We have some in Texas too, you just got to look for them. Wish you guys were down here.

  • @PelicanIslandLabs
    @PelicanIslandLabs8 ай бұрын

    My cost guess is $2500. I know where I live it would be north of $4K. Thanks for posting this follow up vid!

  • @johnparkhurst825

    @johnparkhurst825

    8 ай бұрын

    Did you factor in profits and paying help? I would guess thrice your guess but honestly I don't really know.

  • @user-oy4qp9pq6i

    @user-oy4qp9pq6i

    Ай бұрын

    The parts cost would eat up the $2500 in a hurry. Add the labor and I would guess at least double that. My last service in 2009 just to replace a pressure switch and control box was $600.

  • @metalmastersc

    @metalmastersc

    18 күн бұрын

    That'd be the cost of the pump. I had mine replaced after my ex pulled the insulation off my pipes and the lines froze and burned the pump up. If I bought the pump, best price I could find is $1800, the well company charged me $2k for it but only $250/300 to swap it out .. This job, probably $4-$5k....

  • @throttlebottle5906
    @throttlebottle59068 ай бұрын

    17:59 (small white box with multi-terminals) is a "potential start relay". it connects/disconnects that start capacitor from the pump motor, when the back EMF voltage from the start winding goes above or below a(pre-selected for motor size) voltage level. 😁 not being negative/head butting, just nerding out on the electrical side. 🥸 it's possible a broken wire could make the start cap stay in circuit or the pump not start (stall condition), cooking the windings and boiling the water to steam internally enough to discolor the stainless. alternate is stuck on and dead headed without relief valve/s or ones it cannot overcome. really hard to say, but they should be able to run 24/7 with fair water flow and never overheat. then again, maybe the holes in pipe nearest the pump caused superheating of the water deep within the well, that could also cook the check-valve apart and discolor the pump. ok thinking about it too much. back to video 🤓🤓🧐

  • @imark7777777
    @imark77777778 ай бұрын

    That's probably the 10th video I've watched I think I should probably be subscribed. Especially seeing how I continue to watch them.

  • @KC-nd7nt
    @KC-nd7nt8 ай бұрын

    AI can't take this job . Great work

  • @user-dn4iv2ne6r
    @user-dn4iv2ne6r8 ай бұрын

    OK, in the last sixty plus years, I've done a lot of stuff, including some pump and well work. This setup was for a lot of people and really should be done right. Just the liability of providing impure water could be very costly. Landlords can be incredibly cheap, but this guy deserves an award. He really needed to bite the bullet and have you totally revamp the system. How much extra was the bid for the whole works?

  • @nes999

    @nes999

    8 ай бұрын

    I'm not being snarky, I'd actually like to learn. Why would this be any worse than all the homes with galvanized pipes in their homes? I don't know if I've been in a house with anything other than galvanized in my adult life.

  • @user-dn4iv2ne6r

    @user-dn4iv2ne6r

    8 ай бұрын

    Valid question. If you have ever looked inside galvanized pipe that has been in use for some time, it is generally full of rust and corrosion. This, to the extent that it may significantly reduce water flow. Also, water PH and the chemicals in it may just eat through the pipe requiring expensive repairs. Copper, as a side note, may have been installed with lead/tin solder which is now a no-no. Not saying that PVC and PEX are problem free. Down the road, the EPA may decide they are just as bad. You pays your money and you takes your chances... Hope that this is of some use to you. @@nes999

  • @williambouchard4480

    @williambouchard4480

    8 ай бұрын

    @nes999. Not trying to be a smart aleck, but we're those houses on well water or city water? Usually water coming from the municipality is treated so galvanized pipes will work. If you saw in the video, he mentioned about galvanized pipes rusting out and causing problems because well water will do that. He also mentioned that there was no water filtration at the pump house so he hoped there was some type of water filtration at each home. I think this video was done very well 😊.

  • @user-dn4iv2ne6r

    @user-dn4iv2ne6r

    8 ай бұрын

    @@williambouchard4480I'm primarily referring to wells, since that is the subject here. My experience is mainly rural properties as there usually is some type of water service in towns.

  • @garywotherspoon5037
    @garywotherspoon503719 күн бұрын

    New subscriber here. I have not had to deal with my deep well pump that my dad had installed unknown years ago. The well itself is 60+ years old. And I have just realized how damn lucky I am. So far. Oh boy.......

  • @hornetboy3694
    @hornetboy36946 ай бұрын

    Awesome video, thank you great work

  • @tomesguerra5495
    @tomesguerra54958 ай бұрын

    I've been subscribed for 1yr 👍👌✌️💪🇺🇸

  • @stephen68889
    @stephen6888925 күн бұрын

    I dig the cleetus shirt brother 👍

  • @SuperDougie86
    @SuperDougie8619 күн бұрын

    I quickly looked and surprised no one said anything about that pipe the owner use to pour chlorine into the well. being open to anyone just walk up and pour anything they want directly into the well. Not to mention bugs and how many kids that live in the park pissed in that tube. That can't be code for a multiple dwelling property.

  • @Guywithcrazyideas
    @Guywithcrazyideas8 ай бұрын

    you are a smart and nice young man.

  • @wranther
    @wranther8 ай бұрын

    Very enjoyable video that is the next best thing to being there in person! Keep the quality video production coming! -Bob...

  • @matthewmccormick2417
    @matthewmccormick24178 ай бұрын

    you would have loved the WELL on the homested i grew up on just north of Phoenix AZ We had water at 27 feet the pump was set at 40 feet and well was only 50 feet deep. It was set in a natural underground spring. The water was always ice gold. I could pull the pump and galvanized pipe by hand lol.

  • @user-gu9lf5go2t
    @user-gu9lf5go2t2 ай бұрын

    I youst to work for well pluning companey i loved it

  • @josephsaucedo8691
    @josephsaucedo86918 ай бұрын

    I like to install deep set 120 sch pvc pipe ss coupler. Or cirtalock pvc pipe about 90percent off the time. Two slice kit and torque arrester sounds like a shelf or lip in the casing.

  • @coltsjason
    @coltsjason8 ай бұрын

    They always go the cheapest if it's an apartment complex or trailer park at least in the hvac field

  • @duotronic6451
    @duotronic64518 ай бұрын

    Fascinating.

  • @clintprice2123
    @clintprice212321 күн бұрын

    I was just at the last Cleetus event in Connecticut, it was a great weekend.

  • @samuelnason8585
    @samuelnason85858 ай бұрын

    Discovered your channel a couple days, loving it ever since. i always wondered what happed in the process of installing a well.

  • @TheMongoose69
    @TheMongoose698 ай бұрын

    In our area from what I've noticed to have that done just recently to our semi-private well that runs 17 Holmes it cost a little bit over $6,200 which I think was a little high but we did get a grumpus pump a three horsepower let's down about 254 ft our unfortunate problem is we only have room for two pressure tanks in our shed and they're only 80 gallon ones I need to rebuild the shed bins that I am like the waters are here LOL😂

  • @jackdevine5382
    @jackdevine53828 ай бұрын

    Appreciate how you explain in detail what I am watching.

  • @woodywoodman2319
    @woodywoodman23198 ай бұрын

    Similar situation here... 9 homes on one well! It wasnt working right... i told them it was the start capacitor! They paid a pump guy to come out on Off Hours (double fees!), he said the pump was bad! The person in charge of the well said he didnt have the money for a new pump! A week later... he brought a used one out and installed it (More Money!)!! Still didnt work! Got a new pump installed... (more money!) Still didnt work... Finally replaced capacitor... works! The pump guy used amp readings for a different pump... Not the latest one installed! It was the capacitor after all!!! Moral of the story... Always check the easy stuff first!!!

  • @brnmcc01

    @brnmcc01

    8 ай бұрын

    Who would buy a new pump, and not get the right start components for it? It's not just as simple as just put a capacitor on it, it needs the right sized start and run capacitors and the correct start relay.

  • @woodywoodman2319

    @woodywoodman2319

    8 ай бұрын

    @brnmcc01 the cheapest well manager ever... who takes our money but doesn't save it! I showed him it was bad... as well as the Pump being ok! My 22 years of experience with these things didn't matter once the pump truck dude said the pump was bad! He got 2 install charges aside from the 4 visits he charged for too! Some people just won't listen or learn! We ALL were with water for 13 days that time... 10 days for a ruptured tank 2 months later... that I said was just a loosened valve insert! Oh well!

  • @woodywoodman2319

    @woodywoodman2319

    8 ай бұрын

    @brnmcc01 replacing the cap that's there... for the Correct pump label isn't that hard! The run cap blew a year before... he didn't wanna replace both! $18 for a few days without water is how he rolls!

  • @brnmcc01

    @brnmcc01

    8 ай бұрын

    @@woodywoodman2319 Right, I was just pointing out that guy got dumber and dumber. Sunk cost fallacy I guess. Well I'm in for a penny, might as well load up the parts cannon for the full pound! LOL

  • @joshuareynolds6271
    @joshuareynolds627122 күн бұрын

    Just found your channel today, don't know how many videos I've binged so far, but i saw the Cleetus tee and had to subscribe. Loving the content. One thing, as a land surveyor, you may want to check Virginia laws, but i know here in North Carolina, if someone were to say "Camera Survey" you'd be subject to a lawsuit from the survey board, may want to change it to "Camera Inspections" just to be safe. Again love the content.

  • @tonywestvirginia
    @tonywestvirginia8 ай бұрын

    Another job "Well" done!

  • @virtualizeeverything
    @virtualizeeverything8 ай бұрын

    wow it is so fun to see how things are done in other parts of the US

  • @randycharest4507
    @randycharest45078 ай бұрын

    TOTALLY ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO 😊

  • @jakezgab8576
    @jakezgab85768 ай бұрын

    5kish, plus, u do very good job most of the time, (brotherly advice) but the three 90 degree dark gray elbows connection to overcome the misalignment of the pvc pipes near the bladder tanks is poor. 45 degree elbows r much easier on the pump pushing fluid up against gravity. I still enjoy your videos 100%. Keep up the good work.

  • @circlewindranch
    @circlewindranchАй бұрын

    I enjoy your videos and you are an awesome teacher!

  • @gregwentz4537
    @gregwentz45375 ай бұрын

    from south central pa. we used spacer rings on the pipe to keep polli and wire from rubbing the well sides. alot of our wells are 300 to 500 ft deep in shale rock with vains of lime stone and iron ore. do you ever use spacer rings.

  • @claude-andrenicolet6671
    @claude-andrenicolet66718 ай бұрын

    Hello, great video. 2k for the pump 3 workers x 5 hours 2 trucks / crain Spare parts 5K to 7k usd Br from switzerland

  • @bobparker6420
    @bobparker64203 ай бұрын

    I had that same job done and it was 3500.

  • @tfish7330
    @tfish73308 ай бұрын

    Great work. You guys make me crazy by not wearing hard hats with overhead work. I see the galv pipe was tight. With two guys, have each guy with one hand on each wrench. That way you truly have double the power on breaking the joint. As far as the pump sizing. I understand that the owner didn't want to spend much money. But with 14 homes X 3-4 fixtures in each unit, you require 1gpm per fixture. Thats why the bigger pump was in the well. Yes I understand that they may not use that much at one time, but that's how you determine pump size. And with a community well like that, no one understands what it takes to maintain a water system. Everyone thinks you just turn on the faucet and you have water until something happens. Then they don't understand how much it's going to cost until they get the bill. I don't know why places like that can't plan ahead for repairs.

  • @guri256

    @guri256

    14 күн бұрын

    For me it was grabbing the pipe at 11:35 . Would not want to trust my hand to that if anything goes wrong with the crane.

  • @Trialnerror
    @Trialnerror8 ай бұрын

    Hell Yea Brother, you're on the Cleetus McFarland KZread channel. Nice work brother.

  • @tommywood343
    @tommywood3438 ай бұрын

    Great job guys. Thank you for this awesome video 👍

  • @gkeyman565
    @gkeyman5658 ай бұрын

    Great video's, Subbed and Liked on all that i watch, also nice to see somebody that does things the right way and not just "It'll work for now". have a great day

  • @paulbolus9399
    @paulbolus939919 күн бұрын

    Almost 100k now :)

  • @h2omechanic

    @h2omechanic

    19 күн бұрын

    @paulbolus9399 my latest video blew up, it's pushing me closer to that point!

  • @ozhoo
    @ozhoo8 ай бұрын

    I can't imagine the legal ramifications of being responsible with providing 14 homes with drinking water in this day and age.

  • @waynewallace10

    @waynewallace10

    8 ай бұрын

    In my area, 14 homes would be a group b water system, which has some extra rules, but in my area neither the state or the county wants to spend their time on group B systems so they mostly fly under the radar.

  • @davidmark805

    @davidmark805

    8 ай бұрын

    100%, the regulations where I am in Canada are super strict. You have to have a person who is licensed by the province that lives on site to oversee the system. Primary and secondary disinfection along with various filtration is also a requirement.

  • @fredcroad331

    @fredcroad331

    8 ай бұрын

    Same here in upstate NY. I have 150 sites to provide water to. I also have a sewer plant to maintain.

  • @user-su5ft8lc9q

    @user-su5ft8lc9q

    8 ай бұрын

    50,000 cash money

  • @robstagner2086

    @robstagner2086

    4 ай бұрын

    I’m thinking about $6000-$7000 for the job we saw here. How close am I?

  • @robford41984
    @robford419848 ай бұрын

    I can get over that pump house caught fire at sometime.

  • @BWIL2515
    @BWIL25158 ай бұрын

    I think the price was 7358.64 I'm pretty confident at my guess anyways very neat and tidy job always appreciate clean and neat and working better than before

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