Add Hand Pump to Well

[lakngolf]

With all the talk about "attack the power grid" I was wondering if I could add a hand pump to my well. I think it is about 200 feet deep and good water. A 220 submerged pump and 1 inch pipe are in about a 4 inch pvc casing.

Would adding a hand pump be possible? New water line for the hand pump?

Any thoughts on this?

 

[Buckly]

My neighbor put one in but his well is much shallower than yours at right around 100 ft. He also had a 6 inch steel casing. So I’m not sure what you would need or even if they make them for that deep. Some are not freeze proof either if that’s a consideration. Seems like a long way to pump up water and might be difficult. Personally I’ve thought about just making a pulley system with a weighted container with a hand crank wind up for a rope. Like you see in the old westerns. A lot of Amish around here are using solar power on a pump for their well. That’s kind of off the grid/ survival option.

 

[lakngolf]

I need to figure just how far down to hit water

 

[Buckly]

Sometimes you can see with a good flashlight where the water is and make a guess, or just use a rope With a weight. my well is 116 ft deep and the water comes up about 75 ft give or take. So I know exactly how many gallons I have in the casing to use before the well needs to recover. If your well is indeed 200 ft you may have water at 100