DIY Water Well Drilling FINAL RESULTS
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- In this video we give you the final results of our DIY water well that we drilled last year.
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Martin when can we see the well dig
@@waynegrant158 the old videos are on my channel and I’ll make one of the new well.
@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving the new well I mean to say
Use coffe filters or certainly an old. N 95 mask without COVID use
I don’t know why it’s so satisfying watching this progress. I actually found your channel because of your well experiment. I was getting work done on my well pump and was searching CZcams to better understand the system.
55 Dollars is a reasonable price, for that hose. I have to replace about 1 a year on my Compact Ford 1715, which is 26 years old. Usually a lot quicker to, having one made than trying to find one ready made, as you found out
In Pennsylvania to get that made on the spot will be 75 80 bucks. That’s cheep for on the spot hose. Good luck love watching this channel
55$ for a line, i could in wish to get one that cheap over here in Australia. That is great value!
Me too, I live in Victoria
You guys are so impressive with what you have accomplished. Gosh, I think I would have been pretty pleased to hear it was only $55 to get that hydraulic line done.
Get a sump pump to get the mud out. Thats what we do in WV
Good luck on the well drilling, hopefully you will find good water and not too deep. Thanks for sharing.
That's about normal for hydraulic hose 'made on demand' and is why most of my friends who use their equipment for a living have their own bulk hose, fittings, and a compression tool. You will be replacing many more hoses over the years.
Many Oreillys auto stores make hydraulic hoses. $5. a ft. in UT. Stay away from the dealers, they saw you coming. I bought the same Deep Rock well drilling setup 35 yrs ago when I was building my off grid home in W. WA. LOL, Surprised to see they are still selling that setup. Made it down 22 ft. before I hit a big rock. Burned up 2 $60 diamond impregnated drill bits before I gave up. Moved over 10 ft. and started over. Made it down 15 ft. before I hit another big rock. Hired a pro well driller and did it the right way......:) PS, I bought a 6 inch auger bit to dig fence post holes for the DR head. That works fine for that. 2,000 ft of fencing, ahhhh to be young again.....:)
We're in Central Texas and hoped for our well to be no more than 450 feet at $36 per foot. It ended up being 560 feet. OUCH!!!! It's painful to have to pay for now but, at 30-40 gallons per minute with a 1.5 hp pump, it's probably worth it. It also comes with a 40 gallon tank and a well house on a concrete slab. We bought our property in July of 2020 and still have a lot to do. Getting some great inspiration watching your videos.
+Beckham $36 is cheap it costs $85 here with steel casing.
@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving Wow! I'll consider us lucky then. They use plastic PVC pipe here in Texas so, that saves a lot of money right there.
That's fairly cheap for that hose, wait till you start replacing larger ones
On the plus side silt is excellent to grow with. You call it a failure, I call it a opportunity.
hose is about 80 to make on the spot.. but for a tractor store that's Cheap But so GLAD to hear that you WILL HAVE WATER and Not having to go get
Hallo pak martin..pemandangan rumahnya begitu indah...
HEY - Put a frame around the White PV Pipe - Make it pressure proof. Pump it full of air to 40 to 90 PSI.
QUICK Release of the pressure will drive your well into production. The first flow may be muddy but
after 2 or 3 days the flow maybe clear. TRY IT BEFORE YOU DRILL A WELL - You could save the cost.
I’ve had OEM lines over $300, had them made for about $50, so yes that’s a good price
Awsome on getting the well started. Huge milestone for you guys. I'm looking at 175 to 250 feet on wyoming property. Super happy for you guys
That's close to what I paid for a hose a little shorter then that one. I have a well that was dug down about four feet and then a twenty foot galvanized 1.5" pipe with a three foot point on the end is driven into the ground with a sledge hammer! There are actually two of them about a foot apart to service two houses!
I think that is a fair price because you need it is asap before the well guy arrive.
I found you because of your solar video. We were thinking of cutting the cord and going off grid like you but are not sure if all of our wood working tools will work as well as our home if we go only solar. We have our home, a detached garage that we would like to build cars in and then another detached building that's our wood shop. Our home was rotted and unfinished when we purchased the place and are rebuilding it from the foundation up with our own hands, without any hired labor and debt free like what your doing. Our well was installed in 1978 and still has the original equipment. We are starting to have issues with some of the electrical parts and would like to replace all the equipment in our well shed but don't know which brand of equipment to purchase. We live right next to a river. Are well is 135 feet deep and produces 87 gallons per minute of perfect drinking water and we don't need any filtering system or anything. We had the water tested and it's perfect as perfect can be. We must have tapped into an underground river. Anyways, I'm looking forward to seeing what you purchase for your well house equipment and why you chose that equipment over all the other brands available. It would be nice to know what the options are and what the difference is between them are. Made in America is the only brand I purchase and I respect you for doing that on your batteries.
Very nice effort! If you want to give it a chance to actually work you may consider putting a foot of washed gravel at the bottom as we used to do over here when dug wells were common. Love this channel
It can be spun out with a centrifuge. One type of centrifuge that might work for you is sold as a centrifugal filter for large diesel generators.
Oh man, that’s exciting to get to have a real well!
Sorry the other one didn’t work out.
That burkey would have had one heck of a work out!! 🤣👍
We’re praying for a shallow well for you guys!!
$55 isn't bad for a hydraulic line. Most of what you are paying for is the fittings on the end. I pay a minimum of $50 for a custom made hydraulic line when a hydraulic line breaks on my backhoe. And it only takes a few min for them to make it as long as they have the fittings in stock. :)
Gla to see y'all getting a well !! Ain't nothing like good running water ! I'm praying they reach good fresh water at 120 ft !! :)
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Hope you find enough water. You are awesome guys full of energy stay safe
Valley Wide Co-op Stared in our small town almost 100 years ago and has grown through our southern and central Idaho and Oregon to supply agriculture and small towns with supply and food items, Our town shop makes Hydraulic hoses and I recently had to replace 2 hoses on my case backhoe similar to yours and the price was $40 or the large one and $ 25 for the one like yours. Each time I replace a hose i add the protective kevlar woven shield . in our area we get good water at 60 feet and use screens but the ground water is so high that most locations can't have a full depth basement.
Price for that hose made to order is about the same as it would cost here in the UK, more if you have to call them out to site to have it done, they know they have you by the short and curly's, and so they charge accordingly, it maybe interesting to check how much it would have cost you from the dealer, to give you an indication for the future, you might get a shock there too.
Hope you find water for the new well not to far down, good luck.
Hi, not a failure !!!! That fin sand your pulling out of the well. Have your wife mix that with essential oils and sell it as facial scrub. Women love that. Don't forget to provide a small sponge with each bottle. Exfoliate, Cleanse, Clarify- Scrub and Rebalance Skin. $$$
Great idea.
Some people built mini aquaduct like in other country pak Martin super low flow water flow. They use Wood or bamboo half as access for flowing water from high elevation area to near area of their house like a highway or roller coaster track
Sounds about right
012321/1035h PST. Thanks. Sorry, the first drilling experience wasn’t successful. My heart also sunk with dismay. Nevertheless, I’m eagerly looking forward to the Drilling Company’s success. The well map is quite helpful and encouraging and I’m sure that, drilling Company’d strike water. But I’m amazed at the Johnson Family and their relentless search for water and the deep fathom of their patience and perseverance. Bravo. Stay safe, Bless you and 73s...
Jezz... I see you there finally in the Winter season. How about you guys, I am going back this Spring 21 in Arizona State University. On and off, back and forth. That's we deal in this pandemic situation. Hope you still keep the good health there!
It is pretty normal here in North Idaho.
In Turkey they bathe in Glacial flour and cover themselves in it. It's a tad warmer there though. Get it tested to see if it's dodgy, if not bottle it as a face pack.
$55 is a very fair price for that custom made hose!
the well you have is good for your garden and Animals also good for Emergency water Supply if you pump water out let it sit the silt will settle down and the water can be Usable
Hasn’t in over a year.
I suppose that the silt layer varies by location. Though expensive it sounds like you have good reasons for a proper well, hopefully one close to 100 feet.
I don’t know if anyone else proposed this but that first well you dug could potentially be used to gather clay. Ms. Julie could then craft some clay crafts and sell them in the spring each year. Just a thought. You, of course would need a place to fire the crafts but that’s not too terribly difficult if you have the time and desire to learn to do it properly. Just a thought. Blessings to you all.
Ditunggu videonya Pak Jhonson..mau lihat proses berasil keluar air bersihnya.
Sukses selalu..
Where I am, lot of auto part stores will crimp hydraulic hose. I find them cheaper than tractor dealer. But sometimes I have to bring my own fittings. They don’t have a huge selection of non-automotive fittings.
Great resource on the well map. I didn't know anything about that. Thank you.
I had a Dozier in the late 80's to the 90's I never got a hydralic for less than $75.00 back then you did good
Hey you can use that well for a garden, don't get rid of it
If you need it , you need it. Much luck 🤙
In Kootenai county, we thought we estimated high at about 2-250 feet using the same method you did. Our neighbor is sitting at 160 feet. We went 480! Fortunately we did get good water there. Good luck!
So excited for you guys and your soon to be working well.
Had a similar hose made up recently, but only about a third of the length and it was $35.
Hello I've help drill wells for over ten years here in Indiana what you call Grey pudding lol we call shell we would have put in a 4 in pipe with a boot on the end keeping the sand away 500 feet was the deepest we had to drill most wells average 160 to 340 feet plus we drilled with water the whole time
Love the cool video angles in the car and tractor.
The line is $7-8 per foot and the fittings vary $15-$25 each then many charge a minimum profit for making it up. That is a decent price +/_ $10
I miss your video in Indonesia.
You got hosed! Seriously I don't think think that seems too bad. Whatever it takes to keep going!
I did my well in garage, before anything, then dig all dirt, which was about 18 inches, then perfect gravel as deep as you want, so I’ve drilled 100 feet deep well, water is excellent, maybe first 5 minutes was dirty, then it cleared, and my well produces 20 gallons per minute, and so I did bought a commercial deep well pump that can pump 20 gallons per minute, and water line is 1”-1/4 all the way to water expansion tank, no reduction anywhere, right after expansion tank, it’s 1” going through 5 microns filter, and enters a cold/Hot water manifold, which branching out through the house, so I can turn on or off each faucet individually hot or cold. And my water pump is about 8 feet from the bottom of the well, but water column is 22 feet deep. And starts about 4 feet from ground level, all the way to the house, and to the first shut off ball valve, right before expansion tank, I have a heat tape, taped to the pipe, to keep water line from freezing, it’s 30Amp, 220V 9 Watt per foot, and it’s about 88 feet, connected through the electronic timer, programmed to turn on heat tape every 2 hours for 15 minutes, so far it’s being great, if water freezes, I can override timer, and run heat tape as long as I need, however, it’s a self regulating tape, since it’s also commercial, and high wattage, it can get 200F hot, so to prevent water from boiling in the pipe, when it’s get hot, it reduces power, and tape gets cooler. It’s also important to properly adjust air pressure in expansion tank before fill with water, on empty tank air pressure should be 2 PSI below ON setting: (example)
Your pressure switch is 20-40 PSI, 20 PSI is on, and 40 PSI is off, so expansion air pressure should be 18 PSI. If your pressure switch is 30-50 PSI, then air pressure should be 28 PSI, and if your pressure switch is 40-60 PSI, then air pressure in tank should be 38 PSI, but make sure on empty tank, with no water in it. That way you’ll have a good water pressure in the house, and your tank can last a lot longer, all though on 80 gallons expansion tank with 40-60 PSI switch, and pressure set 38 PSI, you won’t have a lot of water in tank, maybe 30 gallons or so, it will be at first welding band, and that’s how it should be.
Hi Guys, cant wait to see the drillers in action. A pre made hose here in OZ based on 2 feet long is around $49.00 AU, however for an on the spot made hose, the local fella charges $15,00 AU more. Another great video. Cheers.
Not sure about pricing, but a lot of auto parts stores can fab hydraulic hoses, and they're fairly inexpensive. Just be glad you didnt get soaked in hot (or cold!) hydraulic, out in the cold.
Hose is priced about where ones I delivered for Peterbilt...should have been slightly lower but is high range acceptable for a smaller city or town. Great well info for future land buyers to see..thanks for sharing that!
Not bad on the hose price. You might be able to cut a few bucks off, but it isn’t exorbitant.
BTW, I was in that North 40 last Friday. Visiting from western Washington.
We're so excited for you. Good luck on the well.
Not a Failure! Use a by-pass filtration system.By-pass filtration can filter down to 2 microns.
Hey guys. Started watching your vids. Found your channel through MBF. We are fellow homesteaders here in Canada. Enjoy the content. We are about 1 year into our Homestead / CZcams journey and enjoy watching good channels of like adventures. Great job.
Hope you find the water 💦 that going to be what you want good luck 🍀
In addition to well requirements, banks won't loan on off grid properties. Heath and Cedar of Red Poppy Ranch (CZcams) have addressed that issue with their property.
That holds looks to be about 30 inches long can't see what size the fittings are probably number 6 jic where I live about 20 to 25 bucks
Continue pumping for two or three days that is normal until fresh water will come up.
Invest in a crimping tool, hose and fittings and make your own.
Price is very good, maybe get two price will go up.Down time can cost more if it holds up the work.
Cant wait the drilling start..👍🏼
Should've used frac sand and septic sock outside of well casing
+Joey Caddell do you think it would have fit down around the casing?
should settel out over time, keep working that hole.
Sir i start watch your channel at 4pm. Im scrolling to 6 years ago from you in Jogja. Now 9pm. and know i know you well. Nice channel. Very satisfying, i just watch your channel 5 hours!. Subscribe!
That hose costs 19.00 where I live in Northern Michigan. I just had one made. Industrial quality Italian made fittings and USA hose. Made in 5 minutes. You got....hosed.
Run a pump for a few days... it should clear up. Even a 12v pump would work to keep it pumping and clean it up. A 120v would work also - both would operate on a solar panel or two with a battery. And why did you chose that location for the well?
Looks like 3/8" x 30" custom hose around $35 to 40 here in Florida
2022 inflation says that custom hose is probably over $100 now. 😂
Great video thanks again
I like the new intro
Watch "Pure Living For Life" "We're Digging A Well". They had a professional well drilled about 120ft or roughly so and they still had to pump dirty water for days till it ran clear. You could still use the 18ft well if you are willing to pump out little by little, it may take a couple of weeks though.
+David Estrich there is a lot to it.
Hey Martin, what are you putting in Julie’s morning coffee? She is always smiling.....
It is our secret 🤐
I will have to try drilling one for fun. Never know what's down there.
Hey .. its a pity you can collect and store all the snow you get . Good luck with your well 👍 😊
Saludos y Bendiciones🙏🙏❤️
We tried one of those, hope your experience is better. Good luck!
$55 is a great price to have it right now. You are lucky they could do it.
I believe what you weren't able to make out on the hand-written well report was: "granite with cracks."
Browns Northside Machine in Ponderay.
I paid 20$ for a similar custom hose while waiting here in Sweden.
That's cheap excellent price
Look into p&g water purification packets
I have a pump like that .
Wow that pretty cheap.. the hose on
My front end loader cost me $ 250. Dollars to replace.
Whom ever you have been listening to regarding how to get good drinking water without the hassle is way out in right field.
The neighbors well at 300 ft should have set off alarm bells. A well at 300 feet in northern Idaho should cost between $15 to $25 per foot, depending on difficulty. Difficult drilling can cost $50 per foot. If I use the figure of $20 per foot your 600 foot well should have cost you around $12;000. You could have bought 2 x 6;000 gallon food grade plastic rain water tanks for around $5,200 each. The tanks are placed next to you house and or barn. With your average rainfall of 33 inches per year that is more than enough to last you for a full year using only 300 gallons per day. No trenches, no wiring, no more cleaning screen filter on submersible pump and no more necessary maintenance required. Good luck and God bless. I do like your videos.
I’ll make a video about it.
An addendum to my previous note:- Regarding the Hydraulic hose made to order...... it’s called OPPORTUNITY in search for money. I had the similar experience on (high pressure side) Power steering hose that sprung leak on one of my “Ultimate Driving Machines”.
A short piece of high pressure (300psi) hydraulic hose, about 65cm. The Vehicle Agency did not have it in stock, they’d place order to Germany etc etc..... and the cost.... exorbitant!
The local Papa Mamma store replicated the item for $65 plus TAX! I end my case.
Did I hear some one whisper “ it’s called price gouging “ aw well....
Hope you can get it drilled god Bless
Awesome ❤️❤️❤️
One of the drawbacks of north Idaho is the deep water table. It’s not uncommon to have to go 500 or deeper
...good one, stay safe and enjoy the day...
Thats about the right price on the hose.
It's about time.