Blast cleaning my water well
Rebuilding my water well and cleaning out old sediment with compressor and dynamite
English subtitle available
Results from the water test; The water is drinkable with a note.
A little high on the following 2,
Iron, Fe 0.51 mg/l
The number of microorganisms, Cultivable microorganisms 22°C 3d 1300 cfu/ml
The test took 10days to recive and did cost me 200€ (210 US/dollar)
00:00 Explaining what i'm going to do
01:43 Removing old pump
03:37 Excavation out the old concrete rings
10:00 Cost for well drilling in 1980
10:27 digging out dirt
11:23 Cutting water hose
12:54 Lifting out last concrete ring
13:58 More digging
15:01 Clay flows down
17:16 Drilling hole in well pipe
17:57 Putting on the pipe coupling
21:24 A day later
22:02 Finding of a mouse
22:21 Rescue of a mouse
22:45 Pumping out water
23:52 Installing a pitless adapter
26:29 Connecting water pipe
28:45 Refilling around well pipe
30:07 Setting up the compressor
35:50 Flushing the well with air
38:11 Sending a camera down the well pipe
41:01 Bringing out a stick of dynamite
41:43 Charging the well
42:34 Blasting in the well
43:12 Air pipe turns into rocket
44:56 Air flushing after blast
47:15 Cutting drill pipe
48:26 Extending drill pipe
51:24 Fixing electric cable
54:07 Refilling the pit
57:03 Finishing the pipe
59:52 Connecting water hose with pump
1:02:52 Filming down the pipe
1:03:21 Fitting the lid and electric
1:07:40 Filling topsoil
1:11:39 Taking parts from old pump
1:12:53 Connecting water couplings in the house
1:18:12 Connecting electric in house
1:19:32 Adjusting pressure settings
1:20:26 Finishing touch for couplings
1:21:15 Using smart plug as water alarm
1:23:35 Ordered a water test kit
1:26:10 End of jet ski season
1:28:32 Setting correct pressure in water vessel
1:31:17 End scene the snow has arrived
Results from the water test; *The water is drinkable with a note.* A little high on the following 2, Iron, Fe 0.51 mg/l The number of microorganisms, Cultivable microorganisms 22°C 3d 1300 cfu/ml The test took 10days to recive and did cost me 200€ (210 US/dollar)
oh yea they probably tested for tnt and such stuff? wtf, do you drink that water? crazy what people do. ive watched now further (where u drink it and connect it to your house) wow thats really insane.
@@galsherp6173people do have in home filtration.
Dont people normally shock a well with bleach or other chlorine product after well work to fix the microorganism issue?
@@SnarkyMcSnarkles bio is one thing, but he used tnt which is highly toxic... that would be the greater problem and i dont think that institute will check for weapons...
He used dynamite which is NOT TNT--it's nitroglycerine absorbed onto a clay material.@@galsherp6173
This guy is the metric version of Andrew Camarata
😂 I was thinking the same thing
Love this comment 🤣👍
This comment wins today. Awesome
Just came here right from latest video of Andrew. Comment made my date. Waiting now for collaboration we never knew we wanted 😂
That’s exactly what I was thinking!!!! Glad it’s not just me
This episode had it all ! ... the tension of the creeping mud , the simulated geyser and the technical operation of getting the new pump going. Very entertaining 90 minutes ! Cheers.
It was in deed
Don’t forget the pink watering can😂
But where were the little hot dogs?
And he didn't even use one zip-tie! How strange 😉🕵️😁🤝!
90 min wow it felt like 10 min
We in Canada call it Pipe Thread Tape because we use a Teflon tape (every thin tape almost like threads). BUT we wind it clockwise not counter clockwise like you because it will unwind the tape when we screw in the fitting. Thanks for the great videos
Here in Finland I've never seen anyone use that kind of thread seal method either. It's either teflon tape or seal at the end of the threads that squeeze between surfaces. Also, when I check how to use it and found Finnish video it wrapped it the 'normal' way ie. clockwise that it doesn't unwind when screw the fitting in.
We have got that kind of tape here in Sweden too but "lin" is oldscool and works exelent so many use it still.
If you make just a little mistake while winding and using teflon tape you have to remove it completly and use a new one. Hemp is much more flexibel, natural and cheaper.
It's flax, not hemp.
In Serbia we use that flax/hemp pipe thread seal allot also,teflon tape is not bad,but not as good as that material.
This may be one of the most underrated YT channels I have every come across.
Only 10 minutes in to the video and I am amazed at that swivelling bucket arrangement. Thats the most useful attachment I think I have ever seen. Never seen one before
That is impressive. It would be interesting to see how those 2(?) additional degrees of freedom are controlled from the cab.
Those rotator buckets are more common in Europe than North America because they cost probably $50 thousand dollars here and are patented so nobody can reverse engineer them legally
I would say that on machines smaller then 20 metric tones it's almost standard here in Sweden. And if you want to have a chance to get out on the market for those jobs it's a must. You control it from rollers in the sticks.
@williampankratz600 wel., untiln25 years have passed. Then the patent expires.
They are either Tiltrotators or Rototilt.
The pink watering can was the cherry on top of the cake. You are one great guy. Keep it up and thanks
My grandfather from Sweden dug a lot of wells. He died in 1965. His wells and houses are still being used.
Well well well what a good story
Change your video title to: "I flushed my well with dynamite..." and it will go viral! lol
"I flushed my hole with dynamite..." will get you even more views. 🤣🤣
Brilliant upload, thank you Sir, I worked for Thames Water in London UK for many years and found myself in situations like the well part of the video 👍👍👍 something I learnt was to apply the thread sealer (horse hair/hemp/PTFE) in a clock wise motion to follow the thread as not to disturb when adding the fittings, really enjoyed watching 😎👍👍
Loving the consistent uploads, great work !
I just had a great evening with your video as my entertainment. In Canada, we put the electrical wire in a short piece of the plastic water pipe from a few cm below ground level to the well cap. That way, the wire is protected from damage when using a trimmer or lawn mowing. I loved the dynamite part!
1:14:16 Always wrap the linen fibers in the direction of the thread. Start from the end where you begin screwing whatever piece on, and progress to the other side. Then tightening it to the threads with your hand, as if you're trying to screw it on. If the thread is sharp, use a cloth. It should stay in place. If it doesn't, score the threads with a fine metal hand saw blade.
I have never seen this method of sealing pipe threads before, but was thinking that the same rule of using teflon tape would apply in reference to application. What kind of fibers are they and what sealant? is used in this method?
@@whirlybird1999 It's flax fibers, and I think you can use any (food safe) thread grease. Very common thread sealing technique in Scandinavia. Quite convenient since you don't have to reapply it when you undo and redo the connection.
@@mumiemonstret Here we use boiled linseed oil. It's food safe, soaks threads all the way, screwing joints together is super easy, suitable for threads from 3/8" and up 1",2", 3"... Best for "black" (heating) or galvanized steel pipes (tap water) where you cut threads on it. Especially great for larger diameter threads because it's dirt cheap material and it will seal super good for a very, very long time. I mean it's good for generations. Because oil polymerizes after some time and semi hardens, locks joints in place. You have to give it quite a force to get it going when unscrewing fittings from pipes done this way and even when it gives it won't go easy.
In old times they used horse hair and then paste, now they use hemp and boss white, or white thread tape wrapped 9 times, yellow is for gas.
I need to clear sediment from my well , and this popped up from a fave youtuber. Yay! And then - explosives charges, massive compressor, and an eight tonne excavator! HAHA! I should have guessed! Loved this! But I think I shall be using a ladder and a bucket and trowel!
Plumber here that works on well systems, that filter should always be put after the pressure tank and pump not on the suction side because if it plugs up it can wear out the pump. They are designed to handle small amounts of sediment
Dude! Dynamite a mouse rescue, multiple air eruptions all with wet feet the whole time! You the man!
As many others commented, wrap the thread sealer in the clockwise direction. Even if you dislike water without chlorine, after working on your well its a must for a one shot treatment to kill off whatever drifted in during the work. That one shot chlorination would have possibly cleaned up the E-coli microorganisms for testing. Regardless of well work cleanup, the shallow well is very near the river, probably lots of infiltration from an unknown source (River water). Hope the well cleans up, drinking it as is its for certain you won't be needing to buy many laxatives. This USA KZhead professional water well guy, "H20 Mechanic" uses swimming pool shock to one shot chlorinate wells after reworking. Scary watching all the AC power tools and loose extension cords while wading around in the mud.
I've had my well for over 40 years and never put shock in it and nothing has happened to me so I think it's fine that's what my granddad said to me and I've never gotten sick it's fine
@@galacticmarine663 You also probably don't make a habit of washing mud from the surface down into your well. It's almost certainly required not only for health but probably by law to shock the well after doing work like this. If you contaminate the sub-surface aquifer with bacteria it's not only your own health you're jeopardizing but everyone else who taps that same water for their own home.
Thanks Mattias. I have been asking for this well repair video in my comments. I had no idea it would be an hour and a half long that was awesome, once again the beauty of where you live in Sweden is amazing. If you ever decide to move to the USA please move to Texas you will fit right in here. No need to bring your own dynamite we have plenty! 😂🤣
It feels really nice knowing that i'm not going to have to dive in to the well this winter again like all the previous winters. Might need to visit texas some day
The most Swedish thing is a Swed using dynamite. Now I know how to unclog my toilet. cheers, another great video.
There is so much real life in your videos keep it up. Thank you for letting us follow you around. Can't wait to see what else you get up too. Have a great day and stay warm.
I was suggested this video while watching an other video from Andrew Camarata. Great to have a similar genius in Europe! You put a lot of effort into your videos and your skills, equipment and creativity are very impressive! Keep on the great work!
Watch the surname of Camarata, his origin are European, maybe Italian :-)
This has to be the most in-depth well video on KZhead. Great job!
If dealing with mud and sediment is common for you, consider getting a "Venturi Sludge Pump". They're capable of rapidly handling large volumes of water, mud, and even gravel, which pass right through the pump as it works a little like when you were using compressed air to flush the well bore. You could have used one to continuously pump the mud that was sliding into your pit out, as well as (if it was a small enough one) put it all the way down to the bottom of your well bore and pumped out all the sediment.
I am a former water well technician, I haven't watched the whole video yet, but i skipped to the end to answer some of my first questions and I will comment on that for now, then I will watch the whole video. Good call on raising the pipe above the ground, having it below ground level in those concrete rings was just causing more headaches that they were solving and also a potential contamination source for your well if the water from the surrounding ever overflowing into you well. in Canada here the standard is 24" of pipe above ground level, along with a sealed cap pitless that even if submerged would now allow water in. Park of the work I used to do aside from drilling water wells (in Ontario), was Hydrofracturing underperform wells. I think this is what you were trying to go for by clearing sediment. We had basic but specific equipment to perform this procedure. Essentially we would have this piece of equipment called a packer that we would attach to some 2" pipe and 2000' psi hose. It's essentially a pipe with a rubber bag on the bottom portion of it. When its lowered to the desired depth, we would then inflate that bag would pump some plumbers antifreeze (in the 2000psi line) to hold it into position, once firmly in position we would attach a fitting at the top side to the 2" pipe and connect it to a HD water pump and fill the well with water. Initially you may see the well will stat at (this is just an example) 1200 psi, it may stay there for a few seconds or few minutes, but eventually you will see that psi drop, and the means the fissures in the well have opened up. You would continue to repeat this procedure for a few different zones and in the end the well will produce more water at a higher rate.
You are a dam good equipment operator. I love watching you work that 360 degree tilt bucket !
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Good demonstration of what one can do with a tilt/swivel bucket.
Great video. Very interesting and informative. In the USA we use a thin Teflon tape for pipe threads, for water and gas. I laughed when you brought out the dynamite. You can never go wrong if you use dynamite in your videos.
The problem with the teflon tape is that its only one directional. If you need to adjust your thread backwards a little, teflon will not seal, flax will.
The ride down the pipe was great!
You just wanted to blast that pipe, didn't you?😂😂😂😂😂
But settled for launching that hose out of pipe to the moon, twice 😅
I think we know why they invented trench boxes……….
How was he sure the dynamite wouldn’t blow a hole in the pipe?
Always a pleasure to watch your videos mate, Aussie loving the cold weather coming and all the technical work you do. Thanks for your continuous uploads.. great watching you always!
Great video and dynamite made it even better!
Dynamite in a well! My kind of video!
You’re going to run into trouble with that brass T with galvanized strap in contact. Galvanic action will erode that fitting. Things are SO VERY DIFFERENT here in Canada. Cheers!
great video , so much editing and such a great film experience, well done .Your story as a film maker is excellent
Thank you!
I did subscribe after watching this video Really enjoyed it
8:32 That arm for that digger is mighty impressive! This is honestly a mechanical marvel. How have I not seen these! I'm in awe!
The brass pitless adapter on the well I use completely corroded in only 10 years. It was recently replaced with stainless steel. Hope you don't have the same problem. Interesting video. Thanks for sharing.
Ah yeah, the old "I better not have just dug up a corpse on camera".
Dont remember how I came tobe watching this random video but I'm glad I did now. This was fun! Dang the suspense. The satisfaction. The learning. It has it all lol! This man is a true man's man. The number of things he conquers is refreshing. I know many people that would shy away and get someone else to do most of the things it took in this project. And mostly because they just wouldn't be able to figure out the best way to handle the circumstances. He's very quick on his feet so-to-speak. Bravo, guy, bravo.
Me too , it's soo satisfying 😀
I used to worry that young people were loosing touch with many lessons from the past. That many people would become incapable of sustaining themselves, because many “modern” people had become dependent on provided services. And watching TikTok or whatever was not doing much but providing juvenile entertainment. Thankfully the WWW is still good source of sharing ideas and lessons and methods of operating and installing different systems. Thanks for sharing some ideas, that was a fun video.
Thanks for all the tips of making it work, I'm insired, great job!
You went at that like you were fighting with the misses about it at first. 😂 About the time you exploded er you straightened right up and finished it off proper! Great job! Thanks for the laughs!
Oh man this brought out a few suppressed memories for me :) A few years back I helped a friend replace the water line going from the well casing to the house. Similar soil composition (we're in Alaska). Had all the same issues you've had trying to dig around the well casing to get to the pitless adapter (that's what we call it in the States) and the soil would just settle back into the pit we're digging and filling up with water. It was a nightmare to work in. At one point my friend almost got buried alive in the pit when it started collapsing on him. Unfortunately we didn't have access to dynamite, it would've been fun to drop it into 230 foot well :)
This guy is an idiot. He should've used bentonite around the tube to surface plug
Thanks for another great educational and fun video. Well fun for us DIY/Maint. types. 👍
That is why we use Teflon tape & thread dope to protect the threads and allow replacement years later without damaging the fittings!
Using dynamite is a new technique that I haven’t tried before Hmm 🤔 very interesting to say the least. I wish you had sent the camera back down after you used the dynamite. Good job overall!
Whatever you are wrapping the threads with under the sink, you're wrapping them backwards. You always wrap in the direction of the threads. By wrapping it backwards you can actually make the conection leak and if at a later date, you have to take it apart it could jam in the threads and break the fitting.
I don't think it's that bad. But it will prevent it from unwrapping while you thread the fitting on.
In his defense, he only got one 'backwards'... but yeah. Interesting thread sealant vs the typical teflon tape
@@Justin-CThese are flax fibers, a fairly common insulation for threads in the past, usually used with a special lubricant. Previously used together with paint, such as enamel or red lead To avoid leaks until the flax fibers swell with water and create an airtight connection.
We used linen oil with that hemp fiber threads
LOL You set him straight. Bad bad installer how dare you
Another amazing video,I know the feeling when the muck just keeps falling in , keep up the good work my friend
Such a cool video. Glad I was able to finally watch it. This was a great video to teach people about how to fix their private wells. You do good work.
Do it right first time and it’ll last trouble free for many many years, cool video
Great video M.B i've never fully understood the functioning / design of my Swedish Fritidshus well, but now I can see the role of the various components. Putting the pump, sensor etc inside the house seems like a great idea to get year round use. Bummer about your sauna though :) I guess you could throw a pump in the river on a per use basis for that (or just jump in). Tack!
The dynamite stick is the final touch of love, great video, tks for sharing!!
I could watch you and Andrew all day. Big machines break.. its the struggle to get it done that drives you and I. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
At sea level the maximum vertical distance that water can be sucked with a perfect vacuum is about 10.40m. That's why vacuum approach did not work I think. On pressure tank - I would put a bit larger diameter hose on it, it's restricting the flow in the system, ID of those flexy hoses are so tiny. :)
He only had to suck 3 meters Hose was to tiny to suck it was only 25 mm
Yeah, the water at the top of that column just boils under that kind of vacuum.
@@bertjetolberg103 true, water column was like 3-4m from the ground level.
@@frukc The only thing he had to do was putting a push pump at the bottom of the well.
That has to be the shallowest well I've ever seen a submersible put in. I tore out working jet pumps out of every house I moved into and replaced them with submersibles. For a trouble free well pump they cannot be beat. They are a little pricier but well worth it. Good job!
Not so deep because close to the river....
Awesome video,thankyou for sharing your chores with us ❤
Thank you for taking the time to make this, was a great watch - I have only realised, right now as typing this comment, it was 90 minutes long! 01:31:55 - what an incredible sight.
MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼……………………………………………………………..I enjoyed this video. I have a bunch of questions, but neither of us have the time! LOL
Awesome video! Great job. Lot better system. 👍👍👍
excellent video my bro!! from a complete reconfiguration of your water pump, to using dinamite to clean your pipe.. to getting everything ready for that winter that appeared out of nowhere!! awesome job. keep these videos coming your content is amazing.
Geez, good job man! Always fun to watch people do above quality jobs ! Looks like a perfect piece of heaven you got there:) Hope everything went ok after the storm Hans in august. Erik from Norway :)
Haha, at 1:24:51 there is a nice device for making mashed potatoes hiding behind the bonsai.
Эхо войны...
great job just happen to have dynamite in shed
Horse hair teflon tape! Nice! Learn something new everyday! Like your videos thanks for making them!
Watched the entire video. Very informative.
Som en FYI, du lägger på linet åt fel håll. @1:14:21 gör du det så finns risk den åker upp när du skruvar ihop delarna. Och risken för läckage ökar markant.
Brukar va lungt men helt korrekt 👍 Annat är det då man tätar på jobbet för 200bar, då är det viktigt att det är åt rätt håll 😅
Till Mattias försvar vill jag påpeka att han inser sitt misstag och sedan lägger på linet åt rätt håll för resten av kopplingarna - iaf vad jag kunde se. :)
Du behöver inte engelsk översättning min vän, din engelska är väl förstådd. Tack för en bra video 😊
I'm glad you speak English. Great job acquiring the lake property and prepping it for snow. Very cool video
love that you have access and use TNT/Dynamite at will / so awesome
Very interesting. Great video. Clearly you're a man of many talents. Your ability to operate the excavator is unbelievable. It's like it's an extension of your arms. Looks like winter has already set in for you.
Great video... I always learn something here, even if I didn't want to! 👍
What an awesome video. Contents were really interesting.😊🎉
Finnish bravado ... they won't sell us dynamite here to clean out our well pipes in Canada; but my Finnish father worked in a mine, and brought some sticks home from work to blow up a stump. Fascinating video, watched every minute.
Wow! Du har lyckats göra Norrlands första gejser!! 😜 Fantastiska markförhållanden du hade där! Skönt att få titta på istället för att själv vara den som står i geggan! 🙏❤️
1h14mins: tip, always install the flange sealing (hamp) the same way as the flanges goes. Then it would not unwind when screwing the fittings on.
fantastic editing, love how simple things like the camera inside the pipe while grinding, but you edit it out the portion where you grab the camera so it just looks seamless.
👍 For the mouse rescue 👍 ....... The well is pretty fantastic to 😂
Lol you sure love dynamite.
If I could buy dynamite I would use it for everything I could think of too
Tack! För dina grymma videos alltid lika kul att få se vad du hittar på 🙏🏼
Tack, det värmer!
Nice mini excavator in need of an operator
That was the best journey I have been on in ages down the pipe, friggin awesome man.
I’m English and I understand you 110 percent your English is spot on
When I trained in the 1970's we used jute/hemp fibres and tallow. So nice to see it has it's place still, even with an upgrade on the tallow.
The English word for "lin" is "flax." Torbjörn Åhman has a whole video series on not only growing a square meter of it, but also forging an building all the tools required to process the crop. :)
Thank you for reminding me to watch his videos. It's been a while. Quite funnily many of the KZheadrs I like are from Sweden. Like Björnström, Torbjörn and Erik Normark.
It is not flax that is beeing used to seal water pipes, they use hemp. In German the word for this work is "einhanfen" and the word for hemp is Hanf and flax is Flachs.
@@ws4860 Well, I can't speak for what they use in Germany but in Sweden it's flax. :)
I’ll be completely honest, I’m not sure what I just watched, why I just watched it, or how I even came across your video. But I watched the entire thing, and was thoroughly entertained.
İts like a medication to watch your videos. Great job, great knowledge and efford. I send my king regards to you Atom Ant Man...
Excellent video! I enjoy your content. Pretty country also. 💯👌
Thanks for the hard work making great vids
I'm not a fan of the cold, but being able to sit inside, stare out of a panorama window and watch the world go by like the last few minutes of the video would be amazing.
I like this guy. Nothing stops him.
Nice work buddy. Love these long form vids 🥂
What was the outcome of the water test ??
haven't received it yet. Will put it in the description when i do
A great show. Well done.
Beautiful job
Great to see that still some people use hemp instead of teflon tape, brings back memories when I was a kid helping and watching my Dad doing plumbing... 👍 Do you really got snow and ice up where you are living right now? 😮 Thx for the vid, quite nice to watch! 👍👍👍
i really do wonder does the teflon leech from the tape into the water. not very healthy for you
@@hillppari I think if it's properly applied and it stays in the thread, it will be no problem...
@horstszibulski19 He lives in Northern Sweden, close to the Artic Circle, so they get snow early (September/October) and it stays a long time.
Great Vlog mate thought we was going to lose you in the sinking Hole lol Great Job Thanks
Professional cam best work thank you
Exceptional job. Guy knows what he’s doing. Excellent video. Do more.
Guy knows what he's doing . You were being sarcastic right? Either that or you don't know what your talking about .
An excellently detailed video! I like always watch these, and they always bring joy. However, a couple of things caught my attention: the electrical safety in the underground cable junction didn't seem quite right to me - the wrong type of cable (rubber cable) and a somewhat flimsy connection. Another thing I noticed was the condition of your angle grinder's power cord - fix it as soon as possible!
good lord. get a life.
Älskar dina filmer. Kvällen är räddad 👌
Great way to clean / develope a well.
This man cleens his well with a tool belt now that a man