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How To Dig A Shallow Well Part 3

Created on Sunday, 01 May 2011 Written by bctruck

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I finished my 2 day project in just under 6 days. Not bad as far as my estimation of time goes. It came in at the $400 level including trash pump rental. $200 of that came from the sale of my big screen tv. I never watch tv and it just gathered dust. Its kind of nice having access to water and not be beholding to anyone for it.

How To Dig A Shallow Well Part 2

Created on Friday, 29 April 2011 Written by bctruck

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Part two of well digging saga. Got the hole cleared of all the mud that got washed back in from the storms we had. Used a trash pump that I rented in bossier city and that made it possible to go all the way to 16 feet. That gives me 8 feet of useable water. Got the casing in,filled the gap between the 8 inch pipe and 4 inch casing with pea gravel and filled the remainder with the mud I pulled out with the auger. Installed my pump and drop pipe and pumped water till my arm hurt. Tomorrow I'll get some bags of concrete and make a nice apron at the base of the pump casing and pour a column around it up to the base of the pump with some bolts set into the concrete to hold the pump down tight.

How To Dig A Shallow Well Part 1

Created on Wednesday, 27 April 2011 Written by bctruck

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Decide to dig my own well. Everything was going,,,,, well,,,, till it rained over night and washed a bit of my hole away. The mud filled in the hole I dug and now it's to thin to remove with auger and to thick to force a bucket into it to bail it out. I'm scratching my head trying to make a new plan. It was a lot of work getting this far and I'm nit one to give up this easy. I'll sleep on it and see what morning brings.

Do It Yourself Well Jetting Part 1 Rig Parts

Created on Friday, 06 May 2011 Written by SustenanceNCovering

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I have jetted a few wells in the deep south with success. So can you. The jetting rig can be made for under a hundred dollars. After the initial cost of the rig you can jet in and install as many hand pump wells as you want for under a hundred dollars each. Hand pump shallow wells can provide a safe drinking water supply. Lack of safe drinking water can cost you your life.