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Backyard Shallow Water Wells
Backyard Shallow Water Wells
UPDATED: Aug 13, 2025
Without Electricity... Can You Live Like It's 1880!?
THE MOST SERIOUS THREAT WE FACE IS...
The Power Grid being hacked/disabled if at war.
“If the grid went down for a long enough time…
90 percent of the U.S. population would die from starvation, lack of water, and social disruption. We are talking about total devastation.”
-- Ambassador Henry Cooper, Former Director of U.S. Strategic Defense
DOING A GARDEN? GOTTA HAVE WATER! but...
CLORINE IN WATER SYSTEMS KILLS THE GOOD BACTERIA IN THE SOIL
WHICH CAN KILL THE GRASS, PLANTS, TREES or IMPEAD ITS HEALTH
SOLUTION: Shallow Water Well
PREPPER'S NOTE: Shallow Water Wells can acts as a Backup Fresh Water Source.
Most cities and counties allow you to add a shallow well without any prior approval from their planning/zoning board. These are commonly installed and used for watering lawns and gardens without using and paying for municipal water rates, and which also have chlorine in it that kills grass and plants. Well pipes and pumps (electric, solar, and manual) can be bought and installed yourself.
MANUAL HAND PUMPS have limitations of about 20 to 25 feet deep. Electric Pumps can draw water from further down even if solar powered.
FOR DEEPER WELLS you will have to hire a well drilling company.
WATER WELL BASICS
How do Water Wells Work?
7 min
SAND POINT WELLS
SAND POINT WELLS
THE EASIEST AND MOST POPULAR DIY OPTION IS A STAND-POINT WELL with an old-style manual hand pump.
It is also the most affordable at about $800 to $1200 using 1.25" pipe, depending on options. You can also add or upgrade to an electric pump, either solar powered or wired.
SAND POINT WELLS
How to Install Your Own Back Yard Water Well
with Manual Hand Pump
8 min | Silver Cymbal
SAND POINT WELLS
Adding an Electric Pump to a Manual System
9 min | Silver Cymbal
SAND POINT WELLS
1.25 inch vs 2 inch Pipes
SAND POINT WELLS
How Long Do They Last?
DRIVING THE PIPE OPTIONS:
DRIVING THE PIPE OPTIONS:
BE VERY CAREFUL: You will have to stand on something elevated while driving the 5 foot tall pipes, like a ladder or pickup truck bed.
Heavy Duty Sledge Hammer - 10 to 20 pounds
Cost $40-$200
- doable, takes a lot of - strength, accuracy, and enduranceFence Post Driver:
manual weighted driver - 12 to 20 pounds
Cost $40-$80
- better and more accurate than a sledge hammer
- cheap, doable, takes a lot of strength and endurancegas powered driver - 20 to 35 pounds
FOR RENT at most equipment rental stores
- much quicker and easier to use
RESIDENTIAL GRADE $500 to $1000
PROFESSIONAL $1K to $3K
- often used on ranches of hundreds of acres
FENCE POST DRIVER
Demo of a Residential Grade
Gas Powered Post Driver
OTHER OPTIONS
OTHER OPTIONS
Soon we will cover other available options below.
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