How to Make a Simple & Strong PVC Water Pump (DIY manual hand pump from spare parts)

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There are a lot of clever ways to make a basic hand pump from spare PVC pipes and fittings, and in this video I'm showing how I made mine. I think this is one of the simplest and cheapest ways to do it, to end up with an effective water pump that can be used with a hose if needed.
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00:00 - Intro
00:55 - How to Build
13:14 - Demonstration
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@andrescalderon1122 6 күн бұрын

Yoo this is awesome I love it 😂 TY . you just saved me some time in building one from scratch myself

@LeeDaiYing 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for explaining it in your way. ❤

@martinezjosei Жыл бұрын

Nice slow and clear instructions!

@pattifoote1714 Жыл бұрын

I like this, would work great on those large water bottles that go on water dispenser, when a SHTF happens! Thanks 😊

@Rizik1986 Жыл бұрын

This is a great little pump! Simple but serves its purpose. Thank you for the in detail video showing all the parts to build it.

@olalabamahillbilly9677 2 жыл бұрын

I will be building one myself! Thanks for sharing

@averagejoesmiling456 2 жыл бұрын

Very impressive, Great Lakes!! And well explained! 👍

@dtaylor2467 3 ай бұрын

Thanks I am about to build one

@jesseholliday3480 Жыл бұрын

Love it. Gonna use this to complete my water capture system

@PaulStringini 13 күн бұрын

Great video, thanks!

@travelwise05 Жыл бұрын

Good work and a thorough explanation ! Thanks! You deserve more views!

@WilliamBoothJr 2 ай бұрын

I’m going to sell everything I don’t need and I’m going out west to start my gold mining adventure Thank you for explaining everything necessary to build a water pump system

@timteller1400 2 жыл бұрын

This is helpful. Thank you

@brentgilbert4208 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done!

@stephensuter7242 9 ай бұрын

Really like this concept!

@akbychoice Жыл бұрын

Very good tutorial and explained very well.

@suezapata547 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea! Thanks for sharing! 👍✝️

@ruready4nsl927 Жыл бұрын

LOVE THIS!! Thank you SO much for such clear instructions! This is the BEST "how to" video I have ever seen on a DIY hand pump!!

@GreatLakesPrepping Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks! I really appreciate you saying so

@krisqueen5939 Ай бұрын

🌷Thanks😊

@ahwell9984 7 ай бұрын

So well explained, and a $6 outlay!

@TheLimbReaper 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool simplicity. Naturally, stainless steel hardware would be nice along with the addition of a collar at the top of the pump. Another thought. For pieces you don't wish to glue, I've used a pop rivet or small sheet metal screw to hold PVC together before.

@jessicakevan3715 11 ай бұрын

Very helpful thumbs up!!!

@Tioniker01 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir! I'm a product developer. And I needed to learn the mechanicians of a manual water pump. You did such a good job at breaking it down that I feel I'm owe 2 CEUs! Thanks again, Buddy!

@traceyshomestead1938 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video

@johnbarbuto5387 Жыл бұрын

Nice. The best part, IMO, is the inventiveness of it. Well done.

@GreatLakesPrepping Жыл бұрын

Thank you John

@matthewpalmer3477 Жыл бұрын

This video was incredible, bless you for making it...really good info and very easily explained. I just watched another clown on here making these with a link to his ebay account and he wants almost $200 for this same idea. You're a good man.

@spacecoastz4026 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice and well explained. A few improvement....maybe a better check valve washer for the plunger, like gluing a rubber backing to the metal washer or perhaps a plastic washer would work better. And a top fitting that is drilled out to accept the plunger shaft...that way it's not wobbly. Our septic tank has a filter and recently clogged. I should clean it every year but three years went by. The tank filled up and we knew we had a problem when the shower didn't drain. So I purchased the hand pump from HD and it worked fine until the bottom check valve popped off the bottom of the main shaft and disappeared into the tank. Fortunately it did the job that I needed done in order to pull out the septic tank filter. I probably removed 30 gallons of water. This looks more durable.

@carolsloanes4938 Жыл бұрын

Excellent design and presentation thanks for sharing.

@GreatLakesPrepping Жыл бұрын

Thanks Carol!

@fernandohandig3998 Жыл бұрын

thank you

@florencekirk9021 2 жыл бұрын

That is really cool, thank you for sharing it with us.

@Genesis.1-1 Жыл бұрын

You can buy a PVC check valve. I installed one on my sump pump discharge line.

@ibrahimnyabwa8088 9 ай бұрын

Superbly good

@zeebraeend 2 жыл бұрын

The rubber checkvalve is a good idea, although you could also use leather. But keep in mind that leather can swell up a bit. I guess it's all about what you have and what you'd want to buy. Great video👍

@FBPrepping 2 жыл бұрын

I´ve linked from my Patreon site to this video. This is one of the easiest builds I´ve found for this things. Thanks dude.

@GreatLakesPrepping 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jose, I appreciate it.

@RedStorm. 2 жыл бұрын

Good job

@user-xo1px6zk1j 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Hope I can figure doing, I am good at taking apart!, 🤣

@liamstone3437 Жыл бұрын

The thing I like about this is the ability to fix it with standard parts. Spending $30 for one that breaks and becomes trash is disappointingly wasteful. Good job explaining. This will work well in my sailboat.

@mixessentialvlog4523 Жыл бұрын

Wow sir i like your idea..nice.. and simple and useful...no need of electricitu...

@moonolyth Жыл бұрын

I think what you're missing now is an 0-ring for that plunger. Nice design!

@ricks2907 Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy cheers Ricky 🇺🇸👩🏻‍🦼🎸🐈‍⬛🙏🐓

@ayahsu3343 Жыл бұрын

I'm using just a check valve at the bottom of the pipe for my tube well when my water pump is not available. If this will make pumping less force needed, it will be awesome

@krisqueen5939 Ай бұрын

🌷I will use it on a 5 gal water bottle, so I don't have to lift it. 😊

@stevenellet8990 Жыл бұрын

I really like the metal check valve idea...could that be used instead of the rubber one?

@vantatilfly Жыл бұрын

this is what I need. I'm in the Philippines and its christmas monsoon season and the inside of my house is a lake. MERRY CHRISTMAS. please send one. a bigger one. Id probably make one after the storm

@RazaAli-es1to 9 ай бұрын

Good

@josephpetite3072 9 ай бұрын

Will this work to get silt out of a spring, set a box where silt has accumulated?

@MiddleEastMilli 2 жыл бұрын

I love it! How do you imagine you might be using this in the future? Thank you!

@sjr7822 2 жыл бұрын

It is to move water from one place to another

@MiddleEastMilli 2 жыл бұрын

@@sjr7822 LOL.....go back to sleep

@janiemiller280 7 ай бұрын

14:11 14:11

@marybarnum4279 Жыл бұрын

My static water level is around 45 ft. Would this set up be effective at that depth?

@ArtStoneUS Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea if you already have water sitting in a bucket!

@playsinclay 9 ай бұрын

Well, it is great for me because my bucket will have a screened large hole in it and sunk into my creek, so u can pump water from my creek. You have to figure a way to apply what he’s dine to your situation. I could also put it in my 12 ft bored well if necessary. Good job, Great Lakes….

@romatherapy Ай бұрын

@@playsinclay great idea! We need to add a screen and a hose to get to our water source

@johnvet8356 2 ай бұрын

Great idea for a strong yet effetive PVC well pump! Have you tested it on a deep well yet? I figure one can drop a hose or 1/2" PVC pipe below the water level and pump enough water for home usage. Am I correct? Have you trested this pump on a well?

@MehmedimS 10 ай бұрын

ists wery genius idea i will definitly use that for my garden. i am wondering how high it can pump? I have water source about 170m (558 ft) away and about 20m(65 ft) down, can it pup that high? if not, probly i wil plan to use fill my cars water tank in trunk, cart it 170m and deploy tith that again. i may use ram pump but idk i can because its sort of puplic tap in middle of nowhere.

@janiemiller280 7 ай бұрын

Can this be used as a deep well hand pump? If our electric well pump is out! If made longer?

@panasonic3DO 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Wonder if this would work with about 10-15 feet of hose attached running to water source, as in would it have enough suction to get water rolling? Thanks for the great video

@GreatLakesPrepping 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lenny. I think the hose I tested it out with in this video was 10 foot, and it definitely worked.

@romatherapy Ай бұрын

I'm wondering the same thing. We don't have easy access to the water source so need to add a hose to the bottom suction part in addition to the hose at the top

@luckytrece4985 4 ай бұрын

The rounder in the inner check can be replaced with rubber as the check from the bottom

@cbdyna 2 ай бұрын

Cool vid. Does that rubber check valve go back flat every time and it has held up through bunch of water drawls?

@GreatLakesPrepping 2 ай бұрын

Thanks. Yes, and yes.

@jeffclaycomb157 7 ай бұрын

Great video! Do you think a pump of this design on a larger scale could draw water from a deep well? Lets say 50 feet?

@GreatLakesPrepping 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeff. I'm really not sure about a 50 foot well. I mean, I think it would pump water, but I don't know how efficient it would be vs the effort. For a deep well, a proper machined hand pump would probably be ideal.

@keniamojicasalinas9346 Жыл бұрын

Could you give me the list of materials including the sizes of all of them?

@jerialice Жыл бұрын

My well is 85ft. Will this type assemble draw water that far? Also is there a PEX converter to go down into the well pipe?

@GreatLakesPrepping Жыл бұрын

I honestly don't know. If you keep pumping and pumping, it would probably go that far. But really, you may want to invest in something more purpose-built for a deep well.

@FLORIDA-LAND-NEAR-DISNEY 4 ай бұрын

can the garden hose be 3' higher than your handle? Asking because I have a shallow well and want to shower under it. also wishing I could pull the handle downward (while standing upright) vs pull it up while bent down.

@GreatLakesPrepping 4 ай бұрын

I don't see why it couldn't pump 3 feet vertically. It just may require more manual pumping, but I believe it will do it.

@badrinathrs Жыл бұрын

Till how much height does this pull?

@KK_KK_12 7 ай бұрын

😮

@Alomtancos 7 ай бұрын

@GreatLakesPrepping 6:35 any reason you didn't use the same "valve"/inner bike tube system on the inside? Why bother with washers? If you were going to sand down the plug to fit the outer tube anyway... Couldn't you have used the same mechanism as the first intake&backflow-stopper?

@sherriatsavinh4995 2 жыл бұрын

Did u glue the cap/ inside plunger on? If not how would it stay on?

@GreatLakesPrepping 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't glue any of the fittings together. They stay together pretty well just from compression. The fittings have a very snug fit. It's possible that over time they could come lose, but pressing/twisting them back tight again would take care of it. You certainly could use PVC cement for the fittings if you prefer.

@offplanetevent Жыл бұрын

Marbles work better or anything that is a near a perfect ball shape. There are several ways to make the ball seat too. With a good ball seat it's makes a 100% seal.

@GreatLakesPrepping Жыл бұрын

This particular tubing is too big for marbles, but I did play around with a ping pong ball check valve before settling on this version.

@akbychoice Жыл бұрын

Use a ball from an old style computer mouse.

@dubeaut 3 ай бұрын

Could the bottom of the housing be connected to a house, that sits in a lake, and then pumped into an RV tank? Or, could the pump sit in the lake and pump water through house to Rv tank? Maybe not enough ‘power’?

@GreatLakesPrepping 3 ай бұрын

It probably just depends on the distance for how useful it would be. It would likely pump through a hose a long distance, but it would just take a lot of pumping.

@musicnick7405 2 жыл бұрын

Does the pump need to go all the way down the housing, or can it be shorter?

@GreatLakesPrepping 2 жыл бұрын

It could be a little shorter, but you'll move less water per pump if you do that.

@musicnick7405 2 жыл бұрын

@@GreatLakesPrepping thank you. I was asking because I want to use it for a well in my house while I wait for my good pump to get shipped

@stanleymathenge7627 2 ай бұрын

Up to what depth can the water pump draw water please.

@GreatLakesPrepping 2 ай бұрын

I'm not sure. The pump housing is around 2 feet long before the T-joint, so I guess you could stick this thing into about 2 feet deep of water. If you made it all longer, then I guess it would go in deeper.

@miked4079 5 ай бұрын

Anybody have an idea how deep a pump like this can work?

@BubstechDOTcom 4 ай бұрын

There are hammer in whells and i thimk they wore 25ft long because that how far a vacuum cam pump wayer by hand so would be the same i forget the na,e of them have a poimt cone on emd amd hammer them down in the ground i know there is a limit with vacuum pump it works different to a pump down a whell that pushes the water with psi mane Google would tell you how high could a vacuum hand pump pump water i belive 25ft

@WHYNKO Жыл бұрын

But i still wonder how the water will pass through the first metal washer because it is as big as the chamber 🤔

@GreatLakesPrepping Жыл бұрын

That's the neat part about this design. When the water is being sucked inward, the force of the suction holds the washer in place, covering the holes and allowing for water to be drawn into the pump housing. When pushing it back down, the washer is pushed "open" by suction in the opposite direction, allowing the water to get moved past the valve. The washer being able to move a bit up and down is key to the whole thing working.

@WHYNKO Жыл бұрын

All it needs is a windmill to make it automated 😁

@Adriano.33 Жыл бұрын

Won't push water above the pump level, everything spills out the top

@KaluramSaharan-ep5ss Ай бұрын

Kya tel nikal sakte h is se

@FF4642 3 ай бұрын

Foot valve for a jet pump. Save you time making a foot valve and using an old inner tube that could fail...

@aserta 11 ай бұрын

Two issues with this: 1. you exhaust yourself 2. if you'll build one, might as well build it bigger. Lever water pump with 2" pipe.

@GreatLakesPrepping 11 ай бұрын

On the other hand, this little pump is infinitely more useful than not having one at all.

@lyndabuchholz1216 2 жыл бұрын

This might work to move gas out of a barrel!

@GreatLakesPrepping 2 жыл бұрын

It would work, but I suspect that gasoline or other similar liquids will begin deteriorating the plastic components relatively quickly. PVC and the fittings are designed and rated for water. In an emergency situation, it would certainly work. But I expect that it would ultimately destroy the pump.

@lyndabuchholz1216 2 жыл бұрын

@@GreatLakesPrepping I thought about that later and I believe you!

@akbychoice Жыл бұрын

Consider that it might create static electricity and ignite gasoline

@absolute___zero 2 жыл бұрын

so why can't you just buy a check valve and use it instead of making custom check valve?

@GreatLakesPrepping 2 жыл бұрын

Only because I find value in learning DIY solutions to things.

@Hankersonphotography 11 ай бұрын

WHAT ABOUT RUST?

@GreatLakesPrepping 11 ай бұрын

Use stainless steel for the metal parts

@glennr9913 Жыл бұрын

But it needs to be long enough to reach the water table of your well. It would be great if you explained how to make one that's 50+ feet deep. Otherwise, why would you need it?

@GreatLakesPrepping Жыл бұрын

I guess it seemed obvious to me when I made this video that I wasn't building a replacement for a 50+ foot well pump. This is a basic, small hand pump to move liquid from "here" to "over there". Rain barrels, buckets, etc. There are a lot of uses for a small water pump besides 50-foot deep wells. It sounds like you are in need of something other than what this video happens to be about.

@glennr9913 Жыл бұрын

@@GreatLakesPrepping It looks like your design might work for pumping manually from a well if it were extended. That seems like a worthy prepper project for anyone with a well. I think I'll give it a shot. Thanks for the video.

@petermccool9396 Жыл бұрын

Research clayton cylinder. I had 80' deep well with a similar suction pull setup.

@krisqueen5939 Ай бұрын

🌷I will use it on a5 gal water bottle, so I don't have to lift it. 😊

@sjr7822 2 жыл бұрын

One of my many pet peeves, size of drilled hole, bolts, screws not given in video which is odd because every piece of PVC size is given

@GreatLakesPrepping 2 жыл бұрын

I thought about this very thing while I was making the video. I decided not to bother giving the exact sizes of nuts/bolts that I used, because exact sizes aren't imperative. I eye-balled all of these and just used what I had in my "spare fasteners" bin. I guess I wanted to convey in the video that this device can really be "thrown together" for the most part.

@akbychoice Жыл бұрын

Irrelevant information, he stated he used what he had on hand. There are no set rules for most of this build.

@canberradogfarts Жыл бұрын

Next time, lead with tbw actual build sequence. WITHOUT TALKING!

@GreatLakesPrepping Жыл бұрын

There are multiple features within the youtube player that allow you to skip forward in a video. You can scan ahead to any point, and I have also provided "chapter" bookmarks that will jump you instantly to different parts (including "How to Build" and "Demonstration" in this particular video). It took you longer to complain than it would have to skip ahead in the video that I spent many hours making for you to view for free.

@mikeboston421 Жыл бұрын

why in the fock would you use that metal washer instead of using another piece of inner tube for the valve, you'd get way more water in each pump action, the washer just decreases the volume you can pick up, its beyond me why you'd have two different types of valve, the inner tube rubber is way better

@GreatLakesPrepping Жыл бұрын

The metal washer piece needs to be rigid for this design to work (within the confines of what my tools and capabilities require). Take another look. Maybe you can describe exactly how a thin, flexible piece of rubber would work in the washer's place. Help me understand.

@atomizer2665 8 ай бұрын

@@GreatLakesPrepping Glue the rubber to the washer to create a better seal :) If you dont want to make one from pvc pipe you can buy a "whale easybailer" hand bilge pump reasonably cheaply. The larger one with a 27" barrel will easily pump 5gpm and can lift water to at least 15ft.