I just cannot reach his level, though I have tried. Broke the $1 ax after derusting and sharpening and reseating and wood stuffing the head, I hit it hard on the handle in a missed strike. So top end wood glue the whole fancy wood handle was split the entire length in several shears - after that a small test - not convinced on goes the fiberglass and bondo - oh yeah as hard as I can swing it with thick leather gloves on because the fiberglass wrap was ugly and ruffled - yes it looks horrible - second coated it now waiting to dry. Probably the ugliest ax in the state, but it takes a swing and splits well.
I swear this guy does not even give it a thought of "Dang can I do that?" He just goes for it. Absolute mad man. Love watching this guys videos. Maybe they are not "How To" videos but damn I at least learn something every time I watch his videos. I thought the well systems were way more complicated than that and this guy just jumps in, changes it out, troubleshoots all issues at a fundamental level, and fixes it all within a few hours. Amazing.
How to pressure wash a Dozer. - First replace your well pump. Then re-do the plumbing. Then re-do the electrics. Then replace the water filter. Then wash your machinery. Great vid as usual.
@@rebelyank6361 Dude 100% oh I gotta get this done! oh shit, that's broken whelp if that's getting replaced I am replacing this that and that. Story of my damn life lol
Hi Andrew, I had a borehole pump that was in the $1500 range (Sits at 110m below surface, but same priciple), it was installed in 1994, and I just replaced it last year. It was still running, but was delivering less and less water every year, the impeller was simply worn out from 27 years of operation, and that's why I replaced it. I highly recommend expensive pumps if you want them to last longer, but condsidering that your pump is a bit easier to replace than mine, I totally support you going with the cheaper option.
@@bbqpitboybillyricker-pitma9415 Girlfriend: I thought you wanted to pressure-wash your vehicles? Andrew Camarata (head deep replacing the pump and filter): What does it look like I’m doing?!?
My father owned a substantial plumbing & heating business. There were a few brands he would never stray from. Well pumps were always Gould, Honeywell for heating controls, Beckett oil burners, and A O Smith or Bradford White hot water tanks. Plumbing tools were always Ridgid brand. He was also partial to Minneapolis Moline backhoes. But that was decades ago. Great videos!
Plumbing since I could crawl and run my own business now. Your father was a good plumber. Nowadays the only difference is we use rinnai or rheem water heaters. Lowes now has the ao smith water heaters and pros just don’t use them. Decent enough still though.
Haha, true. But i dont think that Andrew wears his pants THAT loose. Could slow him down when he has a moment again where he sees no reason to stay on a machine. (If you know what i mean. XD)
1:00 Cody: Andrew, you know union rules as well as I do. You try and handle that stick removal on your own and I will shut this job site down so fast it'll make your new 20-ton trailer spin.
I used to know all the machines that Andrew had. Those days are long gone now! Every other episode he’s got something else! Excellent, all the more for us to watch him fix!
andrew started with just a dirt truck, didn't he? and now hes got everything including a huge loader!! Glad to lend andrew all the views I can offer on this adventure!!
Who cares? I wandered on to this video. This Andrew guy looks like he smokes a lot of wacky stuff. He puts his life on the video to make money. Appears he sells stuff too. I wouldn't have done it that way, but I wasn't there, and it ain't my money. Eaglegards...
@@fastsetinthewest I don't think he does it to make money. I think he does it cos he knows that a lot of people are interested in the stuff he does and making videos is something he enjoys. If he was doing it for money he'd be continually asking us to 'like and subscribe' like just about everyone else on CZcams and he'd be doing other stuff the CZcams algorithm likes, like releasing videos on a regular schedule.
@@pcb1962 Hahahahaha. Yeah and he stays away from controversial subjects that got a lot of tubers banned. From a Republic of Vietnam combat veteran '68 that thought I was fighting for free speech. I got fooled. Eaglegards...
@@AK-47ISTHEWAY I am thanking Andrew for publishing videos that people want to watch, without all the bullshit found in other videos. Andrew doesn't care how many subs he has, but it is validation for a job well done. I'll take Andrew's videos over all the other content creators on CZcams that try too hard to entertain, Andrew doesn't do that and I appreciate it. Thanks for asking!
YES our family business is working on water wells and replacing pumps if you buy a good pump, we use pentair myers predator series, they should last you 15-20 years. actually just last week we pulled out a 40 yr old pump that just recently quit. the cheaper you buy them usually the crapper they are.
Couple tips for new players - pipe is sized by inner diameter; tubing is sized by outer diameter. If you buy 1” pipe barbs, you need 1” HDPE pipe. 1” tubing barbs fit 1” tubing. As you found, can’t mix and match. I think they did that just to confuse people 😀. Next, use a lead-free brass or copper union to connect the pipe from the pump to the pipe that runs to the building. Next time you need to replace the pump, you won’t need to wrestle with it. Anyway, good job fixing it - it works!
2 things: in my experience with pumps (concrete plant & asphalt plant), the big killer of pumps is foreign material and fouling. I've seen expensive pumps suffer the same death as a cheep one, over and over, but never a pump dying because of cheapness... My advice is to uphold housekeeping & maintenance schedules. I used to soak my pumps in hydrochloric acid, but CLR or an anti-scale agent would work for your application...IF anything was chosen. As an absolute, change that filter at least once a year, or whatever the manufacturer recommends. Second thing, those rotary jetter heads seem to be susceptible to being knocked right on the end. I never quite pin-pointed the exact cause of failure, but it was either a physical jarring or some grit got in the end of it, setting it up to fail. Food for thought, anyway... maybe weld on a small piece of tube for a jetter gun holder.
@@chadsimmons6347 Sand & sediment settles-out pretty quick (under 24hrs). One of the first suspicions Andrew had was his well was full of sand. Whatever sludge doesn't settle-out will get picked up by the filter (shown in the video). I've never seen a pipe or hose thin-out from the inside by pumping slurry, not with pressures akin to single or double horse pumps. On an industrial level, with metal pipes, reactive chemistry and elevated temperatures, cavitaton & hydraulic shock, absolutely...but not from sand. If sand is involved the pump clogs up dies long before the pipes get a chance to erode.
Hard to tell ... but old filter looked like a 5 Micron. The new one looks like a 10 Micron string wrap. The 5 Miicron will plug up like that. Maybe add an additional filter cartridge with a 10 Micron followed in line by the 5 Micron (if you want the water 5 Micron filtered).
there is also an acid that ca be used to clean the bowl and filter too but, only certain types a filter. there is a youtube video czcams.com/video/Ij2PMIGpu20/video.html
@@googleguy5700 That would work well, and probably something i'd do personally if it was drinking water. However, he did say it lasted 6 years, which is probably "5 years" overdue! 😂
looks like Andrew managed to find the tracked dump truck that he wanted, looking forward to seeing the video of that and the dozer being worked on again
@@daddyshart999 that tracked dump truck is new to him. He said he was looking for one in a previous video when he made about a tracked cherry picker vehicle that he had bought. He was going to turn the tracked cherry picker back into a dump truck as the previous owner had mounted a cherry picker in the dump box but then he started using the cherry picker and really liked it so he decided to keep it as is and look for another tracked dump truck and as of this video he apparently found one
Andrew, next time heat the steel fitting jnstead: you cant put that on fire, and: if you heat the plastic, the steel takes the heat out of the plastic before youre halfway on. Thats what i learned putting steel couplers to high pressure PVC underground irrigation lines.
So that's why I'd always have to ram the tubing on so fast in one motion otherwise it would get stuck half way on the barb. The barb is cold and makes the tubing shrink around it. Science!
@@davidcooper3337 Andrew rarely knows what he's doing and that's part of what's great about his videos. He learns and adapts as he goes. He also only cares if it will work/be safe/last instead of what it looks like which is funny to watch
Nice vid - a trick I learned from an old life-long dozer operator for you: When you wash your tracks like that spray them with a corrosion inhibitor - it stops oxidation and coats them so they don't load up as fast or bad. Get a five gallon can of concentrate for about 300 bucks and dilute it about 10:1 in a sprayer. A five gallon can will last you years. It will prevent track tensioner failures like you had on your 7 as well. Just be cautious - some corrosion inhibitors don't get along well with rubber and seals. The cost of the inhibitor,application time is completely offset by the time you spend cleaning your tracks and components last way longer - it's a win/win.Cheers
Knowing how to maintain the stuff that you own equals success everytime. I know like you do that filters are cheap but with all the equipment and stuff that you own/maintain is a mountain of work itself. Good on you to not panic, just assess and address
I just seen the interview Brad done and now i like you even more you went from 5 stars to 6 on a scale of 5 ! You doing it all yourself & not doing product stuff & ad's maintaining full control of the video's and not placing them in your shows really made me rethink just how much of a good person you really are ! God Bless !
This actually made me laugh being in Arizona, my friends well pump is at 1,000 feet, at that depth you buy the pump that will last the longest no matter the cost.
Here in Holland we dont use well pumps, just a suction pipe with a one way valve in the bottom, so you can have a simple centrifugal pump above ground, once you prime it with a bucket.. Not sure if a centrifugal pump sucks up from 1000 feet which is 330 meter of water column, meaning a 33 bar vacuum... but you usually dont pump from the bottom of the well so actual head is lower.
@@Sjanzo The problem is that it's technically impossible to lift water more than 10m with suction, that's why a submersible pump is needed to push the water up and then keep it up with a one-way valve.
@@TheBibliofilus if your well is 1000 feet deep, does that mean the water table is 1000 feet too ? We have a 98m well (300 feet) but the water table is at 1 to 3 meter. You just get more pure water below the gravel and clay layers here...
@@Sjanzo Well in Holland the water table is typically at your feet, or higher, just about anywhere. ;-) Vacuum only goes to minus one bar, so you can only suck 10 meters of water column by the laws of physics, in practice significantly less than that.
@@Sjanzo you'll need something called a jet pump, basically a centrifugal with a venturi nozzle that robs a bit of the pumped up flow to amplify the suction. Depending on depth you'll need to put the jet nozzle at the 'far' end of the suction pipe. Roughly 7m aka ~20ft is max where you can have the nozzle bolted on the pump. With the jet nozzle at the far end you can get to about ~15...20m (so 50..60ft.) depending on exact pump hp, and pump/nozzle design. In most cases the pump will be noisy to some extend, because of cavitation. (air bubbles forming on the rotor and 'popping') This is from experience installing a handful of these.
@@0blivioniox864 it can split if you use any spreader.. heat is the only thing that will let it stretch.. but it does make it weaker, so never heat it any farther than the fitting penetrates. .. at least that has been my experience with it.
I have a 2200 PSI 3GPM pressure washer, and just got one of those rotary nozzles this year. The thing is a beast - you have to be careful, you can take paint and stickers off of anything, and even the very top surface of concrete will come off. His pressure washer looks a lot beefier than mine is (higher pressure), so I'm not surprised he's blasting lettering off of things.
I could watch Andrew ALL DAY, EVERY DAY!! We just about have watched him all day, every day since we found him about a week ago. He's going to have to get busy & give us more videos soon, because we've 'bout watched them all!! 🤣🤣 He is brilliant & humble & polite & AMAZING!!
Андрюха, радует нас подписчиков частотой выхода видео. Не думал что можно так интересно развивать такую простую на первый взгляд темакику... Благодарим.
👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽👍 Enjoyed! Grew up on a farm in Iowa and we had our own well and water system. We also pulled water from our farm pond for the livestock and the barn. Ever so often you would have to spend a couple hours working on pumps, motors, leaks, etc. You did a good job fixing your problem(s).
always great to get a new notification.. thanks for uploading so regularly.. hope everything is fine with you, your family and your beloved dogs... keep up the great work
Boy last year I had a hell of a problem with these pumps, I ended up installing 4 submersible pumps at 53' deep, bran new pumps none of them were any good, I even installed a control box, new 60 gallon tank and I even stalled new check valves, finally got a great one that works and still going strong. I take it your well is certainly NOT HUMAN CONSUMPTION, THAT WATER IS NASTY LOOKN. GREAT JOB, THO, YOU WERE ABLE TO OVER RIDE THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND REWIRE IT EXCELLENT JOB.👌✌️👍
my mom told me stories about when she was young on a farm and my grandpa would have to crawl into a pump house because it was constantly breaking, he'd come out head to toe covered in dirt and spiders... after watching this video looks like the technology is about the same as it was in the 60s lol
Yeah or being the youngest and smallest growing up and having your father lower you down to the bottom. During a dry summer with a shovel to start digging settlement out so you could get water in the house.
Knock on wood, we installed a Gould/Franklin submersible (287 ft) pump 40-ish years ago. Been through a control box due to lightning strike years ago and another one due to leaking cap. Now I keep a spare control box and start capacitor on hand just in case. Much cheaper and more satisfying then an expensive weekend service call.
Greetings from eastern Ontario. My well is 265 deep so I opted for the $1000 model when replacing it last year. Old pump lasted 30 years so probably worth the price. Had professional plumbers do it. Hoping for another 30 years from the new one. Cheers.
Loved the section where Cody is looking over your shoulder as you try to work on the fittings. It looked like he was debating on pushing you into your well pit.
Seeing Andrew rewire the circuit breaker on the pump reminded me of living in China for 10 years. There were three of us living in a house, whenever we turned on the three bedroom heaters they would trip the breaker. We called in an electrician. He wired around the breaker, pointed at it and said “do not ever touch” ! We never touched!!
One thing I did a few years ago on our well pump is install a pressure switch with a low pressure cut off. That way if the pump runs dry it cuts power, protecting the pump motor. A side benefit is if there is a massive leak and the pump cannot keep up it also cuts power hopefully preventing a flood. Watching you change the sediment filter reminds me it is time to do ours.
@@AndrewBrowner Correct, switch has a lever on the side to manually power pump until pressure builds a little. Fist time it happened, filling greenhouse solar batch heater, I forgot about the low pressure feature and could not figure out why the tanks were not filling.
I own an IHI 45-2 tracked crawler dumper......they are awesome machines and can tackle problems that most people cannot handle with conventional equipment. Smart purchase is you bought it. Looking forward to your thoughts on that bad boy.
I have the same heavy iron water you have, and I switched my setup so my pump pushes water though the filter into the pressure tank. I also changed from smaller filters to three of the large filters. I really wanted to put two sediment filters in parallel but I didn't have the room. The three large filters, with a screen mesh 50 micron, to a 5 micron sediment, then a charcoal, iron/mag filter and through a uv filter has made my water amazing and the large filters last so much longer.
@@AndrewCamarata Yeah if it spins at all it should come back especially since it looked like it was all metal. I’d try something a little higher-strength like PB Blaster and then tap the end on the ground while holding the pressure on.
Pro tip. Check your cut in/ cut out pressure settings anytime you have the blue tank drained off. (Cause it's the only time you can check those). Your well pump died pretty young. It's awful shallow for such a large pump. My guess, it's hammering itself to death internally. Seems it may be good head pressure running up hill but, a 2/3 horse pump can do that push. If ya know a local well driller.you could trust, he can tell ya the size you'd need to be "just right" on power/gallons/head pressure. Your videos are great, keep it up man!!!!
Cody obviously decides the best protection he can provide in the situation is to woof loud at the Water-beast-squirty-thingy to protect Andy. To me it's obvious Cody thinks of Andrew as an Andy.
I think you nailed it (why the difference in cost) at 03:30. It last 6 years. I guess it depends on your application, but for our house wells that are a few hundred feet down, I expect them to last orders of magnitude longer than that... and yeah... it's a big deal to pull out pump out of a few hundred feet of well.
Glad after checking the depth you sent the stick over for lab inspection.
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That was great😂
Andrew is the lead worker. Cody is the foreman.
❤️❤️😂😂
If there was an award for best comment, you sir just won first place!! 😂
This guy is the living embodiment of "function over form".
You just called my man andrew right here ugly.
The "faucets" in the pump room agree with you.
@@bassomatic1871 Do the faucets not work though?
@@grantzawodniak682 Yes, a perfect illustration of function over form.
I just cannot reach his level, though I have tried. Broke the $1 ax after derusting and sharpening and reseating and wood stuffing the head, I hit it hard on the handle in a missed strike. So top end wood glue the whole fancy wood handle was split the entire length in several shears - after that a small test - not convinced on goes the fiberglass and bondo - oh yeah as hard as I can swing it with thick leather gloves on because the fiberglass wrap was ugly and ruffled - yes it looks horrible - second coated it now waiting to dry. Probably the ugliest ax in the state, but it takes a swing and splits well.
Thanks, Andrew for renewing my faith that I'm not the only one that has constant and continuous problems every time I do something.
I swear this guy does not even give it a thought of "Dang can I do that?" He just goes for it. Absolute mad man. Love watching this guys videos. Maybe they are not "How To" videos but damn I at least learn something every time I watch his videos. I thought the well systems were way more complicated than that and this guy just jumps in, changes it out, troubleshoots all issues at a fundamental level, and fixes it all within a few hours. Amazing.
How to pressure wash a Dozer. - First replace your well pump. Then re-do the plumbing. Then re-do the electrics. Then replace the water filter. Then wash your machinery. Great vid as usual.
Precisely how it seems to work whenever I try to do anything.
@@rebelyank6361 Dude 100% oh I gotta get this done! oh shit, that's broken whelp if that's getting replaced I am replacing this that and that. Story of my damn life lol
@@rebelyank6361 Went from cleaning my tub's trap to replacing a septic pump. yup.
when it rains it pours my guy :D
Then replace the "head" of the pressure washer :D Then wash your things!:)
The neverending struggle of a man that just wants to pressure wash his bulldozer, as we all do sometimes.
I love how Andrew documents everything he does. Keeps him very organized. I wish I could do that
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Hi Andrew, I had a borehole pump that was in the $1500 range (Sits at 110m below surface, but same priciple), it was installed in 1994, and I just replaced it last year.
It was still running, but was delivering less and less water every year, the impeller was simply worn out from 27 years of operation, and that's why I replaced it.
I highly recommend expensive pumps if you want them to last longer, but condsidering that your pump is a bit easier to replace than mine, I totally support you going with the cheaper option.
“Alright, we gotta do something different,” The definition of rationality.
Girlfriend: I thought you wanted to pressure wash your vehicles?
Andrew (head deep replacing the pump and filter): What does it look like I'm doing?!?
Gotta love them MitM references...
Edit; AbSehcT19u0
So his girlfriend is still with him??
I have been wondering if they split.dont see much of her since the black dump truck repairs and paint job.
@@bbqpitboybillyricker-pitma9415 Girlfriend: I thought you wanted to pressure-wash your vehicles?
Andrew Camarata (head deep replacing the pump and filter): What does it look like I’m doing?!?
Andrew, I think I speak for all of us when I say we love you! You are an amazing human being!
Word.
AC is the epitome of cool.
My father owned a substantial plumbing & heating business. There were a few brands he would never stray from. Well pumps were always Gould, Honeywell for heating controls, Beckett oil burners, and A O Smith or Bradford White hot water tanks. Plumbing tools were always Ridgid brand. He was also partial to Minneapolis Moline backhoes. But that was decades ago. Great videos!
Plumbing since I could crawl and run my own business now. Your father was a good plumber. Nowadays the only difference is we use rinnai or rheem water heaters. Lowes now has the ao smith water heaters and pros just don’t use them. Decent enough still though.
06:00 It's almost like the supervisor knew where to stand to prevent a possible reveal of plumber's crack.
Haha, true. But i dont think that Andrew wears his pants THAT loose. Could slow him down when he has a moment again where he sees no reason to stay on a machine. (If you know what i mean. XD)
1:00 Cody: Andrew, you know union rules as well as I do. You try and handle that stick removal on your own and I will shut this job site down so fast it'll make your new 20-ton trailer spin.
loooool!
HAHAHA!!
I lol'ed when Cody took the stick
I stopped the video to see if anyone had already posted something. 🤣🤣
hahahah! Perfect! Came here to make sure the top comment was about Cody taking control of the stick situation and wasn't disappointed. Classic.
That heated power washer has probably been one of his greatest investments
It's right after the barrel of never-ending blue grease he bought at that yard sale!!
:-)
@@PatrickWagz (smiles and laughs)
Having a heated power washer for cleaning vehicles especially in cold climates is truely a blessing and helps rust preventing
PLOT TWIST: the barrel of never-ending blue grease is finally out of grease.
I like how Andrew always goes back to what he was doing in the beginning after fixing something.
"I remember it being longer than that"
Not the first time hearing that, sadly...
Lololol
thats a classic "thats what she said" moment.
Hehehehe, the effect this has on a man's pride though!
That what she said.....
“I still remember it being longer than that.”
Not the first time hearing that, sadly....
I used to know all the machines that Andrew had.
Those days are long gone now!
Every other episode he’s got something else!
Excellent, all the more for us to watch him fix!
Remember the old Bobcat 742 and 743? I remember those days too.
andrew started with just a dirt truck, didn't he? and now hes got everything including a huge loader!! Glad to lend andrew all the views I can offer on this adventure!!
All of that going wrong at once...What a deal....Glad you are back in water business....Thanks Andrew....!
Andrew I’m always impressed with your ability to build and fix stuff! Levi and Cody are the best! Thanks! I really enjoy your channel!
Getting close to 1 millions subs, Andrew. Well done, thank you.
@@AK-47ISTHEWAY Maybe he means to thank him for the good videos so far.
Who cares? I wandered on to this video. This Andrew guy looks like he smokes a lot of wacky stuff. He puts his life on the video to make money. Appears he sells stuff too. I wouldn't have done it that way, but I wasn't there, and it ain't my money. Eaglegards...
@@fastsetinthewest I don't think he does it to make money. I think he does it cos he knows that a lot of people are interested in the stuff he does and making videos is something he enjoys. If he was doing it for money he'd be continually asking us to 'like and subscribe' like just about everyone else on CZcams and he'd be doing other stuff the CZcams algorithm likes, like releasing videos on a regular schedule.
@@pcb1962 Hahahahaha. Yeah and he stays away from controversial subjects that got a lot of tubers banned. From a Republic of Vietnam combat veteran '68 that thought I was fighting for free speech. I got fooled. Eaglegards...
@@AK-47ISTHEWAY I am thanking Andrew for publishing videos that people want to watch, without all the bullshit found in other videos. Andrew doesn't care how many subs he has, but it is validation for a job well done. I'll take Andrew's videos over all the other content creators on CZcams that try too hard to entertain, Andrew doesn't do that and I appreciate it. Thanks for asking!
It's getting scary on how much Andrew knows and does on stuff. Hugs for Levi and Cody ❤
Love the inquisitiveness of Cody. Regards every encounter with Dad as a playtime event.
I love how your dog is on top of everything you do, talk about loyalty.
Andrew: Look at here we are down to 0 psi
Cody: Yup, zero
PSI: Officer Cody of the Lab Inspector Gauge Control Authority
@@gr1mrea9er82 He probably is Licensed technician
He inspected the job, evaluated it's execution and its result and concluded, as usual, it was ruff.
;-)
Most underrated comment I’ve seen! 10/10!
YES our family business is working on water wells and replacing pumps if you buy a good pump, we use pentair myers predator series, they should last you 15-20 years. actually just last week we pulled out a 40 yr old pump that just recently quit. the cheaper you buy them usually the crapper they are.
The dog is like comedy relief.. Andrew is the straitman..too funny 😆
Couple tips for new players - pipe is sized by inner diameter; tubing is sized by outer diameter. If you buy 1” pipe barbs, you need 1” HDPE pipe. 1” tubing barbs fit 1” tubing. As you found, can’t mix and match. I think they did that just to confuse people 😀. Next, use a lead-free brass or copper union to connect the pipe from the pump to the pipe that runs to the building. Next time you need to replace the pump, you won’t need to wrestle with it. Anyway, good job fixing it - it works!
2 things: in my experience with pumps (concrete plant & asphalt plant), the big killer of pumps is foreign material and fouling. I've seen expensive pumps suffer the same death as a cheep one, over and over, but never a pump dying because of cheapness... My advice is to uphold housekeeping & maintenance schedules. I used to soak my pumps in hydrochloric acid, but CLR or an anti-scale agent would work for your application...IF anything was chosen.
As an absolute, change that filter at least once a year, or whatever the manufacturer recommends.
Second thing, those rotary jetter heads seem to be susceptible to being knocked right on the end. I never quite pin-pointed the exact cause of failure, but it was either a physical jarring or some grit got in the end of it, setting it up to fail. Food for thought, anyway... maybe weld on a small piece of tube for a jetter gun holder.
Pumping that sand filled water will eventually wear a hole in the pipe, he needs a filter on both ends of service
@@chadsimmons6347 Sand & sediment settles-out pretty quick (under 24hrs). One of the first suspicions Andrew had was his well was full of sand. Whatever sludge doesn't settle-out will get picked up by the filter (shown in the video). I've never seen a pipe or hose thin-out from the inside by pumping slurry, not with pressures akin to single or double horse pumps. On an industrial level, with metal pipes, reactive chemistry and elevated temperatures, cavitaton & hydraulic shock, absolutely...but not from sand.
If sand is involved the pump clogs up dies long before the pipes get a chance to erode.
Hard to tell ... but old filter looked like a 5 Micron. The new one looks like a 10 Micron string wrap. The 5 Miicron will plug up like that. Maybe add an additional filter cartridge with a 10 Micron followed in line by the 5 Micron (if you want the water 5 Micron filtered).
there is also an acid that ca be used to clean the bowl and filter too but, only certain types a filter. there is a youtube video czcams.com/video/Ij2PMIGpu20/video.html
@@googleguy5700 That would work well, and probably something i'd do personally if it was drinking water. However, he did say it lasted 6 years, which is probably "5 years" overdue! 😂
Love how you figure it out and keep at it until it's fixed. Thanks for the great videos.
He's truly amazing 👏
looks like Andrew managed to find the tracked dump truck that he wanted, looking forward to seeing the video of that and the dozer being worked on again
Thanks for commenting this. I was wondering what I missed. The quick shot of it at the end led me to believe it was new to him lol.
@@daddyshart999 that tracked dump truck is new to him. He said he was looking for one in a previous video when he made about a tracked cherry picker vehicle that he had bought. He was going to turn the tracked cherry picker back into a dump truck as the previous owner had mounted a cherry picker in the dump box but then he started using the cherry picker and really liked it so he decided to keep it as is and look for another tracked dump truck and as of this video he apparently found one
Looking for this comment, thought I missed a video.. Thx
Love how it do all your own repairs on everything. You are a man of many skills, and determination.
Andrew, next time heat the steel fitting jnstead: you cant put that on fire, and: if you heat the plastic, the steel takes the heat out of the plastic before youre halfway on. Thats what i learned putting steel couplers to high pressure PVC underground irrigation lines.
Funny, that was my idea too before I scrolled down and saw your comment!
So that's why I'd always have to ram the tubing on so fast in one motion otherwise it would get stuck half way on the barb. The barb is cold and makes the tubing shrink around it. Science!
I think by now we all know that Andrew knows what he is doing.
@@davidcooper3337 There is always something new to learn.
@@davidcooper3337 Andrew rarely knows what he's doing and that's part of what's great about his videos. He learns and adapts as he goes. He also only cares if it will work/be safe/last instead of what it looks like which is funny to watch
Cody is just the perfect stick assistant 😂
Deputy Branch Manager. 😂
Andrew has the coolest shop. Well-stocked and organized. Good job on the repair.
Nice vid - a trick I learned from an old life-long dozer operator for you: When you wash your tracks like that spray them with a corrosion inhibitor - it stops oxidation and coats them so they don't load up as fast or bad. Get a five gallon can of concentrate for about 300 bucks and dilute it about 10:1 in a sprayer. A five gallon can will last you years. It will prevent track tensioner failures like you had on your 7 as well. Just be cautious - some corrosion inhibitors don't get along well with rubber and seals. The cost of the inhibitor,application time is completely offset by the time you spend cleaning your tracks and components last way longer - it's a win/win.Cheers
something like fluid film?
Cody was a real joker this video, enjoyed his presence through out the video
However, Andrew, immersed (submerged?) in work was slightly vexed.
Andrew Camarata has just used a divining rod for checking sand in water.
Knowing how to maintain the stuff that you own equals success everytime. I know like you do that filters are cheap but with all the equipment and stuff that you own/maintain is a mountain of work itself. Good on you to not panic, just assess and address
This dozer is going to get pressure washed no matter what if takes!! Great job Andrew!!
I just seen the interview Brad done and now i like you even more you went from 5 stars to 6 on a scale of 5 ! You doing it all yourself & not doing product stuff & ad's maintaining full control of the video's and not placing them in your shows really made me rethink just how much of a good person you really are ! God Bless !
This actually made me laugh being in Arizona, my friends well pump is at 1,000 feet, at that depth you buy the pump that will last the longest no matter the cost.
Here in Holland we dont use well pumps, just a suction pipe with a one way valve in the bottom, so you can have a simple centrifugal pump above ground, once you prime it with a bucket.. Not sure if a centrifugal pump sucks up from 1000 feet which is 330 meter of water column, meaning a 33 bar vacuum... but you usually dont pump from the bottom of the well so actual head is lower.
@@Sjanzo The problem is that it's technically impossible to lift water more than 10m with suction, that's why a submersible pump is needed to push the water up and then keep it up with a one-way valve.
@@TheBibliofilus if your well is 1000 feet deep, does that mean the water table is 1000 feet too ?
We have a 98m well (300 feet) but the water table is at 1 to 3 meter. You just get more pure water below the gravel and clay layers here...
@@Sjanzo Well in Holland the water table is typically at your feet, or higher, just about anywhere. ;-)
Vacuum only goes to minus one bar, so you can only suck 10 meters of water column by the laws of physics, in practice significantly less than that.
@@Sjanzo you'll need something called a jet pump, basically a centrifugal with a venturi nozzle that robs a bit of the pumped up flow to amplify the suction. Depending on depth you'll need to put the jet nozzle at the 'far' end of the suction pipe. Roughly 7m aka ~20ft is max where you can have the nozzle bolted on the pump. With the jet nozzle at the far end you can get to about ~15...20m (so 50..60ft.) depending on exact pump hp, and pump/nozzle design. In most cases the pump will be noisy to some extend, because of cavitation. (air bubbles forming on the rotor and 'popping') This is from experience installing a handful of these.
Cody and his hatred of pull starts. He's a weird dog, that one.
He thinks the pull start hand on Andrew's body is unleashing evil spirits
But he makes up for it with his love of sticks. The bigger, the better. LOL
Cody 🐕 is the star ⭐ of the show👍👍👍👍
Lol my black lab does the same... must be a Lab thing *Shrugs*
Andrew you are the best at having dogs. I'm happy your dogs have a great life with you. They are awesome.
Honestly, at this point, I'm watching this channel for Cody. He's quite the ham.
That blue tubing is CTS, copper tube size, it uses a stiffener and compression fittings like copper tubing
First question that came to my mind when he was wrestling with that was -- would a pex tube spreader work for CTS, I wonder?
@@0blivioniox864 good question
@@0blivioniox864 it can split if you use any spreader.. heat is the only thing that will let it stretch.. but it does make it weaker, so never heat it any farther than the fitting penetrates. .. at least that has been my experience with it.
I thought the blue tubing was PEX, but the more you know I guess.
@@ItsLilRobs it is PEX, PEX is measured the same as copper tubing, CTS
You know the pressure's good when it blows the lettering off the side of your equipment.
Oh my god, it totally did. I didn't notice that. Hahaha
I have a 2200 PSI 3GPM pressure washer, and just got one of those rotary nozzles this year. The thing is a beast - you have to be careful, you can take paint and stickers off of anything, and even the very top surface of concrete will come off. His pressure washer looks a lot beefier than mine is (higher pressure), so I'm not surprised he's blasting lettering off of things.
AC is wonder man, he fixes all his own stuff. Never calls the repairman. BEST YT channel period.
I could watch Andrew ALL DAY, EVERY DAY!! We just about have watched him all day, every day since we found him about a week ago. He's going to have to get busy & give us more videos soon, because we've 'bout watched them all!! 🤣🤣 He is brilliant & humble & polite & AMAZING!!
When your pump replacement job takes 45min like yours and mine..just put in what ever pump you can get your hands on.
Hilarious how Cody just watching you work. 😂
What do you want him to do? Help? He's a dog.
Lab Inspector!
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@@ToxicMrSmith woah woah woah
SO close to that 1 Million Andrew, been watching since 200k. What an adventure it's been, well deserved you'll surely have it by the end of Summer!
Андрюха, радует нас подписчиков частотой выхода видео. Не думал что можно так интересно развивать такую простую на первый взгляд темакику... Благодарим.
О букавы знакомые нашёл. Них..я не понятно что говорит, но так интересно смотреть😀
This weekend has been such a great treat to see new videos!
What a gift on Sunday.
I thought it was Saturday ☹
@@tamminicholson5060 in the USA it is technically many hours into Sunday.
@@327JohnnySS Im from Europe so :D
Right :-)
👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽👍 Enjoyed! Grew up on a farm in Iowa and we had our own well and water system. We also pulled water from our farm pond for the livestock and the barn. Ever so often you would have to spend a couple hours working on pumps, motors, leaks, etc. You did a good job fixing your problem(s).
the dog hacking up a loogie during your intro explanation had me dying
always great to get a new notification.. thanks for uploading so regularly.. hope everything is fine with you, your family and your beloved dogs... keep up the great work
This is a perfect example of how one should live life. Good stuff
Hell no! Lol. That was more work than I have done in a decade
Before the end of this year (2021) Mr. Camarata will have over 1 million subscribers. Grats to him!!! And a NEW 1 Million CZcams Plague!!!
Boy last year I had a hell of a problem with these pumps, I ended up installing 4 submersible pumps at 53' deep, bran new pumps none of them were any good, I even installed a control box, new 60 gallon tank and I even stalled new check valves, finally got a great one that works and still going strong. I take it your well is certainly NOT HUMAN CONSUMPTION, THAT WATER IS NASTY LOOKN. GREAT JOB, THO, YOU WERE ABLE TO OVER RIDE THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND REWIRE IT EXCELLENT JOB.👌✌️👍
Your puppy even has a great personality - so interested in everything you do 💞
Levi and Cody love Andrew with all of their Hearts. He is a very ,very lucky man🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@@cat637d You're right, & those puppies are very very lucky, too, because Andrew really loves them. 💓
People on public water & sewer don’t realize how good they have it, for the country folks the struggle is real.
Yeah, mine was galvanized pipe 150 feet deep haha and I know they get deeper!
my mom told me stories about when she was young on a farm and my grandpa would have to crawl into a pump house because it was constantly breaking, he'd come out head to toe covered in dirt and spiders... after watching this video looks like the technology is about the same as it was in the 60s lol
Yeah or being the youngest and smallest growing up and having your father lower you down to the bottom. During a dry summer with a shovel to start digging settlement out so you could get water in the house.
Yup, would be nice to have city water here where I’m from because if one of them screws up you’d have another for backup.
I have had my pump for 12 years in my well. No problems, 12 gal/min of great water. I love no sewer and water bill.
that tracked dump truck looks neat
I'm always learning from you Andrew and I'm 60 yr. young. Thanks my friend.
ive had my franklin pump in for 15 years at 85 meters and ive never had a problem!
Different quality for sure!! I have had pumps lasting for +-30 Years! 💪🏼
@@davidr1997 yep definitely
Knock on wood, we installed a Gould/Franklin submersible (287 ft) pump 40-ish years ago. Been through a control box due to lightning strike years ago and another one due to leaking cap. Now I keep a spare control box and start capacitor on hand just in case. Much cheaper and more satisfying then an expensive weekend service call.
Our first Franklin Electric well pump lasted about 18 years before it split in half.
Like your new toy. Look forward to seeing the video.
Your work ethic is to be admired. Well done.
One of the best channels on CZcams. Who else can make fixing random stuff this entertaining
16:50 what a teaser 🤣
"The first rule in government spending: why buy one, when you can buy two at twice the price?"
i love the fact that your dog always sems very interested of everything you do :)
Greetings from eastern Ontario. My well is 265 deep so I opted for the $1000 model when replacing it last year. Old pump lasted 30 years so probably worth the price. Had professional plumbers do it. Hoping for another 30 years from the new one. Cheers.
great job at diagnosing the problems Andrew. I do believe however that even the Power Washer might need,,, power washing too. lol
Andrew- *pull starts anything*
cody- "so you have chosen violence?"
my dog does the same thing when i start the chainsaw hah
Loved the section where Cody is looking over your shoulder as you try to work on the fittings. It looked like he was debating on pushing you into your well pit.
You are a hard working man. God bless you.
I'm so easily defeated would have quit pressure washing with the 1st sign of an issue. Andrew fixes everything involved in the process.
Q anon?
Morning coffees on .....Enjoyed this fix!! ,,Cheers!;-)!
lol.... same here!
Thanks for the reminder that i need to do all the filters today. Bugger its slightly chilly but i can wait till it warms a bit.
havent watched ina few months the pup is getting big good to see your doing well
"Cody, what did I say?" Cody says, "I can't hear you..."
Seeing Andrew rewire the circuit breaker on the pump reminded me of living in China for 10 years. There were three of us living in a house, whenever we turned on the three bedroom heaters they would trip the breaker. We called in an electrician. He wired around the breaker, pointed at it and said “do not ever touch” ! We never touched!!
Cody is such a derpy little goofball I love him so much!
The track tipper at the end looks cool ... can't wait to see some videos with that in 😁
dang he is awake already 😳!!!
good morning men!!
One thing I did a few years ago on our well pump is install a pressure switch with a low pressure cut off. That way if the pump runs dry it cuts power, protecting the pump motor. A side benefit is if there is a massive leak and the pump cannot keep up it also cuts power hopefully preventing a flood.
Watching you change the sediment filter reminds me it is time to do ours.
so how do you build pressure after an event that trips it? manual bypass switch of some sort i assume
@@AndrewBrowner Correct, switch has a lever on the side to manually power pump until pressure builds a little. Fist time it happened, filling greenhouse solar batch heater, I forgot about the low pressure feature and could not figure out why the tanks were not filling.
I own an IHI 45-2 tracked crawler dumper......they are awesome machines and can tackle problems that most people cannot handle with conventional equipment. Smart purchase is you bought it. Looking forward to your thoughts on that bad boy.
R.I.P. Mr. Levi..... GOD speed to you. I only knew of your channel this night of unrest for me. Sorry for your great loss.
I have the same heavy iron water you have, and I switched my setup so my pump pushes water though the filter into the pressure tank. I also changed from smaller filters to three of the large filters. I really wanted to put two sediment filters in parallel but I didn't have the room. The three large filters, with a screen mesh 50 micron, to a 5 micron sediment, then a charcoal, iron/mag filter and through a uv filter has made my water amazing and the large filters last so much longer.
If you dip those spinny-nozzles in motor oil after each use, they’ll keep spinny-ing.
Do you think that one will come back? It stopped spinning a while ago
@@AndrewCamarata Yeah if it spins at all it should come back especially since it looked like it was all metal. I’d try something a little higher-strength like PB Blaster and then tap the end on the ground while holding the pressure on.
@@AndrewCamarata ya it’ll free up if soaked. I throw wd 40 in the spinny nozzles after use - always loose the next time 👍
**WE LOVE HOW YOUR protégé STAYS KEENLY FOCUSED @ THE WORK @ HAND!!!**
Pro tip. Check your cut in/ cut out pressure settings anytime you have the blue tank drained off. (Cause it's the only time you can check those).
Your well pump died pretty young. It's awful shallow for such a large pump. My guess, it's hammering itself to death internally. Seems it may be good head pressure running up hill but, a 2/3 horse pump can do that push.
If ya know a local well driller.you could trust, he can tell ya the size you'd need to be "just right" on power/gallons/head pressure.
Your videos are great, keep it up man!!!!
I see that Cody is in the thick of what's happening, you gotta teach him to run of your equipment, I know that he'd just love it, lol.
Never clicked so fast in my life
Ahahahaha, I agree. He is the most interesting guy to watch - so confident!! 🥰
When Andrew troubleshoots, I learn something!!! 👍👍
The last few comments and video footage has me excited. Always watch until the end
Cody obviously decides the best protection he can provide in the situation is to woof loud at the Water-beast-squirty-thingy to protect Andy. To me it's obvious Cody thinks of Andrew as an Andy.
Thank goodness your branch manager was there to help at 1:02 lol!
I think you nailed it (why the difference in cost) at 03:30. It last 6 years. I guess it depends on your application, but for our house wells that are a few hundred feet down, I expect them to last orders of magnitude longer than that... and yeah... it's a big deal to pull out pump out of a few hundred feet of well.
I had to help my dad do this once. Never again. Electrical wiring and me don't mix. Glad I got a cousin who is an electrician.