Home made Well Bucket

In one of my earlier posts I made a Home Made Water Filter which could be used in an emergency if the public water was contaminated and I had to use my well water. I now have taken my preparations a step further in regards to obtaining water from my well. If my power went out on a long term basis and the public water was contaminated I needed a way to retrieve the water from my well.  Therefore, I created my own well bucket. After constantly searching the internet for a simple design, I found one on the Alpha Rubicon website on the Build A Well Bucket page.  Of course in order to lower the well bucket I will need to remove the water pump so using this well bucket will only be for a real emergency/disaster.  In addition, this bucket will only bring up about 1.5 gallons at one time. 

I recommend that if you have a well you should have a simple way to obtain the water from that well when the SHTF.  Even if you have a generator or solar powered water pump you should have a backup.  You can never be too prepared.

Below are some photos of my Well Bucket.  Although I have not tested it in my well, it seems to work pretty good in my bathtub! 

Live the Motto - Be Prepared!

Parts: 3" diameter PVC Schedule 40 pipe, 3" diameter PVC end cap, Plumb Pak Red Rubber Sheet, 100ft Nylon rope, 2 Washers with 1/4" hole, 1/4" nylon nut, 1/4" screw, PVC primer and cement.

 

Outline on End Cap is a little crooked. LOL

 Holes drilled on End Cap.

Rubber flap attached to End Cap.

Rubber flap attached to End Cap (interior view)

End Cap test - Start

End Cap filling up

End Cap has sunk!

End cap attached to PVC pipe with PVC cement.

 

Finished Well Bucket.  FYI, I cut the PVC pipe to 3 feet length.

Drilled 2 holes to top of Well Bucket for rope attachment.  Remember to use a good knot.  For all the Boy Scouts out there, you do remember how to tie a Bowline?