Driving A Well Point With A Jackhammer

I plan to drive a sand point later this summer.

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 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. The hole only has to be 3 to 4 feet deep before you can start driving pipe down.

The jackhammer driving kit is great for large projects where the fastest installation is desired. 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 sand point a perforated pipe of. That is my plan as they rent those for about 50 and save allot of work.

If you have electricity available then many folks around here use an electric jack hammer from the rental store to drive the well pipe. A deep well is over 25 feet and will need some other type of pump than vacuum to operate. Plastic well this 1 1 4 in. The jdk comes with a driving bit and hsp t4 hammer spacer.

The jackhammer bit fits a standard 1 1 8 in. Jackhammer driver kit for large jobs. Includes driver bit and t4 series spacer. It s a large metal tripod with a vertical piston suspended in the middle the piston pointing straight down.

Try an electric jack hammer to drive on the cap. Use the post hole digger to augur a starter hole where you want the well to be located. Once it s firmly planted a motorized pipe driver is set up. Works well driving point down some 39 ft.

Attach a 5 foot length of. The driven well point is pounded into the ground where the well is to be by hand usually with a sledgehammer.