You can tell the excitement in your voice that you and Sierra have a well and running water. No more melting snow at the homestead. Big congratulations to both of you.👍

Having done electrical work for over 40 years, the one thing that stood out is you need a heavier gauge extension cord to run from the gen to the pump plug. That one looks like 16 or 14-gauge. I'd go with a 12-gauge cord. Then you won't risk burning out your pump! and you probably won't have the pulsating in the Champion Gen, or set the cord on fire. And the male plug on the pump is the cheapest thing sold everywhere! Wire the end into a raintight box when you get a chance!

@lauraquigley6403

11 ай бұрын

Kyle is an electrician by trade!

@patmatt975

11 ай бұрын

The cord is to small.

@ericpl7227

11 ай бұрын

@@Lizzard-qm9jn you watch too much TV!

@cabinman

11 ай бұрын

Plus that champion is a modified sine wave vs the predator is an inverter style so the sine wave will be better and will help the pump run better.

@josephlipetzky2825

11 ай бұрын

Agreed

Congrats!! The homestead just took a major step up. Happy for you guys.

Congratulations Kyle and Cierra!! Very proud of you. Great job!!

Yayy! Happy for ya'll 🎉 something that most people would take for granted and you guys are fully appreciative of it. Really puts things into perspective. Makes me thankful for my running water😅

It was easy to see how excited you are and it is something that's very easy to take for granted when you're hooked into a city water but when you don't you learn to appreciate running water very fast.

Maybe a pressure switch in case the hose inadvertently gets shut off. Have you considered maybe building a generator shed in combination with the wellhead cover? (Keep the power leads short and not have to dig the generator out in the winter.)

@JJBrown-lw1dv

11 ай бұрын

Good advice on both counts. Pressure switch and a shed.

So happy for you both and now crystal clear well water! Nothing better then that! Enjoy your cabin even more now! ❤️

You need a well house to prevent damage from bears, moose, deer etc, and to keep it snow free. I would also just bury PVC pipe to the house tank and the coop tank and install a simple manifold with valves in the pump house, so you don't have to drag hoses around

@judyl5260

11 ай бұрын

Def need a pump house

@iowafarmboy

11 ай бұрын

Although with burying a pipe, he then has to worry about it freezing. Which he doesn't want to do. It's a nice convenience, but does add some potential issues. Imo, he just should have a hoses set up to the house and coop that he can drain and store during the winter.

You can tell that you are excited about the new well and i think that is fantastic! Congratulations

Wow that is going to be so nice for you and Cierra having a well. I can see that both of you are really going to appreciate having this.

78 feet is a deep well it should last a good long time. You should never run out of water. You can get home kits to test well water too. First Alert, the same company that makes the smoke detectors makes them,, among others. Also, It should be possible to add a automatic switch that measures load ( amps) to the power supply of the pump so that if you ever forget to shut the pump off before you shut the valve it will shut itself down. Just to be safe. (P.S. The well water here in the agriculture area of the country is all poluted.)

Nicely done! Land is valuable, but land with an established well is vastly more valuable. This is an Investment that greatly increases land value, while making life so much better! Great decision, love the channel!

Your off-grid homesteading journey is truly inspiring! The way you've transformed raw land into a thriving oasis is a testament to your hard work and dedication. Your vlog captures the beauty of sustainable living and the joy of connecting with nature. Keep sharing your experiences - they're a source of motivation for those of us dreaming of a simpler, more self-sufficient life!🫰👏

Awesome...you can run that hose straight to your shower house and put a simple camping propane water heater in line if you want. Congrats

The fact that the two of you have found eachother is amazing. Each willing to tackle this adventure together is not something many people find in a partner. Wishing the two of you the best.. skeeter and the chickens also.

Water is life, congrats!

we live in a city, in the suburbs, in new zealand. We dont buy fancy drinking water we just drink straight from the tap. Our water is artesian and its great.

Great plus for the cabin Kyle. Next plan trench in some 3/4" black water line to a frost free hydrant for the Girl, garden and anywhere you want one. Enjoy Buddy.

So happy for you. Water is life.

( Tom here. ) Kyle, congratulations on your new water source. You are becoming more self-sufficient each and everyday, sir. Continued good luck in your quest to live off the land. Take care. (Tom)

Congrats to you on having a drilled well! you are So Very right about well water tasting better than city water. no chemicals, just pure clean cool water! your Home looks Awesome! Love watching your videos! :)

Definitely build some type of shelter around it. Standing in the rain while waiting for a 5 gallon container to fill ain't fun. Or, a hot, bright sunny day, the shade will be nice. As much for your comfort as for protecting the well

We have a well and my dad always said it’s the BEST water!

I randomly came across your videos and the first one I saw was from months ago and I thought why not have a well drilled. I grew up in a rural area in WV and when we got a well drilled it was great.

Happy for you both, you should use a White RV hose for drinking water instead of the green hose.

Happy for the two of you Kyle. I've been without running water before and it's definitely a luxury.

God's blessing you remember that

Congratulations. I would make a single recommendation. Add a light to your well house that comes on when the well is on. It will help you know from the inside of the cabin or a distance if the well pump is on…especially if the valve is not on. Congrats again!!!

I love the vintage “UNOCAL 76” hat. I used to work at one in the late 80’s early 90’s. Nice upgrade with the well. No more hauling or collecting rain water or melting snow. I’m all about off grid convenience.

That is fantastic Kyle, congrats!!

Well played, young man 🎉.

That's a smart solution! Gonna check this out for our cabin! 😊

Congratulations! Your cup runneth over!

Congratulations guys, I’m real happy for you! It’s gonna make your life so much easier! ✌🏼❤️🙏🏼

congratulations definitely a game changer

I couldn't be more happy for you guys. You are so deserving of this. Snd I know you will appreciate it.

You need to bite the bullet and get a septic system now. Just think..no more trips to the ole outhouse!!! 🤣 Good to see you so happy!!

Wow 🎉 Congratulations. I am happy for the both of you

Yay! I see an outdoor shower coming!

Awesome congrats on water 💧 definitely worth it!

Hell yeah brother!! I’ve been waiting for this video!! This is awesome!!

Congratulations. ❤🎉😊 everyone should appreciate there source of water as you do .

So happy for you! I've been hauling water from town for over 4 years now. Hopefully will be sharing my appreciation of having clean running water at my cabin in the near future. Thanks for the great videos!

Major Move. Great Advancement. Be Happy!

House is great idea, can store generators in there, spare water jugs, hoses mayne even wite up an ecoflow with solar on top! I have bought multiple ecoflow units because of you and your channel. There are also different hoses you can run in colder tems!

That’s great Kyle. Well done 👍🏻

That is fantastic that you finally got water and you don't have to haul it from somewhere else. We don't drink our city water, we go and refill our gallon jugs. Can't even stand the smell of it coming out of the tap.

That's an awesome feeling. To know that water will come out when you need it. As God intended.

Ciera’s a badass! Her form on the compound is really good! She’ll be schlockin deer in NO TINE!

Great that you now have a well

@KeaneMoses

11 ай бұрын

Hello Gail How are you doing today?

Congratulations

A few decades ago I learned about the risk of drinking from a hose…Legionnaire’s disease. Glad you have water off grid. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Way to go!!! Enjoy! Take care.

My thanks. Carry on. -Seb!

Under the ground not gonna freeze but outside metal parts and tubes will freeze during the winter for sure ya need small house keep it warm

You both must be so excited! Just one tip - I saw that you're powering the pump with a small gauge (wire diameter) extension cord. That to me is a no, no. It's called something like power drop, loss. Always plug the pump directly into your generator. Google it and see what I am talking about.

you could probably add some splitters -- that way you could maybe do like a little outdoor gardening sink, plus have access for hoses, sprinklers and all that. you can just use normal hoses and drain them if you leave for a while. worst case the hose freezes and you replace it. super cheap.

thats going to be a game changer congrats

Game changer! Congratulations.

Good for y'all enjoy soooo much easier than rain water and melting snow for sure.

The last house we lived in had well water. We drank that for 25 years. I miss it. We live in a small town now and the pump so many chemicals into the water I can smell it when I walk into the house. 6 years and it still stinks. All the water we cook with or drink goes thru a Britta filter.

So happy for the two of you and Skeeter. Your hard work is paying off. All the best. --TGG

We have a well here in Florida but only water the grass with it. It’s a deep well. But we have an ionizer at our kitchen sink. Congratulations!!

Woohoo, water!😊

Adding a well is one of the life changing homestead events! Congratulations on installing it, glad it was only 78 feet!

Great going!

Water ! Wow ! I saw the hapiness in your eyes and I almost did the water dance ! Water is life and it will be a life changing ! Happy for you !

I can hear the excitement and happiness in your voice. No more pans of snow in the winter!!! Yay, Kyle!!

I am very excited for you both because this is a huge deal to not have to be worried about water. One less daily chore in the winter. I have an idea for your well house, a common (Welluck 15 amp flanged 120v inlet) would be perfect for this application. That way you can use solar or generator power with no fancy wiring. I used a similar unit for my tiny cabin. 😁

@hippychicktarot

11 ай бұрын

Very smart idea!

Watching this video reminds me how amazing it is that people used to live without anything discussed in this off-grid video. No electricity. No running water. No vehicles. No electronic communication. No medicine of any kind. If you got sick, your body would deal with it or you’d die. That’s it. (That was the general medical reality even 100 years ago.) Abraham Lincoln grew up in a one-room log cabin with a bed made of corn stalks until he was 10-years-old when he got a real “bed.” So it’s fascinating to see people who desire this spartan lifestyle, albeit with some 2023 technology and a few modern conveniences.

I WAS A PLUMBER TILL I RETIRED 8 YEARS AGO. FROM WHAT I SEE YOU GOT IT MADE WITH THIS WELL. WE DON,T SEE MANY OF THESE WELLS IN CANADA BUT THEY DO WORK GREAT. MAN OH MAN YOU HAVE GREAT PRESSURE FROM THAT PUMP.

Here in SE Arizona wells start at about $20,000. So rainwater harvesting is definitely the most economical way to get water here.

Please put a split adapter for different hoses. Use the green one for watering and buy an RV grade water hose for drinking. The green ones aren't to be used for drinking.

@keithrdavis

11 ай бұрын

I agree 100%, congratulations on the well.

I’m glad for you.

So happy for you guys. Also it will be a much-needed time & labor saver.

Thank you for the video. Blessings to you.

You should have a 55 gallon drum in your attic and plumb that in your house and only have to refill it once a week

I am thrilled you have water and you like well water. I escaped that nightmare when I got married and will never go back to it.

Congratulations 🎉🎉

So glad you have fresh water now. Just a thought, your hose should be drinking water safe, lots of unhealthy chemicals in regular garden hose. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Awesome!

Congratulations guys! So exciting.🎊

0:01 "WELL, it's offical" .. lol! Congrats!

May the lord bless and protect you

Congratulations 🎉🙏💕🥰 to both of yous 💕

So happy for you guys !!!

Congrats...real happy for you guys.

My favorite channel. Living man, you earn it

Never forget 3 of 7 God Bless you all!

That's excellent Kyle. Happy for you and your wife. There's nothing like good clean water.

Great job!!! Oliver Anthony song sums up every politician in America Right now! Rich men North of Richmond! WoW one true song!

Congratulate. God bless you.

There is a Sand Point well also. It's a well you use by hand.

I was going to say put something around well. So nothing runs into it! Alot less hassle with the well for water supply. Great job thanks for sharing 👍

If you build a shed, you could put solar panels on the roof.

Perfect! You are blessed. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

AWESOME 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

This is awesome. Drinking water is the most important thing you can do on a homestead!!

Nothing like h2o on site it’s gold