Driving A Well Point With A Jackhammer

Works well driving point down some 39 ft.

Driving a well point with a jackhammer.

The driven well point is pounded into the ground where the well is to be by hand usually with a sledgehammer. Jackhammer driver kit for large jobs. The jdk comes with a driving bit and hsp t4 hammer spacer. Alot easier than lift and pound.

If you have electricity available then many folks around here use an electric jack hammer from the rental store to drive the well pipe. Includes driver bit and t4 series spacer. Use the post hole digger to augur a starter hole where you want the well to be located. Long lasting reusable tool.

The threaded octagon shoulder prevents turning while driving and forms a hole large enough to allow clearance for pipe couplings. Basically a driven well is installed by hammering a sand point and pipe directly into the earth to tap groundwater that may be literally right under your feet. I plan to drive a sand point later this summer. The sand point a perforated pipe of.

Once it s firmly planted a motorized pipe driver is set up. There are several methods of getting a well point down to the water table but the one most used by people in remote places today is the driving method in which the point is driven downward like a nail. That is my plan as they rent those for about 50 and save allot of work. It s a large metal tripod with a vertical piston suspended in the middle the piston pointing straight down.

The jackhammer driving kit is great for large projects where the fastest installation is desired. Plastic well point is engineered to provide an ideal combination of easy driving effective sand control corrosion resistance and strength. Plastic well this 1 1 4 in. The jackhammer bit fits a standard 1 1 8 in.

The hole only has to be 3 to 4 feet deep before you can start driving pipe down. A deep well is over 25 feet and will need some other type of pump than vacuum to operate.