Without him, I would be lost.. He has been the guiding hand to make me successful my entire life.. so thank you :D

Thanks :) I appreciate you watching!

Thanks brother!! I'm excited for the build of the well top.

No worries brother! I used it this weekend to fill the tanks in the camper!! water was cold and sweet :D I did have some issues with the sump pump check valve :( I got pipe glue in it and it wouldn't keep the pump primed.. So, I went out and picked up a brass swing check valve and attached that to the end and it worked like a charm.

I went to your channel to see all this greatness!!! I was sad :( do you have a blog or anything?? I wish I was as far as you were though! I had another subscriber ask me about using this pump for tank water, how does it work for you? I didn't think it would be a great idea, but now that I have someone to ask?? Appreciate the comment. Rah.

My channel is pretty lame. Ill try to get some video this weekend while we're here. But I did a lengthy write up with some pictures at the TSP forum. thesurvivalpodcast.com/forum/index.php?topic=52480.0 The pump works great for tank water. A lot of folks including my inlaws use them and have very little problems. Just have to be sure to keep the prime and be careful about freezing. Oh, and buy a foot valve as it doesn't come with one!

That is beautiful.. Thanks for letting me see the pics!! and introducing me to a really cool forum :D I messed up with my foot valve :( I had to replace it with a new one.. I put the pvc pipe glue in to hold the joints, and it leaked down into the flap. So it wasn't able to hold water and wouldn't stay primed. I changed it out with a brass check valve and that seems to work out ok.

yea I'll put a well house up, time.. it's all about the time!

That is outstanding!! I did a lager a couple times in a shed in the cold months, came out crystal clear and really good :D I plan on doing a good old fashioned hillside dugout to make a root cellar.

Well except for the idea of making a man cave it is going to become a cellar and fermenting chamber too. :-)

Yea Its clean, it filters really well in that old well.

yea, I kinda figured. A berkey should do the trick!

the non-potable warning is a recent addition, they used to sell the exact same pump under a different item number that didn't have the warning. the warning is there to protect harbor freight from lawsuits.

Cabins are so much fun!!! Good luck..

Its few and far between these days I'm afraid. Thanks for watching.

Haha! thanks Jordan, I love making videos. :) glad you enjoy them.

what are some do's and don't when looking for land that you have encountered ?

+Jordan do make a list of requirements! things you need.. I'm building a home from my own trees. So a requirement for me was no property that was freshly timbered.. I want animals and plants.. so readily available water, from multiple sources was imperative. and I would need cleared land to do that.. clearing land sucks. I wanted to build my own house, so It didn't matter if there was a home on the property. you may want one on yours. Do not settle for something that doesn't meet your requirements or expectations! hope this gives you something to think about.

yes that helped alot thanks ..how did you learn to build homes?

+Jordan B that will be next weeks videos :)

Thanks Rick, I love to go to my place.. Its so peaceful.

The original check valve was a sump pump check valve.. I got some pipe glue on the seal and it wouldn't hold the prime.. so I added a brass check valve and it's been good ever sinse.

The first one actually commented, was very upset that I put bleach in the well :D Thanks for the props! That pump is awesome... They were having a display model sale, and I picked up another one for like 20 bucks. I'm going to put the other one in the cabin.

Yes! I'm working on both of those things! I really gotta get working on that stuff, but there are just so many other things at the moment. :/

Thanks boss, appreciate it :D

I let the dog drink it an he didn't die. So I'm sure its good ;D

Thanks Frank!

Thanks Wile, Can't wait to get some more done!!

Thanks!! Sorry for the late reply :) appreciate you watching.

Probably, the well will go dry once in a while, it looked good :D

Thanks, this pump is still working and it's been 2 or 3 years now :) we hook it up the same way... the only thing I changed was the check valve. A few months after this video I changed it to a brass check valve and it's worked perfect.

Actually!! My buddy uses this pump full time on his camper.. just plug it up to the city water port and it will do fine. My dad uses this to fill up the camper fresh water tank. We still use it to this day :)

also have like 30 55 gallon water barrels.. need to get water catchment set up :D

The warning on the pump states that it's for non potable water (not drinking water).

:D thanks

I just used a PVC union, so I can remove the pipe easy, it screws directly into the well pump. Just google PVC Union.

I have no idea to be honest :/ But it sounds like you have a fun project on your hands!

Thanks.. It was important to get a way to pump water out of the wells we have. I want to get a hand pump as well I think that will be good to fill buckets and stuff. :D

I run www.harborfreight.com/engines-generators/gas-engine-generators/2000-peak1600-running-watts-28-hp-797cc-portable-inverter-generator-carb-62523.html from harbor freight. Its the more expensive quiet generator, but I waited for a super coupon and got it for a couple hundred. There is a 4000 watt one from harbor freight that is cheap, quiet, and will run that pump no problem.

sure, how deep is the well?

Haha semper fi!

Thanks WIlliam. I got another pump for the well by the cabin. Im going to use to bring water into the cabin too. Also, there are a few springs above the cabin I want to dig out and build a gravity fed spring water system!

The pipe extends above the pump and has a cap on it. We take the cap off to prime it and screw the cap back on. We do run a hose from that to the camper, and on the end we have a filter. :) thanks for watching!

Kentucky Homestead it’s a great video and it’s a great job illustrating it did the check valve work

@@dawinner777 so, I believe it would have, it was a sump pump check valve, but I got some pipe glue on the seal and it wouldn't hold a prime over night. So I pulled the pipe and put in a brass check valve which worked just fine. This is the 3rd year and we still use the pump regularly through the summer.

No, there is not a safety stop as far as I know if the water runs dry. You could probably get away with something else a lot cheaper for what your looking to do.. This pump will run a 55 gallon drum empty in just a few short minutes. You are correct, when the pressure tank fills to 35 PSI or so it shuts the pump off.

Appreciate your time with the last reply, but just one more thing, I was wondering, if you might know. The pump is a swallow water well pump, so why wouldn't the water being pumped thru it, not be drinkable? Do you think maybe, in the materials, they use to build this pump, maybe contaminate the water? In my case, our deep well pump failed at the worst possible time, when my wife was ready to take her bath, she didn't take it too well. My goal, is to have maybe 2-3 barrels of water connected, to supply an emergency water supply, until I can figure out why my pump failed. Because it's stated, that it's "non-potable with this pump", I've reasoned, that this water from the barrels will will only flow to the tub and toilet. There shouldn't be any water in the 15 ft of pipe that leads to the kitchen sink used for drinking/cooking water. But I would ran water thru my faucets later to clean the pipes out after the deep well was fixed. Thanks

Hmm,.. I just thinking now, If I fed the water into the hot water tank for bath water, that hot water, I didn't use would eventually be flowing out of the kitchen faucet latter on. I would have to make sure the hot water tank was completely cycled and rinsed out also, after I fixed my deep well pump.

George P I'm really not sure why it says that.. I'm assuming that the materials used make it that way.. But as I said, the from my well isn't for drinking.. Its for flushing toilets and showers. I think there is a better alternative for your application. Send me an e-mail at Kentuckyhomestead@gmail.com and I'll send you my idea.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y7SDgracx5rWaWw.html Check out that video, I'm pretty sure it will do exactly what your looking to do at a way better and more efficient price :D

I mentioned that to my dad, It wouldn't bother me any. The well needs to be covered to not allow rainwater and any more organic material down in it. That well was the primary source of water for the man who farmed it in the early 1900's so the well can / will produce good water. But yes, a Berkey will remove lead and most all other contaminants (99.9%).

Still use this every time I go down to the farm. Still works like a champ.. I did change the check valve at the bottom to a brass one and it was a good choice. :D

@@KentuckyHomesteadFarm good to know. I didn't want to go cheap and be replacing it a year later

@@pcguysoffgridcabin It's still running.. In fact it worked so well, I got another for my cabin.

Theres a priming plug on the pump, I have a T also, but as you noticed I never showed it. Thanks :D

youratlanteon friend I added a T to mine.

Umm, I wouldn't think this particular model would be well suited for that. This is a 120v ac pump.. But I bet anything can be run off solar if you have enough power.

Honestly, no idea.. I've never hooked it up to anything other than a shallow well.

This pump came with a standard plug.

Honestly, I can't remember. But it was the cheapest one they sold at the time. This video is a few years old. I can tell you, this is still the same setup we use when we're down there. :)

OK and thanks. Saved me substantial sum cash. Be heading to Harbor Freight.

Shallow well pump can lift 25' only😢

I would try some flexible poly tubing with a brass check valve on the bottom if nothing else, I'd assume the pressure of the pump may collapse a garden hose. I'm not a professional and haven't tried a hose.

That will happen eventually, this is temporary and takes only 15 minutes to fill the camper.

Could you give some details on how to carry out your suggestion? I have a nice deep . A well and an electric pump in it now, but I am worried about what happens of the grid goes down. Thanks, Art

Were now on year two with this particular generator, and it works great! Still quiet and does its job. It wont run a large camper ac, but it runs the little window ac and lights in the cabin just fine.

Not really sure what I can do to help. Are you pumping from a shallow well? Are you sure you have it primed?

roy tant it's actually not bad. I bought another one for the cabin. It was on close out a few months ago we pick it up for like 25 bucks or something silly!

Frank Segai I'm not sure what you mean by the small thing under the pump. but yes, if you turn the valve off, the pump automatically shuts off when it builds up 35 psi of pressure.

Still pumping water :) it's used every couple of weeks to fill up the camper for showers and such and it's stored in the barn over winter.

Your video is informative. Appreciate the simplicity of your description. Thx

You have the PVC pipe so you may need more to go down 25-30ft. and At that depth that is not surface water clean drinkable artesian groundwater Clean stuff. Jetter tip Preasure washer check valve well point FIN Your done at the sight next to your house or Trailer

yes, this pump needs to be primed. there is a primer port on the pump itself. You just unscrew it and fill it up with water.

Kentucky Homestead I just bought the new harbor freight version that is now called Drummond it says for potable water not sure what the difference is between the old one and this one. But I didn’t like the design of the priming port so what I did was I added a PVC T fitting to the output and put Threaded cap on the top of it for priming and the side port of the T is where the output is now. I have not installed the pump yet but will be installing it in about a month and I will let you know how everything works. I’m only going to be pumping pond water for running a sprinkler.

I dont believe they sell this version anymore. The newer ones from harbor freight will work much the same..

Oooh Rah!!!

Send me an e-mail at kentuckyhomestead@gmail.com we will chat.

It will pump until the bladder in the tank is to the pressure you've set. It will pump again when the pressure gets below the threshold, and run until bladder is full.

I just used it yesterday. :)

Only old age is taking my ginger spots!!!! lol Cheers :D

buzzsaw301 yes, it truly is quiet. even with a load. I was able to talk on my mic rigjt next to it and it didn't drown me out.

I was considering one of those for at least a year

You sold me on it brother

buzzsaw301 it's quiet, but will struggle on higher loads. it will not run the ac in my parents camper, but runs lights and the ac and air compressor I have in the cabin.

buzzsaw301 how has the pump held up?

No idea what you mean. Is that a statement or a question?

Kentucky Homestead I think he means point of use.

Rah..

I think the pump was like 98 bucks or something ant harbor freight, and about 30 bucks or so worth of plumbing? It's been a few years so in not sure. But I can tell you, i still use this when we go down to the farm.

It would smell and taste funny if that happened. :D That well has been used for drinking for 200+ years.. Should be good.

unused,uncovered,abandoned wells. must be censidered unusable until desinfection and pumping out until compleatly empty several times and,visual inspection at bottom

What are you even talking about?

Thanks. :)