A Dry Well for the Detached Garage Workshop? Yes Please! 

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Dispite the fact that I have been fallowing you for more years than I know it only took me 5 days to find this by chance .

11:03 "If you get offended by that your a loser"-TheElementalMaker best quote of 2020

You would be awesome at making tiger trap pungy stick traps lol. The VC would have loved to have you.

Great job, did the same thing for my last two shops and it works great. No one even know it is there!

It always takes longer than I care to admit to realise i'm not watching AVE

Let me show you my waste pipe, slow down we just RU-vid freinds

Your lower back must hurt after all the digging.

thats how we did it up north at camp one for the outhouse one for the kicthen sick

Great weekend project good info well presented

Great project, would work for almost any detached building or garage. I think it would also work for a garage urinal, so plan for that as well (no solid waste, just pee & water). My workshop has a waterless urinal and drains to the house septic. Go USA!!!

The big thing you wouldn't want from briquette charcoal is the lime which is what causes it to turn white.

Very nice.

Could this setup also be used to drain a small shop urinal into? If not is their something similar that would work for a urinal? I have both a small plastic urinal and small stainless "bar" sink that I plan to install in my shop. I was originally just going to drain them into more or less what I saw used for piss tubes/field latrines when I was in the Army. Which is pretty similar to this just without the barrel. I want to try to keep whatever setup I have to use to be as affordable, simple, and DIY as possible, but of course also be legal and reliably functional.

great video, even just the commentary wouldve been enough for me you had me laughing constantly

“If your offended by that, your a looser”. 🤣🤣🤣 I’m using that line.

"I can't find the hole!!". How many ways can that end? 😱

10:20 reminds me of the old Aussie proverb - "I'm not here to f@#k spiders"

...given the shakynesss... i have the exact same thoughts from time to time.

Hey EM, I am building a new patio, with a Hot tub, Swimming pool, Grill and Dining area and Maybe a Sauna. I was thinking about building an 8' x 8' shed for the sauna and maybe a shower for cleaning ourselves, but with the extra room I will have ( 4' x 8' for the sauna) 4' x 8' for a small bathroom, with the aforementioned showed, I would like to add a Sink Basin and a Toilet, (Outhouses have been banned and keeps everyone from running back & forth into the house dripping wet.). I do not expect to use this facility except on the weekends when visitors come by, so I am considering a Dry well like this or should I run a drain pipe over to 1 of 2 Septic tanks I have?

I just did basically the same thing 2 months ago except laid the barrel sideways with almost 3 ft of rock and dirt over it and a small leach field attached I’m way over kill for a hand wash sink my self but I live so far out there is no inspectors

Will the charcoal catch everything? Like idk de-icer or

You could do this by installing a grey water drain from someone like infiltrator...

@Whoop!!

You literally bought the same $20 pair of blue pliers I've been looking at on Amazon for the last month and trying to talk myself into buying

oh my, I was here before 100 views?!

I see its basically a small septic tank.

where the heck is your frost line? if your as far north as AVE is, it must be 6'-0" down..

What's in the barrel? If you are from South Australia, you know the answer.

Fun Fact: Standard thickness concrete foundation Walls have an R value of 1.

I just found your channel, were you in the Navy? You sure do talk like a Sailor./.

55 gallon drums.

It looks a little close to the foundation.

ALL butt end up!

I bet you're gonna pee in your shop sink...

looks like everything is illegal about this job

I'm Single 😍😥

I didn't realize Seth Rogen was so smart and handy

12:07 If you suffer any discharge, please consult a doctor

Put a screw in that cap or some glue. I used one of those for my gutter and when I went over it with my mower it was sucked into the mower deck.

i loved the hair shot. always imagined you were wise and bald...

"never gonna use this capacity".... next week... "welp ive toped up the capacity..... need a few new holes"......

Make sure to check with the legality of something like this. This could be classified as a "sess pit" type sewer. I had to put in a tank and a drain field. For a shop you could also run one more pipe to the house and use a pump. Also note that for frost it is more effective to have the insulation move out sideways since that allows the soil below to hold the heat from the summer.

I'm building my daughter a shed that she is going to use for an art studio and this is perfect for the little sink she wants to clean her brushes. Mostly does water based paint. Thanks for the great idea!

I also just started work on my detatched garage. Must be renovation season! Well technically i started 4 years ago but my progress since has been negligible.

We just stuck a funnel through the wall. 😉

You do whatever you want man, but I' would've just kept the hole, and then I would've bragged about it to everyone I met. Such a beautiful hole T_T

You Americans are lucky! with your grade of gun related freedom you can do almost every gun "experiment" you want without limits. Sadly, I live in Italy.... I'm not saying Italy is bad! I'm just saying that sadly someone in the world elsewhere can't do what he wants (gun related) . For example, you can make your own guns (that's REALLY educating to me because there is a lot of engineering if you create the 3d models yourself) and your fireworks and so on.. We can't 😢😔 to me the most depressing thing is that you are 1 step away from some extreme personal glorification, but you stand on the line, looking at what you could have made. Also, the fact that you want to make what you want JUST FOR You, as you don't want to kill anyone or do terrorism or that kind of s*it but they think that if you make your own guns you are a bad violent (and I can be all but a criminal) criminal person.. When I watch your videos I kind of feel happier but sadder because I see that you do what I would have done but I can't.

Couple of things I would have done different, from experience.... Same barrel but leave it empty. Vent from the top / side. (not the top / lid) This will allow you to possibly remove the lid to do a cleaning if it's silted from dirt or Go-Jo with grit. (hand cleaner) Pipes can be fitted through the sides using rubber bung style gaskets. (similar to those found on drainage boxes) The pipe is a force fit into those. Run the vent back in the same trench and up the side of the building above the snow line then put a gooseneck on top. While the PEX trench is open, stick in some electrical conduit for future upgrades.

AVE? Your voices are pretty similar... Or maybe you're even the same person?

WE USED AS SEPTIC 50 YEARS AGO.

ahhhh okay.. a dry well is like a septic tank without all of the human waste. I was befuddled by the meaning in the beginning, whats the sense of having a well that is dry? Its a waste water treatment plant.

9:44 Hey brother, don't you think it might've been easier to turn the cap upside down and hit it from the back?

I sure hope you live in a state where those are still legal

Bring out the power of Michael J Fox xD

I can get 30 and 55 gallon plastic drums at work, they use them in the syrup room as the soft drink concentrate comes in them. No lid, only two bungholes.

Tooodayyyyyyyy.... haha waiting for more mushroom trip videos. ...

You got some awesome dirt for digging into... Here in Arkansas its rock... Red c!ay and rock... But we got diamonds in some of our dirt.. So there's something...

The limestone gravel will neutralize and acid/chemicals.

I enjoy your dry humor ; ) Has always I Liked,shared. All my best. When things pick up, I will be happy to become a Patreon.

Great job, can’t even tell there was a big hole before!

I find it entertaining how easy it is to dig holes in some places...here in South Africa the soil is halfway to being rock.

This makes me think back when I was a youngster(This was in the early 60's) and when me and my brothers would go over to my uncles garage when ever anyone had to take a piss he just had a hose you pissed into that stuck out through a hole in the side of the garage and emptied onto the ground.....Simplicity at it's finest here people.....Oh do I miss the good old days.....LOL.

So, how accurate is your new old lathe & will you take viewer contract jobs for extra channel funds/content? I would like to restore my father's old machinist hammer. It has the rubber threaded heads that have disintegrated over 40+ years. I'd like to get brass, bronze, aluminum, & hdpe. If I give the thread specs & head diameter, is it something you'd be capable of & interested in?

Nice project! The ambient bug noise at the end had me geeking... thinking I had a left a torch on or gas leak LoL. We already had a killing frost up in my parts, guess my ear has adjusted already.

You can wash the bucket out with "Five Star PBW" (aka sodium metasilicate) to get rid of those smells.

my mum has shaken for the entire time of my existence, 51 years, no parkinsons yet. Thanks for the vid

Off topic...I used your instruction for building a foundry (upscaled a bit). Been very impressed with the outcome! Thanks again for the tips!

Principal ingredient in Kingsford briquettes is lignite coal aka brown coal. Nasty.

What will it take for you and Ave to do a collaboration?

For charcoal filtration you're going to want steam activated. Regular will work, but the pores aren't expanded nearly enough.

First time I've seen a two wheeled wheel barrow

You might consider adding a waterless urinal to your system. Wouldn’t that be convenient?

Looks great! Digging a hole like that around here by hand would be torture with the super hard clay soil we have.

It’s a pisser, don’t try and church it up son! Charcoal for the nasties lmao more like for the smell!,

So what happens when the charcoal is saturated with contaminates and how do you know it? You wouldn't think it but greasy hands and cleaning solvents can mount up in a few years time to quite a few gallons.

Shit aye! Got an alert for this video 1 min ago. It’s 10 hours old! Thanks RU-vid. You should make a video on making beer. I’ve just started it as a hobby and it’s really damn good. Great video as usual! Cheers

Anyone told you that you sound like Seth Rogan?

It's cute you can dig with a shovel. We use a demolition hammer and a spade bit out here in the southwest.

Is this AVE's American brother

Always gotta shit before you make it flush

Your voice is almost identical to Country Dick Montana from The Beat Farmers . I had a few beers with him in San Diego in 1982 while I was on leave from the navy . Very nice guy and you seem to be also man . I am going to do this to my new art studio ! Thanks for this video ! Edit : I just had to Sub to ya . Great stuff and funny !

From the thumbnail i thought you were making one of those hidden beer cooler things 🤣

Gotta be honest - I love your voice. It's attractive, manly, confident, fatherly-like, and pleasant to listen to. Which is the main reason I started watching your vids xD even if I doubt if I ever have a yard to use this knowledge, but who knows. I'm also not sure if I want my husband or my father sound like you (although in Alabama it wouldnt be an issue, gays are not welcome afaik, idk I'm European) Anyway, I'll stick around. My waste-of-mother's-love-of-a-father didn't pass me any knowledge on that stuff. Sub+

A barrel full of rock surrounded by rock is no different than a bunch of rock. You could have skipped the barrel.

Question ... Why didn't cut you off the bottom side of the tank since its facing the gravel it should start draining as soon as the water gets down?!! right?.......... and why did you put gravel inside the tank.. i thought tank should only be filled with water??!!!

Smart 🤘

The best manual tool for digging any hole is a two-handled post-hole digger... Great for chiseling the hard-pack-clay, can keep your back erect while digging most of the time [LOL, he said erect] AND you use the same tool to remove the debris as you go... Plus, they're inexpensive, handy & I've never seen one used enough to break.... Peace... [edit]. OH, you have one and used it while I was typing this comment.... LOL!!!

Toilet flange upside down pry could have worked too.

dry wells do not work.- water has to exit to open space. A better solution would be the water running into a sump pit and then being pumped out to an appropriate area. that landscape fabric will prevent water from exiting into the surrounding ground and rainwater will fill your large hole.

I know you are finished, but a toilet flange may have worked better on the pvc overflow.

You were in rare form on this one! Popular with the teenage boys, it will be.

Bwaah! Your vocabulary! I'm in stitches laughing. What a character! Carry on! Thx this was interesting.

Not. Bad! I'm facing a very similar circumstance and I'm going to consider this very option. I have another possible approach in mind, which would have greater capacity. But it will involve some, uh, learning experiences that might make it unworkable. Not quite sure what's underground in the targeted area. In the event that reveals itself rudely, I will resort to this elegant solution of yours! I love learning from other people's mistakes. Looks like you've made yours some time since. ;-)

Brilliant, in every way. Good and honest too, a man who is not afraid of his vocabulary.

Thanks for your video, do you think this type barrel and method would work for drainage issues?

So, how does the charcoal deal with chloride and nitrogen compounds? Just askin'

get my rocks off seeing a guy messing with his rocks... Very nice job.!

Coulda fit 2- 55 gallon drums in that thing holy heck. Great job.

Yeah. That plastic looks to be between 14 and 15 cs of thiccc.