I dug a 40 foot well in my backyard

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  @BadHomeowner · 2 years ago (edited) · pinned

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  @TronixGuy93 · 2 years ago

  I remember when my grandfather&apos;s property was annexed by the city and he was told to disconnect his well pumps and cap them off that he was not allowed to use them anymore and had to start paying for City Water Service.<br><br>It wasn&apos;t 12 hours later middle of the night, like 2:45am we were out there digging a trench rerouting the top of the well pipe (masking the &quot;cap&quot; so it was still there and visible) three and a half feet down trenching it over to the old barn and then all the way over to the house 200 ft away installing the pitcher pump in a hidden location. <br><br>There was no way in hell the city was going to convince my grandpa (raised by communist hungarians) that he needed to pay for water that was rightfully his just 8 or 10 ft down on his own property.<br><br>That was some of the best well water ever because he had an old fashioned 40 and 60 ft well tap which went into the deep aquifer. Delicious water.

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  @CadenE-m3t · 8 months ago

  I used to be in the well drilling business. You’re basically doing the exact same thing we do when we back a giant drilling rig up to the site, just on a small scale. And I can tell you from personal that this will 100% work properly and most likely last a very long time.

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  @lemonyskunkketts7781 · 2 years ago

  And if you see oil coming out...don&apos;t tell ANYONE.

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• KE

  @kevinperry7158 · 1 year ago

  I’ve been doing a lot of research on digging my own well, and this is by far the best video I have found so far on You Tube University!

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  @canuckfixit7722 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Environmental professional here and I found this both intriguing and interesting. &nbsp;When installing wells it is imperative that a &quot;seal&quot; in the form of a bentonite plug be set at the top of the screened area so that any &quot;perched&quot; water from above (usually polluted) does not contaminate the aquifer, assuming that one has penetrated the upper aquitard. &nbsp;Given the shallow depth of &nbsp;this well and the observation of grey &quot;blue clay&quot; you are only in a perched water situation and that you intend this for irrigation, not for potable purposes, I don&apos;t see an issue. &nbsp;Suggest a pumping test to see just how much well storage you have. &nbsp;Since you don&apos;t have a proper well gravel &quot;filter pack&quot; depending on the granularity of the surrounding soils, the production of this well may diminish as the screen slowly gets plugged up with fines. &nbsp;You may get lucky though if a natural filter forms in lieu of a gravel filter.

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• HA

  @halimech1 · 2 years ago

  This is actually gold instructions for people who live in the countryside, no one&apos;s gonna bother you about doing that

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  @morgan1719 · 2 years ago

  Step 1. put up a tent so that the nosey neighbor and city authorities don&apos;t see what you&apos;re up to

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• ME

  @me-sd1sq · 2 years ago

  Awesome project, the pump plumbing video would be appreciated.

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  @juantamad5784 · 1 year ago

  Good job.<br>My deepwell is 240 ft I dug for 3-months (1-hour daily) alone using a manual percussion. Hardest part is at 150 feet with stones. Nice to have own water supply independent from public water system.

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  @BSasafrasK · 10 months ago

  I&apos;m genuinely surprised it took you that long to hit a large rock. Nicely done

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  @wilsonline90 · 2 years ago

  I got to send this video to my neighbor. Let him do this first, and then I do mine lol. thanks, awesome info.

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