Question why would you not go with a 4" pvc pipe since most well casing are around 5"? more water and less trips down there? just curious as I plan to do this,

Tetrahydrofuran should be handled as a CARCINOGEN--WITH EXTREME CAUTION. * - the main content of PVC cement glue. oops.

Think that would create enough pressure from the bottom up to pump 25 feet of water? That's 2.295 gallons weighing 19.5lbs.

@@NavyPharmD Yes, because we used that method to prime our jet pump at our farm. It was maybe 12 feet, but 100 feet to the house as well. We could pump air-free water tall the way to the pump in about 30 seconds or so.

Mary Lou Blouse As long as you have a long enough rope. Knowing the water level is important so you can know how far to drop the PVC pipe. Your well may be drilled to 550 feet but your water level may be at 400 feet. It may take a good amount of testing. I prefer only to use my method in this video as a last resort. 👍🏼

Hi Audrey, the water in the sink may not be enough to open the foot valve. I’d try testing it in something like a swimming pool. The valve doesn’t need to let in much water too, just enough to allow the device to sink and begin filling from the top of the PVC pipe.

How is the well being contaminated?

I don’t see why not. Your only limitations would be the depth of the well in relation to the power of the pump.

@HP 345 I think You're missing the point. If you lose power for an extended period of time such as an emp or other shtf senario chances are you won't find any gas.

@@pmaint1 no worries, found another way to retrieve water without gas. The time I made this comment was a while back

@@Hugo.345 What did you do to solve this problem? Care to share? Thanks

It will be 5 years this January since we built, no issues. 👍🏼

Thank you! We’ve had 4 inches of rain in a week before would that ever be a problem? And are your taxes the same or are they more because of the foundation? Sorry I’m just really interested in doing it too?

And is it hard to get under if you have to work on something under there?

@@yesorno1768 I have no idea if the rain would be an issue. That will depend on the composition of the soil in your area, something I am not versed on. I am unaware of higher taxes due to being on a foundation. Our county does not give detailed breakdowns that include fees for a foundation type home vs a mobile home on jacks. That would vary from county to county anyway. I’d suggest calling your local county office to get an answer to that. Our house does have a decent amount of space underneath to work under. I’d say about 3.5 feet. That will depend on how tall your builder or you decide to pour the walls. You could pour them taller but it will need to be engineered correctly.

I personally wouldn’t do it any bigger. A few times it got stuck pulling it out and I had to lower it back down to retry. I also added an additional note to the video description as I ended up shaving down the edges of the PVC coupler as that’s part of why it was getting stuck. Needs to be tapered so the edges won’t catch on anything coming up. I’d also round off the edges of the pipe close to where I tied the rope through as well. 👍🏼

@@MapleBoarder78 Ty much.

1” foot valve. I’ve updated the video description with links to the parts I used.

Yes sir. 👍🏼 You are just creating a long skinny bucket. Not practical for every day use. But in case of a dire emergency it can keep you alive.

You are correct. The foot valve allows water to enter up into the pipe, but does not allow it to exit back down out of the pipe. It’s essentially a one way door/valve.

I apologize I misspoke in the video. Where I said “1 and 3/4”, I should have said “1 to 3/4”. The bushing is 1” on the outside to screw into the 1” foot valve. The 3/4” threads on the inside of the bushing is irrelevant as it’s not required for the build. 👍🏼 I’ve updated the video description to include links to the parts to build the bucket.

@@MapleBoarder78 Thanks for clearing that up!

Correct.

Great question. The well pump is 60ft lower than the surface water level. It becomes more clear the deeper you go.

You could. But hand pumps that can pump well water from the depth I needed are very expensive. The o-rings in them are also prone to failing over time when not used often.

I’ve updated the video description to include links to the parts I used. 👍🏼

@@MapleBoarder78 thank you!

1” female

Most of these wells are a small enough diameter to make a bucket infeasible. You'd need a bucket with about a 1.5 - 3 inch diameter and long enough to still hold about 1/3 gallons of water per pull. It would probably be shaped a little like a 1.5" PVC pipe cut to 5' long with a foot valve on one end.

That is a good idea! 💡

How would the well be contaminated?

Hi Jason, the foot valve I bought does let water in as it’s lowered into the water, I tested this in a large bucket. If it was completely closed the pvc bucket I created would not have enough weight to overcome the buoyancy and would never fill with water. 👍🏼

@@MapleBoarder78 Interesting. Will you please provide the model of foot valve you used? From my research, they usually have a spring inside them to help them snap shut once the draw from the pump ceases, in order to prevent the water column from draining out. Thanks!

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@@MapleBoarder78 did you get the 1 inch foot valve?

I just checked it, worked fine for me.

@@MapleBoarder78 Could be the secondary market at Amazon. The photo did not match the items I received, plus the threads did not match with the foot valve. A trip to the hardware store did the trick. Thx for the video..good info!

I’m not sure what you mean by that, would you mind clarifying?

Seriously? Looks to me like he has kids... regardless it’s not any of your business. He didn’t make it your business. This video is about getting water from a well. Try to stay focused

The Rock House Why does it matter if he has kids?

@@Sperminski what was the purpose of your original comment?

@@therockhouse762 Have you even watched the video?