Awesome! Caligornia is not approving well drilling in many rural areas anymore. People are buying land and finding out they will have to have water trucked in now. Love you guys!!
Your water level is on the same level of the stream or higher, that deep you reached a subterranean deposit or river. I did the same on my propriety, the water quality is much better, and doesn't dry in the summer. Anyway you should test the water, quimical and bacterial.
Congradulations on the water well. Now you have the electricity in the batteries and water, you have all you need to sustain yourselves. Plus the most important , you have each other....
Congrats. 35 story high is 45 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty from pedestal to torch and more than twice as high as Niagara Falls. That’s deep. Here in Chile when they drilled, because we are close to the mountains we had water at 2 meters and the well is 20 meters deep and we never miss water even in the really hot summer months when drought is around us. There is nothing like having your own well. I’m really happy for you guys. That crew worked really hard and I am happy you filmed them so that their families can have this process on RU-vid and be proud of their dad or/and son and see how hard they work.
Wow! Never thought of comparing the height/depth like that. Very cool! Thanks for sharing from Chile! We are grateful to have this in amazing source in place. 💦🙏❤️
I had to go to 400 ft in Ontario through solid granite. Knowing how much every foot was costing me I have never spent so much in water in my life. Very expensive coffee now.
We are a month long in our water well! But he’s not using a rotary! We just hit our well Friday so we are excited! It was nice seeing someone else doing the same as us but quicker! Everything is looking great
I just watched a lady have her well dug. 570 she had gushing water. As all is well water folks know, what you have per gallon one day. May NOT be what you get per gallon tomorrow. Save water, collect rain water. It pays in the long run! Then again, there may never be a problem. Well water is a funny thing. My grandparents had a well dry up for almost 20 years. Grandpa passed, around 2 years later, just of curiosity. Had it checked, working perfectly. So we use that now for farm work and animals. I wish all well water users The best of luck and future luck! 🩷🌎🩵
Hi folks, Phil here in Spokane Washington. I love you kids and what you have done with the mill. Are you going to e building a well house ar rock one with leftovers stone. Drew you are a very hard worker. And are doi g awesome on Task. Brentne you are so fun and full of life. Recovery looks like you every week
Wow, that shot at 17:11 with the clouds was spectacular. I felt like I was watching the Old Faithful geyser at Yellowstone, but it was clouds in the sky. What an incredible job they did drilling the well. It is so amazing how they can dig so deep and that the hole doesn't collapse in on itself before the tubes get put down the hole. What a lot of physical labor for them too, carrying those heavy drilling pipes. Congrats on your new umbilical cord to Mother Nature.
What was so interesting to me was to see the report of the ground layers, stone, sand, clay, gravel to get to the water reservoir. The feet of each layer, amazing! This is the total report of the land you live upon.
I really enjoy watching your episodes, your love of everything, each other,the kitties, the water mill the land, so lovely to watch. Your appreciation for all the workers, the snacks the banter, it all helps to make a happy working environment, and Drew getting in and getting dirty is always going to be appreciated as well. Can't wait to see how you both start dressing the rooms, Brittany will shine. A big Thank you for taking us on your trip to Iceland it was beautiful even those icy swims looked awesome, living in Western Australia where we have extreme hot summers, it was so refreshing to see. I haven't watched this episode yet, I enjoy watching on the TV see more,so the mention of water has me intrigued, it is a precious resource. ❤
Bonsoir mes petits amoureux. Je suis sincèrement contente que Brittany,sois rentrée. Les petits chats étaient tellement content de la voir. Drew c’est un rêve d’avoir une source d’eau a porter de main. Imaginez tous ce que vous pouvez faire avec, la maison 🏠 le jardin, c'est tellement agréable et précieux de nos jours. Je vous fais de gros bisous à tous les deux. Bonne soirée, MARIA 😘🍾🥂🛠🏡💖
You really need to keep your sewer away from a water well always below the well so it doesn’t leach down into your way source from above or next to the well 👍🏻😁
One thing that caught my attention, why would you install the septic tank above the house? I would think the lower level where you have more room would be more ideal. And it's further away from the well instead of next to it
Because the property lines for the mill literally hug the perimeter of the home, except in that one raised area. We won’t be able to redraw the property lines for the mill until after we get the habitation license but we can’t get the habitation license until after the septic, electricity, etc. is complete
@@Mrandmrsadventure We usually have two types of septic tanks built in the countrisyde: completely closed with bottom and bottomless ...the closed ones need to be emptied in a regular basis the botomless wich we call fossa sumidouro in general took many years before to be emptied of course in that case it needs to be away from water wells I beleive at least 30 meters by Law...
I was wondering the same thing and if they have to have space for a drain field like back in the States. It would almost seam like the septic over time would leach into the well area below?
This was a very emotional video. It evoked a lot of feelings. You are one step closer to having your dream home completed. I am so happy with you both and the kitties. They are the calmest kitties lol. Woo Hoo! Bravo
I'm a 3rd generation water dowser. I count the clicks and can estimate how deep the water is. My last well we hit water at 80 feet. I estimated 70 feet so I was 10 off. The next door neighbors hit at 500 feet and on the other side of the property hit water at 600 feet and ours was hit at 80 feet.
@@Mrandmrsadventure Most countries have had million dollar prizes for anyone who can prove dowsing under controlled conditions. Noone has ever been able to do it. I have sunk many bores in Australia and just look at the land profile and it always works. The water table is easy to find. If dowsing works then physics, mobile phone, internet computers etc do not work. Sorry I am a skeptic.
I watch 2 other channels. One is in Italy and another one in Portugal. I can honestly say that I enjoy yours the most. You have a lovely blend of construction with personal content. You are always kind and respectful to the local construction workers. I can tell that they are your friends during the process rather than hired hands. You give them 'camera' time that they can share with their families. Their kids must be very proud.I also appreciate the fact that you do try to speak and understand Portuguese which is also very respectful given that you live in Portugal. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Thank you for your kind, thoughtful and sincere words. We pour a lot of intentionality into each interaction and a lot of time into each edit. It means so much to have it recognized and appreciated... 🙏 Obrigada 😘😽
Olá. Há pouco tempo que comecei a ver os vossos vídeos. Desculpem não escrever em inglês mas uma vez que estão em Portugal nada melhor que começar a aprender a nossa língua. Adoro o que estão a fazer com esse grande pedaço de terra. Está simplesmente deslumbrante. Boa sorte.😊
My father was a well driller in Western Montana for 50 years. He never put much value in water witching. He went more with his knowledge of the area. He would agree about the place which was best for the property. His machinery was much larger; however the drilling was roughly similar. My father and he sounded a bit difference, but had the same approach. I enjoyed the bore hole adventure.
Bless those workers truly! ❤ Gods creation never ceases to amaze me also! How blessed are we to be able to access these wonderful sources of nature. God is great!
It isn’t woo woo, people really need to put that silliness away and open their minds. So much more out there than you’ve been told. Glad you found water again on that beautiful piece of property.👍👍👏🏻👏🏻🙏🙏
Hello Adventurers, You need a Mini Tractor like Kubota or another similar 4x4 traction and prepared for all the tools, plowing, weeding, grading, and removing weeds, towing a trailer, you will be better served and you won't need to have many small tools. A big hug.😺😺😺i love cats ...heve 1
Que maravilha meus amigos agora já têm água agora só falta construir a casa. Este vidio foi emocionante nunca tinha visto fazerep um furo para obter água uau que fantástico. Os seus gatinhos estao lindos eles ficaram muito felizes de ver j querida Brittany. Thank you very much❤❤ God bless you a lot 🙏🏼🙏🏼😊🇺🇲
I am so excited for both of you. It makes me smile just watching, I wish Brittney was there with you for this major happening ( I’m glad she got to be there for part of it). GREAT JOB! With prayers and blessings from Idaho, USA.
Why would you put your septic tank next to your fresh water source? There's always a chance of contamination. I work at a wastewater treatment plant and we don't even drink the one water in case there's cross contamination and it comes from the city's freshwater source.
It's called "witching' for water. My husband can do it with 2 wires, I can only with a willow stick. I was also able to find out how deep by holding a crystal on a string and asking it how deep in feet and asking how deep. When I hit the magic number it started to sway and was bang on.
congratulations on your water drill, was hoping you were going to put a fancy well in like the ones you've been collecting from, ohhh well, maybe the next one lol water is precious & too many of us take it for granted, another Australian here who knows what it's like to rely on the heavens & tanks for water through out the years, lived in many with only rain water tanks; am lucky in this house as am hooked up to the mains but having extra water is always a good thing thanx for sharing
It may be expensive at first but the amount you will save on not being on mains water will eventually save you money,another step foward for you guys I'm really excited for you both,
but it is clear that you have arrived in Europe and are having so much fun building your future here. Unfortunately, as you can see, the weather isn't playing along, but that's something you can't influence. It's really crazy.
Wow how fabulous. Drew you really curate these videos and organize them in such an easy to see way. Lots of educating specific to your region. Love seeing you two making your future project so stimulating and inspirational. You are a great General Contractor Drew. Lots of research goes into this. Bravo! Aqua!!!
We had to dig a well. Had a "douzer?" come out with his magic sticks. My gosh he found a spot that gave us more water than we could ever use. Even while living on a vineyard with lots of fruit trees. Yes. It's for real.
Drilled a borehole on my small holding recently and was super stressed and we just went deeper and deeper but finally hit water at 96 meters. The gamble paid off, thank goodness.
I have to say that this is the best "adventure" ever. I know you used to be more of a travel channel and I admittedly didn't follow very much..... BUT THIS reno series is so great! I love seeing all the changes and upgrades and everything you are doing with this amazingly beautiful property! Great job Brittany and Drew!
Please know that we not only supporting you by watching your videos, most importantly with prayer in your endeavors. So pleased with the outcome of well. One more thing off your list. It was a real learning experience. Thank you for sharing your accomplishments with the Watermill.👏🙏🏻💕
Fascinating to watch and loved the crews excitement to actually have their work documented and appreciated. You have learned so much and the quality of your videos show it. Catching different great angles in each scene is top notch and then the expert editing. Bravo. I used to be involved in production from shooting through to final product working with all of the experts along the way and I've been told I have too critical an eye for detail (pleased with that reputation 😉) but it always makes a difference in telling whatever 'story' you have worked on. Excited to see the next step! Sending 💚from CT, US.
A home I had in Idaho, the well was 421ft deep before they struck anything that was moist, another 30 feet they hit the Snake River Aquafer with enough pressure a cap and regulator were required to get it done to household pressure. Directly across the road a small subdivision was put in a few years after I had moved. They hit water at just over 200 feet. Go figure. Congrats.
I use an air pump to bring water up from my well. It’s a geyser pump and brings water to my 20ft above ground water tank. Using solar it’s more efficient to store energy in compressed air.
Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Adventure! What an incredible milestone to have your own water well drilled on your off-grid homestead in Portugal. The anticipation and patience you've shown over the past year truly highlight the dedication and commitment required for sustainable living. With your well now in place, supplying water to the mill, you've taken a significant step towards self-sufficiency and resilience. It's inspiring to see your dream turn into reality, and I'm sure this episode will resonate with many who aspire to live off the grid. Thank you for sharing this exciting moment with us. Your journey is a testament to the rewards of perseverance and the fulfillment that comes from living in harmony with nature. Here's to many more adventures on your homestead! 🌿💧
I've seen that on US TV for years of people using divining rods. We have a well and septic in Oregon. Love that we only pay for electricity which is really low since we live on the coast and the weather is temperate and pay for trash service. No solar but that's ok since our electric is so low. Your place is looking good. Kathleen
Get a one trip container. The new ones are vented better and the doors are easier to open and have a better locking system. A little more money but worth it in the long run. Good luck!
I was excited and fascinated watching you get water from a well as I worked for a firm building an oil rig and the men were happy doing it just like my time I expect you will always be greatful doing the washing up...
Water divining has been around for centuries, it does work, plus anyone can do it if they choose, you just have to practice as its not a God given talent, an old mate of mine who use to be able not only find water but tell you in what direction the water flow is and knew if it was a high volume or low volume, he is long time dead, spoke to me about it and how I to could do it if I wanted too.
Congrats for having a nice well! One thing to say I hope u guys are taking care of all the cigarretes they are taking to your property just one cigarrete droped into the floor can pollute a lot of water, so be carefull with that and all the microplastics that drop that pipe, u can see it near the pipe, u need to take care of it, dont let ur water polluted :)
The problem with drilling boreholes is that nearby boreholes are connected to the same water mantle. So if you connect too many people to the same source, the level of the water drops. That's the reason they don't give licenses in Algarve. In our country you have to pump the water until it stops pouring and wait for the time until the water level recovers. If that isn't good enough the well is not permited.
Unbelievable. That was so exciting. Não sei se vocês perceberam there was a jet passing in the sky and the nuvens were like anjos celebrating the new well. I am so happy for you guys.
Welcome home Brittany! So glad you made it back to see this epic part of your dream coming true! So nice to know you guys have extra battery backup as well! Exciting times!! Love from Mary in SoOC💗
