I’m just impressed with your great instruction on water lines , I now know more about my own well . Thank you

I've been watching your very explanatory videos and they're clear, just like my well water is now that you helped me

You know your content is first rate when a guy like me likes to watch your videos and I don’t even have a well, or anything to do with water wells. I just really enjoy the content and your super methodical work ethic.

This has become one of my favorite channels over the last year or so since subscribing. I really enjoy content about systems of all types (plumbing, electrical, etc) and wells hit all those things. What brought me here originally was that when we bought our current house in 2020, it was serviced by a well (in town). Our entire neighborhood was put on city water service back in the 80s, but the old lady who lived here decided not to hook up. The neighborhood is still without sewer service, so we are surrounded by about 100 septic fields and not knowing the condition of the ground water, we decided to hook onto city water about 18mos ago. The contractor agreed to not totally decommission our well and just left it unhooked. It now serves an outdoor water hose circuit only so we can water grass and plants on our 3/4 acre lot without paying the water utility. Thanks for the great content. Love it!

Keep up the good work.. you will reschedule your goal!!! Don't worry!!

Love the new construction vids

My grandad owned a water well company back in the 60’s and 70’s. Never went out in the field with him, but I was always fascinated by the tools and equipment in his shop. Watching your videos brings back memories of him and makes me wish I had learned the trade.

I enjoy your videos. I like your work. I hope you make the 100K you deserve it

Great video’s as always

Keep the service videos coming. I like to see the troubleshooting.

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I’m surprised that you didn’t put a few inches of sand in the bottom of the trench prior to laying in the pipe to minimize the possibility that uneven pressure could result in a water leak. Also, those are nice looking homes with what appears to be big backyards. Do you leave a map with the homeowner so they know not to dig their new pool across their water line? Aside from those minor things, I love the videos. We purchased a property in Idaho that has a 50 year old well. We replaced the pump with one that was similar to what was taken out, aka, it is not submerged. We’ve had issues with cycling and pressure and your videos are very helpful in pointng us where to look. Thanks!

Recently had the wiring to my well pump melt. Pump was trying to pull 50a and had trouble starting. Decided to throw a new capacitor in and I'm back in business. Cheap fix this time.

Subscribed a while ago, love your videos Good luck on the 100k.

Awesome and outstanding as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

Thank you for reiterating several points!

LOVE service work. Thanks. Keep em coming.

Justin does nice work

Just saw your old video of the coal power plant that was blown up. I had no idea i was so close to you. Used to live in Brunswick County near Lawrenceville. Live in Sussex county now. I was actually in South Hill today.

I have learned so much just by watching these videos . I am now passing this info on to well owners that I know . One of my friends had a well put in , he requested it be more then 125’ ( crappy water ) . They hit water at 130 ‘ and stopped , nothing but cloudy water . He has to change his filter every month . Now he requested the guy come back and go deeper

Back filling the trench with all dirt is frowned upon here in Europe, it wouldn't pass code. You have to put at least a foot of pea shingle around the pipe first then let the inspector see, once passed you put wide blue tape on top of the shingle then back fill with dirt which helps with identifying the pipe later on. Also, domestic water pipe & fittings here have to be solid blue and the electric cable would need to be inside flexible conduit. People moan about the spiralling costs but it's all the regulation.

@buzzard777

3 ай бұрын

Yeah there's various codes all over the US. Many places require what you said, others do not.

@ohokayofficial

3 ай бұрын

9:26 this passes code across the entire world

@everestyeti

3 ай бұрын

Not sure where you live but in the South of England where I live, Southern Waters advice according to their fact sheet is that a new water pipe only has to be laid in soft soil or sand. Also their advice is that if possible it should be one length of pipe from the meter to the shut off valve, if you have a connection it has to be visible so that it can be inspected regularly.

@lukasandrysik3666

3 ай бұрын

We do a lot of stuff VERY differently here in EU. For example the PVC is not used anywhere for potable water. Only sewage...

@TonyTonieTone

3 ай бұрын

Good thing we’re in America…. So that’s invalid

I'll take your temperature over mine. I've seen it be 80 degrees and drop down to below zero by night fall. That's Nebraska! Still want to complain about your weather? lol Nice work, sir! Glad to see you can find good help. Come on People, smash the subscribe button and help Phillip out. If you have a well, you will appreciate these videos whether you do your own well or not. You well at least understand what is going on. He does an excellent job of explaining. He's a good man so show how him your love. lol Hope you make it Phillip!

Another great video. Just set up the bladder tank on one of my wells. If you saw it, you’d think it was done by Hensley as I learned everything I know about wells from this channel. (Venmoed a donation - most valuable channel to me on you tube!)

A little trick for stopping the clay from sticking in the bucket. Before you start digging spray the inside of the bucket with ceramic car coating. this will be slick enough to let the clay drop out. This is cheap and effective. This also works on blades for awhile and even if you need to re-spray it is easier. good job as always!

Ditch Witch Trencher!

I am already subscribed

Lots of good information, always looking forward to your next video!

Here on the same day as upload!! Let’s go 🙌🏽

Thanks for y'our videos. Didn't know anything about wells before your channel. Can you do a how the aquafer works for us urbanites?

Your comment about the leaking water line reminded of conversations I've had with several coworkers, hearing their horror stories of chasing water leaks over long runs. So I took a different approach. My homd site is 60 feet higher than the well and about 300 feet away. So I've buried 2 inch pvc piping from the well house to the home site and ran 1 1/4 inch black poly inside the pvc. The pvc is connected to my well house drain that drops into a drainage ditch. If I suspect a water leak, I can verify by inspecting the well house drain. If I do have a leak, I can disconnect from the house, pull the entire linen and either repair or replace the poly line. A little extra time and effort now will save me a lot of time and trouble later. I've learned a lot from your vids. Keep up the good work!👍🤠👍

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I really enjoy your videos, keep up the excellent content.

Always informative videos. G'day from Australia

I have a helpful trick for you. When you dig…. Keep one side of the ditch clean…. Preferably the side that’s easier to get too with the blade. Push it back in with the blade… then run the track down the ditch.. no need to wait for rain. It won’t settle. It works in Maine… Hope it works for you.

Nice video, are you ever required to install caution tape over your pipe and electrical prior to backfilling? also do the builders or homeowners every ask for the water line and electrical line to be installed in a large conduit for easy removal or protection. Thanks for the video.

😂 well? your going to haft to have a talk with that excavator operator an tell him you want a nice perfect level trench for your pipe to lay 🤪🤪🤪. Lol But it’s not easy digging through roots keeping nice a level… But I love both service AN punching a well in. I think it’s meet how the water level varies from job to job and I like seeing the different types of levels of stone as you chew down.. 👍❤

Hey! I could read your hat! LOL. Glad my tip worked for turning off the mirroring self facing camera. BTW, fiber optic telecom field tech here in South Florida. Always find it fascinating to see how folks in other fields do their work, especially folks with a good work ethic and dedication like you clearly have. Maybe someday in the distant future when I retire and return to Virginia I’ll hire you to drill a well for me. Keep up the good work!

Been subscriber for a while. Nice to watch how wells are drilled in the 'warmer' area's other then ours here in the cold Midwest. Hope the crew / family and you are doing well. Take care.

Brother. Get you a go pro and wear it when you video and you wont be trying to do these videos with one hand, lol. But still, you using one hand is better than some ive seen with it!

Any plans to do a video on paint prep and painting a dozer? Thank you for all of the great content, I have thoroughly enjoyed it and learned a lot!

19:25 instead of using 90s you can use 45s and reduce the losses.

I have spent a few days on the other side of the lake from Clarksville enjoying the doves in the WMA there. I had no idea you were from my "area" until you made me look with the Virginia comment. That's cool. The service call, I noticed on the pressure switch you had the red line reversed with the outgoing load wire; line in goes to the outside terminals, load out on the inside terminals; honestly, it doesn't really matter with that type of switch as long as you maintain uniformity, but I would switch it back when you install the new bladder tank. Thanks for the videos, I have enjoyed them.

Do you flow test and do a drawdown test to determine the pump set depth each time? Or do you go based on the estimate while drilling/developing + static level to determine set depth? Where we are, nearly every well has a high SWL and most people end up just sticking the pump 20' off of the bottom, but I've got to imagine there is a better way.

This is a great video as always. I love you work ethics and your sedication to the job you do. I hope that you get to 100,00 subscribers because you are deserving of this goal.

I just found your channel. Come out to Texas, I have a project for you.😂

We have too many sharp rocks to install the wire like that around here. Has to be in conduit to last around here.

As long as its not hangry! Lol. You not just hungry which is making you a little angry, lol.just kidding. Thats how you teach em!

Some states are now requiring PEX to be used as the water supply line from the well or water main to the building, especially if there is the possibility of ground movement, and have outlawed PVC and CPVC from being used because of the possibility of supply line breakage. My house in Oklahoma when the city replaces the supply line from the main to the meter that used PEX only now to prevent line breakage and contamination of the water system. In Europe they are using a form of PEX Called IFAN PEX AL PEX , which compression fittings are used or heat fused fittings, like is used on poly natural gas lines. My apartment in Ukraine is plumbed with this type of water line and the pipe is very durable and does not burst if frozen.

I discovered you in the rabbit hole of KZread and I'm a subscriber I enjoy your content. Quick question I live in Wisconsin and most of the well drillers seem to use cast iron casings I haven't asked anyone why they would PVC seems so much more easier, would there be a reason?

Why not to make/use a pitless adapter connection At the level of the trench instead of water going all the way up and then goes down to the pipe in the trench?. Also, pitless adapter would prevent the water from freezing up in the winter.

@onewayt

3 ай бұрын

Wondering the same

@genevelis6075

3 ай бұрын

@@onewayt This dude is a snub, never reply on any of my questions. I guess too busy and think too much of himself. 😂🤣☺️

@benstooltalk8048

3 ай бұрын

By code where he is at there has to be a test port right at the well, which is why he runs it up and adds the boiler drain. I’m not sure if a frost free hydrant right after the pit less would pass code or not.

@genevelis6075

3 ай бұрын

@@benstooltalk8048 Thank you Ben. What is a boiler drain? Also with the pitless adapter you can lift Everything or partially up, if it's necessary. I'm not sure if the local code prohibits it. I would rather hear it from the horse mouth (from him - that an expression).

@idoutdoors

3 ай бұрын

Why no sqe style pumps? Power company here is going to start requiring them on new installs in a couple yrs

Thumbs up! Your videos are great. The only thing that I've noticed is that many of your videos in the truck are the mirror image, You're sitting on the wrong side and the lettering on your hat is backward. That is about all the negative I can come up with. You have added immensely to my understanding of well and pump work. Growing up, I knew a father and son that drove wells and set jet pumps so I was not totally unfamiliar with process. Where I live now, I know a number of people that drill wells and have observed the process. Please keep on doing what you are doing and maintain your commitment to quality work. Quality used to be normal. Hopefully it will catch on again, especially if people start expecting it and are willing to pay the freight.

@Polydactyl_Pterodactyl

3 ай бұрын

He fixed that mirroring issue last week. Notice you can read his hat in this video.

Thanks for your videos, I have learned or confirmed what I have done. Not sure, heard VA, seemed like the pipe was not very deep, bad camera angle, I have pot the no less then 3 feet. I have yet to use pvc, always used polyethylene. With so many 90 degree angles in your supply lines, that does not hurt your pressure/volume? You do not use pitless adapters? I try to keep everything underground... Thanks again.

Thank you for the content. Those new Goodman outside units are called air conditioning condensers and compressor units. They do not handle air. The matching “air handler”units are installed indoors in the crawl space, attic or closet where they attach to the ductwork. In 2024 isn’t there a variable pressure pump that replaces old fashioned pressure tank systems? I am trying to plan a system for my new well that eliminates pressure tank system. I am going from well to sedimentary trap to underground cisterns to a pump that feeds the buildings water supply and I need the pump to be automatically adjusted for water pressure depending upon demand. I just not sure what they are called ? Do you know?

What size PVC do you have going from the well to the house? Does your PVC diameter match the same as the hose you have from the pump up to the head or is it bigger? Im handy enough to watch your videos and recreate everything, just want to make sure im getting the correct material. Only want to do this once.

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Around here PVC isn't allowed for potable water supply, it has to be CPVC.

Surprised, I thought you would be required to have more distance between drilled wells, isn't there a potential to have one well causing issues with the other wells "influence zone" , "draw down zone" or " cone of depression" area?

I've been trying to find bentonite clay up here in Canada. The only place I have found is where it used to be made but the place that you sent make it or process it no longer. It's in business and I have no idea which store to go to to try and find it

Is setting the tank on an outside wall of a unheated space a good idea, but you may live in an area that don't have freezing problems. Also do you not put spacers on the down pipe to prevent it from rubbing the casing. Just a thought?

Why not blue clear core pipe? No connections. I have never seen it crushed. Our area is very rocky and it's all everybody uses. The black roll is very soft compared to clear core. I was just wondering.

Those tree roots

CANT BELIEVE THAT THE WATER LINE IS HELD TOGETHER WITH JUBILEE CLIPS !!!! or is that just a US thing ??

What kind of boots do you wear?

Why not use a trencher like a Ditch Witch for the cable/pipe trench? Probably be faster than the excavator

@h2omechanic

3 ай бұрын

We used to, but it doesn't like Roots & rocks. Trac hoe is more versatile. Both area equally fast. We tested that back in 2009 when we had a Case trencher

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Do you work in ga? I’m looking for some one to put a well in on my property?

10 hp three phase submetsible .30/10 stage pump.water level 290 feet 2 inch dilery .20 solar panel .580 watt .dose it good work .? My second Q.pump walv who stop water in pipe.can we some dril in this chek walvo .when we stop motor all water drop inside all pipe .its right or no Plz ans ❤i am new on yours channel

At the 2:20 mark, air handler ? don't think so. LOL

@h2omechanic

3 ай бұрын

Condenser. I'm no a/C guy. To me it's "the outside unit" lol

Damn shame you had to put your water line in the ground next to those junk Goodman AC units

Not doing many videos lately

Why do you you 90's instead of 45's?

Dummy On tightening the well head bolt retainters. 1 Put on top a fiber lock nut or 2 Vise grip the ends of the threads Prevents anyone from ever removing the nuts completely. Why? Home owners or renters or family kids will not know WTF is dropping into the well when they remove those nuts to inspect the well So Lock Nut is not as secure as a vice grip the thread ends Thus stopping nut removal. Now Some innovated kids or moms or dads can still remove the nuts but it makes it real real hard for them to F)(*k it up.

This hose is poorly built, sad. Your well job is better built than this house.

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Why do you not put burial tape on new install runs of the power and water lines? Just curious.

What is the other tank in the crawl space?

I WANT TO SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR KZread CHANNEL BUT NONE OF YOUR VIDEOS HAVE THE BUTTON FOR ME TO SUBSCRIBE.