Driving A Well Point With A Jackhammer

The jackhammer bit fits a standard 1 1 8 in.

Driving a well point with a jackhammer.

Plastic well point is engineered to provide an ideal combination of easy driving effective sand control corrosion resistance and strength. The hole only has to be 3 to 4 feet deep before you can start driving pipe down. Use the post hole digger to augur a starter hole where you want the well to be located. Plastic well this 1 1 4 in.

A deep well is over 25 feet and will need some other type of pump than vacuum to operate. 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. The threaded octagon shoulder prevents turning while driving and forms a hole large enough to allow clearance for pipe couplings. Try an electric jack hammer to drive on the cap.

Long lasting reusable tool. A pipe cap screwed snugly but not tightly onto the threaded end protects it from being damaged or deformed while being pounded from above. The jackhammer driving kit is great for large projects where the fastest installation is desired. Alot easier than lift and pound.

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. The jdk comes with a driving bit and hsp t4 hammer spacer. Works well driving point down some 39 ft. Includes driver bit and t4 series spacer.

I plan to drive a sand point later this summer. Once it s firmly planted a motorized pipe driver is set up. Jackhammer driver kit for large jobs. That is my plan as they rent those for about 50 and save allot of work.

Attach a 5 foot length of. The sand point a perforated pipe of.